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  • Divorced his first wife only on paper

    I have 2 wives. I am in the military and they punish those who have extra marital marriages. The punishment is 2-6 years in prison. Some of my workers witness me with my second wife and had a concern they brought this to my boss attention. My boss warns me about the punishment in the military. Out of fear, I talk to my first wife to get divorce.. More

  • A child is not as Mahram during travel

    Quoting Fatwa: 90273 that women can only travel with "Mahram", what if you can't afford to pay for two or no Mahram available at that moment and nevertheless its the only time you managed to save money for her. And also is the baby considered as Mahram? .. More

  • How to identify chastity in marriage

    I know that the Quran says we should marry chaste women. I also know that men are supposed to be chaste before marriage, isn't? If that is the case how do we identify chaste men based on Quran and Hadeeth or any modern discovery? .. More

  • Wife goes out without husband's permission

    A wife disobeys her husband when he asks her not to go to a certain place, and as a result of him refusing her permission, she doesn't talk to him for 7 days consecutively. What is Islam's position on this? .. More

  • Her son prays out of fear of her

    1) Are women allowed to pray out loud? I pray my night prayers out loud sometimes, I find that it helps me concentrate on the prayer more and I remember what Ayah I have read when I pray out loud (don't get me wrong, not in a high voice, but just much as I can hear myself properly). Am I allowed to pray the day prayers out loud also if it helps.. More

  • Her husband is an apostate

    We have here man he is married and he say I don't believe by God did his wife will divorce direct or what? .. More

  • Sexually abused by her uncle when she was 13

    I was either 12 or 13 years old when I went to Pakistan on holiday. While I was on holiday, my maternal uncle used to play games like adults tend to do with children. Innocent running, jumping and hiding. But one night, it went far beyond that, and my innocence was taken advantage of. I was completely unsuspecting. I did not know what it was that.. More

  • Wants to separate from husband because he has a girlfriend

    I found out that my husband after 23 years has had a girlfriend for the past 8 years. I'm ready to confront him with the news of my knowledge of this affair. I know that he will not give me divorce easily and have consulted a Shaykh (Imaam) who told me to do certain things like reading specific Ayah in the Quran and say some Du'aa (prayers).. More

  • Aaron as a boy's name

    God has blessed me with a son and I want to give him the name "Aaron". My question is, if Aaron is a Muslim name and what dose it means? There is another old Arabic name "Aban" or "Abaan". What dose it mean? Please tell me which one is a good name for a Muslim boy. .. More

  • Penetrated his wife's anus by mistake

    My question is that in the first night of wedding, when I was copulating with my wife I enter my male sex in the back (stool place) by mistake. Only the head (QADEEB). My wife warned me for my mistake. This whole thing happened in few seconds. Now what I have to do? Please answer me in simple language and may Allaah forgive me for what I have.. More

  • Don't investigate the past of your fiancée

    I just discovered that my fiancée committed Zina before we got engaged. Now she is saying she repented and she started praying. Now that my shock has passed, I am truthfully willing to keep her chaste and pure my Allaah reward me and forgive her and I. I feel like I need to know all about her past in order to get a correct opinion about.. More

  • Asking divorce from adulterous husband

    My husband and I have been married six months. He has three other wives. He is a good man and follows Islam in every way except that he has been committing adultery, outside marriage all his life. Before our marriage he promised me that he knew this was wrong and by marrying me he was trying to change his ways. His transgressions have improved.. More

  • Two sisters suckled each other's children

    If two sisters breast feed each other's children will their fathers become Mahram to the children. Also whether daughters and sons of each sisters become Mahram?.. More

  • His wife took divorce in American courts

    I want to know I am married to a American lady if she left me and took kids to America for close two years. I did bad things to her because of being sad and her being disobeying. She is a good wife and good Muslimah but talked back and did not listen to me. She was good to my mother and sisters and learned cook and clean good. She worked job with.. More

  • Sawda' or Sawdah as a girl's name

    I wanted to ask if it is ok to have the name (Sawda'). Which means sort of black, and if it is ok to change it?.. More