Family and Companions

1,868 questions

Is leaving work to return to one's family out of a desire to supervise and educate them considered a severance of one's livelihood?
Is it permissible to interrupt prayer to answer an important international phone call to hear news of family due to the war in Iraq?
Is it obligatory to return a sum of money to the family of a deceased partner after nine years, or is it permissible to donate it to the mosque?
Is it permissible to feed pigeons or birds expensive food, given that some say the poor are more deserving of it?
Is what the questioner did correct by completing the prayer in the North Coast—where he worked for 12 days—and shortening it in Mansoura—where his family is and he stayed for 3 days? And if it is not correct, what is its expiation?
Why is the Abrahamic Prayer considered the best form of prayer upon the Prophet outside of ritual prayer, despite its omission of "peace" (salaam), while Allah Almighty says: "Send your Salaah on him and greet him with Tasleem"? Is it inclusive of the meaning of "peace"? And is the formulation "Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad" correct outside of ritual prayer?
Does the deceased know of their relatives' sorrow over them? And do they understand the reason for their sorrow?
Is it permissible to buy a recording device to listen to what pleases Allah, knowing that my family will use it to listen to music, and would I be sinful for that?
Is it considered a cutting off of family ties if two brothers do not speak or visit each other, knowing that one of them does not wish to reconcile, claiming harm from the other party who denies it, and is it true that this situation is not considered a cutting off of family ties, as one sheikh has ruled?
Is it permissible to inform colleagues and friends about spending on family as a reason for having little money, in order to avoid accusations of stinginess and miserliness?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a husband who does not take his wife out for recreation except when she is ill, claiming that society is corrupt?
How do I deal with my family accusing me of sorcery because the bewitched person babbled my name, knowing that I am innocent?
What is the ruling on someone who says, "You are divorced, if God wills"?
What is the lineage of the Prophet Muhammad - may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
What is the correct wording for invoking blessings upon the Prophet: "O Allah, bless Muhammad" or "O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed Abraham and the family of Abraham, and grant Muhammad and the family of Muhammadبارك, as You granted Abraham and the family of Abraham in all the worlds; indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious"?
Will marrying a man who is already married and a father of three children disrupt his family, especially with his parents' disapproval and his own hesitation, and what should I do about my poor psychological state?
Is it permissible for a working wife to dispose of her entire salary in a way that brings her happiness—within the bounds of Islamic law—without assisting her husband, who is experiencing financial hardship, and is the husband entitled to change his treatment of her because of this?
What are the consequences for me after I swore by Allah and by His Greatest Name (al-Ism al-Aʿẓam) not to forgive my sister, then it became clear to me that forgiveness is better?
Does God answer the prayer and oath of a person who asks that his family be lost and die, and that he die a bad death if he returns to sin?
Is the wife obligated to return to her husband's home if he forced her to travel while she was unwilling, and is the husband obligated to obey his mother if she orders him to control his wife?
How can I sleep at night?
What is the story of the slander (Al-Ifk) mentioned in the Holy Quran? Thank you.
Is the conversion of a Christian to Islam for the purpose of marrying a Muslim woman considered a mistake? And is his conversion to Islam accepted if it is for the purpose of distancing himself from his family to avoid social problems, and to continue his life in another country?
What is the ruling on a husband who wrongs his wife to please his family, and is the wife obligated by Sharia to serve her husband's parents, especially given that the husband threatens his wife with divorce if she does not serve his parents?

Family and Companions

Is leaving work to return to one's family out of a desire to supervise and educate them considered a severance of one's livelihood?

Is it permissible to interrupt prayer to answer an important international phone call to hear news of family due to the war in Iraq?

Is it obligatory to return a sum of money to the family of a deceased partner after nine years, or is it permissible to donate it to the mosque?

Is it permissible to feed pigeons or birds expensive food, given that some say the poor are more deserving of it?

Is what the questioner did correct by completing the prayer in the North Coast—where he worked for 12 days—and shortening it in Mansoura—where his family is and he stayed for 3 days? And if it is not correct, what is its expiation?

Does the deceased know of their relatives' sorrow over them? And do they understand the reason for their sorrow?

Is it permissible to buy a recording device to listen to what pleases Allah, knowing that my family will use it to listen to music, and would I be sinful for that?

Is it permissible to inform colleagues and friends about spending on family as a reason for having little money, in order to avoid accusations of stinginess and miserliness?

What is the ruling of the Sharia on a husband who does not take his wife out for recreation except when she is ill, claiming that society is corrupt?

How do I deal with my family accusing me of sorcery because the bewitched person babbled my name, knowing that I am innocent?

What is the ruling on someone who says, "You are divorced, if God wills"?

What is the lineage of the Prophet Muhammad - may Allah bless him and grant him peace?

Will marrying a man who is already married and a father of three children disrupt his family, especially with his parents' disapproval and his own hesitation, and what should I do about my poor psychological state?

Is it permissible for a working wife to dispose of her entire salary in a way that brings her happiness—within the bounds of Islamic law—without assisting her husband, who is experiencing financial hardship, and is the husband entitled to change his treatment of her because of this?

What are the consequences for me after I swore by Allah and by His Greatest Name (al-Ism al-Aʿẓam) not to forgive my sister, then it became clear to me that forgiveness is better?

Does God answer the prayer and oath of a person who asks that his family be lost and die, and that he die a bad death if he returns to sin?

Is the wife obligated to return to her husband's home if he forced her to travel while she was unwilling, and is the husband obligated to obey his mother if she orders him to control his wife?

How can I sleep at night?

What is the story of the slander (Al-Ifk) mentioned in the Holy Quran? Thank you.

Is the conversion of a Christian to Islam for the purpose of marrying a Muslim woman considered a mistake? And is his conversion to Islam accepted if it is for the purpose of distancing himself from his family to avoid social problems, and to continue his life in another country?

What is the ruling on a husband who wrongs his wife to please his family, and is the wife obligated by Sharia to serve her husband's parents, especially given that the husband threatens his wife with divorce if she does not serve his parents?