Family and Companions
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Is there sin for one who refused to fulfill a need for which its owner invoked the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), and then fulfilled it later through the intervention of the manager? And what is the expiation for that?
Is it permissible for a Muslim young man, fourteen and a half years old, to run away from his family’s home—a family who abuses him, oppresses him, and scorns him, forces him to do household chores specific to women, and lies to him—knowing that the young man in these circumstances is ill, does not possess his daily sustenance, and has struck his sister after her mockery led to her bleeding, and he believes that his family will imprison and torture him if he returns?
Does a boy before puberty who commits indecency or its preliminaries lose any of his dignity, manliness, or chivalry, knowing that he was aware that it was wrong?
What is the Sharia's opinion on the ruling concerning a man proposing to a woman who does not desire her current suitor, and wishes to marry the second suitor, but her father refuses the second suitor, acting upon the hadith: "None of you should propose on top of the proposal of his brother"?
Is it permissible for a son to be frank with his father about the psychological pain he suffers as a result of his father's pressures, and is it permissible for him to emigrate with his family to another country to avoid these pressures, while fearing sin for separating his father from him and his grandchildren?
Is it obligatory for a menstruating woman to conceal the matter of menstruation from the men among her family, especially during fasting, and is displaying it considered a lack of modesty, and does "If you are afflicted, then conceal yourselves" apply to menstruation, and is it an affliction?
Would what I did, leaving the loss amount to my partners after exiting the partnership by mutual consent, be considered a violation of Islamic law and a breach of covenant?
What is the Islamic ruling on a wife traveling with her family without her husband's knowledge, and what is the correct action to take towards the wife and her father who assisted her in this? And is informing the wife's father (about her travel) considered permission for her?
Is it permissible to attend a graduation ceremony at a Quran teaching center that includes Islamic songs accompanied by musical instruments, especially if the person is one of the top graduates, and is it permissible to attend if the father compels it out of fear of family problems?
Is a husband entitled to prevent his wife from communicating with and visiting her brother, and from allowing him into their home, and from his financial support to her, and from continuing her studies for which her brother pays, despite this brother's continuous financial and moral support since her marriage, and the wife's insistence on receiving her needs from him, and despite the husband's repeated attempts to convince her that she needs him?
Is one obligated to help a sick father who previously neglected his son, or are the sons more entitled to the money, and is not helping considered haram?
What is the linguistic evidence that "wisdom" in the verse: {And Allah has sent down to you the Book and Al-Hikmah (wisdom) and taught you that which you knew not. And Ever Great is the Grace of Allah upon you} refers to the Prophet's Sunnah?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding daughters resorting to the judiciary to obtain their right to inheritance, and their mother boycotting them to pressure them into accepting an unjust division, and do the daughters bear sin as a result of that?
How do we respond to those who bully the people of Ta'if and describe them as bigoted and troublemakers, citing the beating of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, even though "no soul shall bear the burden of another"?
Can envy, satanic possession, or jinn possession (jinn of the lover) drive a married woman to commit forbidden acts—such as getting to know another man and sending her naked pictures to a man who is forbidden to her?
Does the Sunnah regarding the wedding banquet (walimah) apply to the man, the woman, or both, on the wedding night, given that the bride's family holds a banquet and the groom holds a banquet?
Are we obligated to continue sponsoring the orphaned family whom my father used to secretly sponsor before his death?
Is it permissible to discuss the flaws of a girl and her family with one's own family when intending to propose to her, for the purpose of seeking their consultation and opinion?
What is the ruling on a wife secretly taking a small amount of money from her husband without his knowledge, claiming that he does not spend on her adequately, even though she lives with his family and all her needs are met?
Is the one-fifth (khums) due on rikaz (found treasure) and war spoils exclusive to the Household of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt) to this very day? And what is the truth concerning the established fact that Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman, and Ali suspended the one-fifth due to the relatives (dhawi al-qurbā) and returned it to the Muslim treasury (Bayt al-Mal)? And what is the evidence for that, if true?
What is the ruling on taking clothes or money from a brother whose source of wealth is unknown and suspected of being unlawful, and does the one who takes it, along with his family, bear sin for that?
Is it permissible for a sister to marry someone "by Fatihah" after the completion of her iddah, in order to preserve her deceased husband's income, even though the prospective husband is married to a sick woman and will not inform her of his new marriage?
Does the name of the person who supplicated for the deceased in this world reach the deceased?
Is the treachery that transfers the betrayer's good deeds to the fighter he betrayed concerning his family meant to be actual fornication, or does not lowering one's gaze from the fighter's wife fall under this meaning?