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  • A girl claims that she is his half-sister

    asslaam-o-alaikum! my name is omar qadeer from Pakistan. my father divorced my mother when i was about 02 years old, he lives in USA and i with my mother in Pakistan. some time back i was contacted by a girl who has my father's contact number and his photos too, she lives in Dubai and a working woman. she claims that i am he half-brother as her.. More

  • Considering the letters when choosing a name for a child

    As its said in a hadith we should keep our children names by looking at meaning.I sthere something with letters too.I mean here when my baby had falllen sick every one was like shez got the sh-souind in her name thats y shez fallen sick though she was fine till the age of 5 months.Her name was Mishal.it mean torch.My main question is that is there.. More

  • Naming a child 'Hadi'

    salam please help me on that .my son name is hadi jatala and my friend told me that we can not call him hadi as its from ALLAH names and please tell us is it ok for us to call him as just hadi as thats his full name hadi jatala thanks as you made very clear for some body they asked you for name kareem and you said its ok to call him kareem thanks.. More

  • Her husband wants to divorce her because she sent an e-mail to her ex-husband

    Asalam allaikum wa ramatullah wa barakatuh! I need your advice. I am married. I have two children, but not from my husband, but from my ex-husband. I have many problems with my husband, because the children lives with us, my ex-husband cant take them,. but sometimes he come and take them for a visit. Now I promised once my husband, that I will not.. More

  • Awakening a 9-year-old daughter to pray Fajr

    My daughter is 9 years old and alhamdulillah she offers 4 time salah except the fazr salah.I want to know whether it is obligatory on her and on us as a parent to awake her on the morning to offer the salah as she is also heavily loaded with the studies ? Also please let us know from the Quran and sunnah regarding the best possible age of male and.. More

  • Meaning of 'Tafseela'

    assalaamu alaikum! can you please tell me the meaning of the word "thafseela" in quran???? does it have any meaning in arabic???? i want to know the meaning of my name!.. More

  • Meaning of the name 'Dujana'

    Can I name my baby boy Only Dujana, kindly answer my question. And also meaning of the name... More

  • Wants to foster her dead sister's son against his father's will

    Assalamo Alaikum. My question relates to the upbringing of my nephew who is my sisters child. In October my sister passed away, her wish was that I look after her child, my sisters husband is aware of this. I was told that in islam in these circumstances the best people to look after the child is the maternal aunt or the maternal grandmother, can.. More

  • Adoption is Haraam and has nothing to do with inheritance

    Aslam o Alaikum Sir, My question is that I adopted one boy in 1982 and make his passport to join me in Saudi Arabia with my name and also adopted one girl from my real brother same situation of her passport also. Boy is married and living now in home country while girl is studying both are under my name. While I am always calling since beginning as.. More

  • Wife taking her husband’s name

    Dear Faculty,I have read in few islamic sites that a wife cannot change her Family name with her Husband's name which is HARAAM in Islam.For example, as my name is Atif so can my Wife change her name as SAMRA ATIF instead of her previous name SAMRA MAZHAR SINDHU. Please clarify it? .. More

  • The name “Ghausia”

    My question is that I have a very unique name, Ghausia. I know it is derived from the name of the saint Ghaus Bab ul Haq, but I read somewhere that it has a poor meaning. I know that this often results in a bad effect on the person, but I'm perfectly fine. However, I want to know that do I need to change my name? It's served me well my entire life,.. More

  • Custody of a grand-son and a grand-daughter

    My son died. The widow taken my grandson and granddauther to her father home. Now I had two son, wife and one drandson and one granddauhter. Whther I should bear all the expenses of my granddaughter and grandsons and the widow? When I could take custody of my grandson and granddaughter? I hear that grandson and granddaughter has no Inheritance of their.. More

  • Benefits of having a child with special needs

    Salam. I have daughter with special needs. Unable to do anything on her own eat,walk, talk, dress herslef and so on, she is the greatist gift I have ever received. I treat her to the best of my abliltiy as does my husband. I have just started reading the Holy Quran, my questions is what is the benifits of having a child with special needs and after.. More

  • Naming a child ‘Al-Monthir’

    asawawb, my question is: is it haram to call a child ALMONTHIR because one ayah said that iblees is one of almonthireen... More

  • His Christian mother conceived him from Zina with a Muslim man

    Assalaamualaikum! What is the hukm of a child that was conceived by muslim man with a christian woman before them being married? The parents got married after the mother became pregnant.This child is now an adult muslim, and has carried the muslim name of his father throughout his lifetime. Normally in shariah muslim doesn't inherit non-muslims. But.. More