Family and Companions
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How can a young man reconcile his desire to marry a woman of knowledge and religious commitment with his family's wish for him to marry outside the family to avoid disputes? What are the appropriate questions that can be asked of the prospective bride during the legitimate meeting? Should she be honestly informed about his inability to cover the marriage expenses and about past mistakes? And how can one overcome the constant fear of God's punishment and the feeling of anxiety despite seeking forgiveness?
Is it permissible for a young man and a woman to get married if they love each other, despite her family's rejection of him due to his mother's multiple marriages after his father's death, and what should he do?
What is the ruling on a girl surrendering to her father who molested her, and her repentance and regret, and what is the ruling on this father, and does he have the right to be obeyed?
How did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, treat his daughters before the age of seventeen?
Is there a Prophetic Hadith stating that Ta’if is a piece of Sham (the Levant), and what is its text and degree of authenticity?
To what extent is the supplication of "the end of the year" authentic, which involves praying two rak'ahs at Duha time, then supplicating with: "O Allah, what I have done in this year of that which You have forbidden me from, and I have not repented from it, and You are not pleased with it, and I have forgotten it, but You have not forgotten it, and You have shown forbearance towards me after Your power to punish me, and You have invited me to repentance after my boldness in disobeying You, I ask Your forgiveness, so forgive me by Your grace. And what I have done in it that pleases You and for which You have promised me reward, I ask You, O Allah, O Most Generous, O Lord of Majesty and Honor, to accept it from me, and do not cut off my hope from You, O Most Generous. And may Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family and companions and grant them peace," and repeating it three times a day (Duha, after Zawwal, and before Asr), and is it permissible to act upon it?
What is the ruling on marrying an orphaned girl who cannot conceive, if the family refuses because she is a "foundling," despite the girl's commitment to religious practice?
May I know the ruling on a man using women's perfume?
What are the qualities of Aisha bint Abi Bakr Al-Siddiq?
How can a woman increase her religious commitment and instill it in her children, especially with a husband who criticizes Islam and some family members who do not regularly observe prayer?
What is the ruling on continuing a friendship with a woman who performs acts of magic on her husband, knowing that these acts are forbidden by the explicit text of the hadith: "Whoever comes to a soothsayer or a diviner has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad"?
Is the questioner considered undutiful to his parents after they expelled him from the home due to his financial situation, and who is in the wrong in this situation?
Is it obligatory to cut ties with the deceased wife's family after the husband remarries, and to prevent the new wife from visiting them?
What should a husband do if his wife is sexually averse to him, rejects his intimate advances, and does not respond to him in a way that achieves marital happiness, despite his attempts to reach an understanding with her, all within their first year of marriage?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on the return of a sister to her father's house despite his refusal of her return, and is it obligatory for me to do so to mend family relations?
Are household chores such as cooking and cleaning religious duties for the wife, or is the husband obligated to provide her with assistance, and did the Prophet have servants?
Is a man disciplining his horse and playing with his family considered amusement, or not, given the differing understandings of the two hadiths: "Every amusement is vain, and there is no praiseworthy amusement except for three: a man disciplining his horse, playing with his family, and shooting with his bow and arrow, for these are of the truth" and "Everything that is not remembrance of Allah is amusement and play, except for four things: a man playing with his wife, a man disciplining his horse, a man walking between two targets, and a man learning to swim"?
Is it correct to change a name that indicates disbelief (kufr) beliefs after converting to Islam to an Islamic name?
What is the meaning of the Qunut supplication in the Fajr prayer: "O Allah, guide us among those You have guided, and grant us well-being among those You have granted well-being, and bless us in what You have given us, and befriend us among those You have befriended, and protect us from the evil of what You have decreed, for You decree and none can decree against You. And indeed, none whom You have befriended shall be humiliated, and none whom You have antagonized shall be honored. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted. And to You be praise for what You have decreed. We seek Your forgiveness, O Allah, and repent to You. And may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our Master Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and upon his family and companions"?
Is a girl, married or unmarried, obliged to spend on her family even if the father is well-off, or is she permitted to spend as she wishes, such as giving her mother a monthly allowance or spending on the house?
What do you do when everyone who proposes to you backs out after learning that your father drinks alcohol?
What should we do when we have cut ties with our mother's family after they assaulted us with insults, curses, and physical blows? And will our deeds not be accepted unless we return to them?
Is it true that the Umayyads used to kill every newborn named "Ali" or prevent the mention of Ali ibn Abi Talib's virtues and permit his revilement and cursing?
Is the communal recitation of the Quran in the mosque between Maghrib and Isha, concluding with supplication, part of the Sunnah, knowing that Anas ibn Malik would gather his family for supplication after completing a recitation?