Family and Companions
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What is the ruling on changing an ugly name to a beautiful one under Libyan law, which prohibits such changes for those over ten years of age?
Has my sense of protective jealousy (gheerah) died, and if it has, how can I revive it?
What is the Sharīʿah ruling concerning a woman whose husband and family have had a disagreement, and she has tried to reconcile them without success: should she side with her family in obedience to her parents, or with her husband due to his great rights over her?
Is seeking knowledge with the intention of inviting family and relatives to Islam considered hypocrisy or dissimulation, or is one rewarded for it?
What is the ruling on the following forms of invoking blessings upon the Prophet after congregational prayer: "O Allah, bestow prayers, peace, and blessings upon our master Muhammad and upon his family, in the number of Allah's perfection and as befits His perfection," and "O Allah, bestow prayers, peace, and blessings upon our master Muhammad and upon his family, in the number of Allah's names and as befits His perfection," and "the well-known Ibrahimiyyah prayers," knowing that some do not permit the phrase "in the number of Allah's perfection" on the grounds of restricting Allah's perfection?
What is the ruling regarding a bullet accidentally discharging from a man's pistol while he was cleaning it, killing his wife, and is blood money (Diyah) obligatory for the wife's family or for her young children?
Is someone who committed a sin while mentally ill punished, and will God forgive him after repentance and remorse for changing his disposition, especially with the illness persisting despite supplication and prayer?
Is it permissible to utter the word "kufr" (disbelief) to avoid the destruction of one's wealth and honor, and is this considered duress (ikrah) that is recognized by Sharia?
Is what the questioner ate of the oil that his family received as a gift considered a bribe, and is he blameworthy for eating it despite his attempt to vomit? And is his drinking of the free beverage in the internet cafe, which is frequented by patrons of forbidden websites, considered consuming something unlawful?
What is the ruling regarding a son who caused his family to break up and his mother to be divorced, instilled hatred in his father's heart towards his siblings, and neglected his mother and siblings until they faced difficult living conditions, and insists on his refusal to inquire about them? Is this considered disobedience (ʿuqūq), and what is the view of Islam, Sharia, and Sunnah on this matter?
What does the word "al-ba'ah" mean in the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever among you can afford al-ba'ah, let him marry," and does it mean the place (the house) as in the Almighty's saying: "And [remember] when you left your family in the morning to arrange for the believers positions for the battle"?
What is the ruling on storing rice, a common practice in Egyptian villages?
Is it permissible to invoke blessings upon the Prophet without invoking blessings upon his family?
Is the Hadith: "If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would have commanded the wife to prostrate to her husband" authentic, and does it apply to all husbands, or does it have specific conditions, such as applying only to the pious husband who cares for his family?
Is it permissible to leave Medina due to longing for family and psychological pressure, along with the fear of disobeying the Prophet's (peace be upon him) command to endure its hardships and difficulties?
How can a Muslim know that his uprightness is correct and that he is on the straight path, and what are the criteria for a righteous friend who can be relied upon to maintain this uprightness in a society where scholars of the Sunnah are few and innovations are many?
Is the fiancé's action considered correct in giving his family a large sum of money monthly, which delays his marriage, knowing that his family is not in dire need of it, and he justifies this by citing the hadith "You and your wealth belong to your father"?
What is the ruling on forcing one's sister to marry her cousin, and preventing her from marrying anyone else whatsoever if she refuses, and what is the effect of this on the marriages of her other sisters? And does the justification "the family inheritance must not leave the family" absolve one of sin?
What should a husband do whose wife has left the home with their daughter and refused to return, and whose family has threatened to assault him if he tries to see his daughter, despite his repeated attempts to reach an understanding and fulfill their demands?
Should a husband be patient with his wife who insists on studying at a mixed-gender school known for its students' corruption, after he advised her and threatened her with divorce, but she did not respond, and her family agrees with her, or should he divorce her?
Is zakat obligatory upon a man who owns fifty heads of sheep designated for trade, kept in a special enclosure where he feeds and waters them, and who has debts such that if he wished to settle them, he would be forced to sell twenty heads of the sheep; and is the ruling for enclosed sheep regarding zakat the same as for pasturing sheep?
Is it possible to find out who placed the two hijabs in the car and how to dispose of them?
What was the wedding of the Prophet's wives like, what clothes did they wear, and are there any recommended days for marriage that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, acted upon, given that people are accustomed to Fridays and Mondays nowadays?
Is the Imam considered sinful, mistaken, and forbidden from remaining silent after the Fatihah to allow the congregants to recite it, especially with some people arguing that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not remain silent after the Fatihah and used to say to the Companions, "Why do you dispute with me over the recitation?"