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  • Compromise is the solution

    I have recently done my marriage contract with someone that I have been engaged to for several years. There were many obstacles in the way of our marriage which is why the engagement lasted so long but al-Hamdu Lillah, finally we got our marriage contract done. He is my paternal cousin but I have grown up and continue to live with my parents outside.. More

  • It is not your duty but it is a good act

    Is it an Islamic duty for a wife to take care of the newborn child of her husband's other wife? The only reason is that the other wife has to go to work in order to support her children from another marriage and therefore, she has no time to take care of her new born baby... More

  • The Hanafi School and the issue of Wali

    I was told by someone that it is not necessary for a divorced woman to have representation (Wali/Wakeel) at the time of Nikah. The evidence that was given to me was based on either Hanafi or Hanbali Fiqh, as I was told. Now to my understanding, there is no Nikah without a Wali. Please advice me as to the correct answer... More

  • Divorce Is Effective as Soon as It Is Pronounced

    I'm divorced and I have only my Dutch divorce, but I'm working on my Moroccan divorce. Insha Allah, I hope that in one year I will get my Moroccan divorce. My question is: if a man wants to marry me. He did go to my parents home, he did ask a Imam and he tell him that's harm to make someone's acquaintance when she is not divorced and that we must stop.. More

  • Aim of marriage

    What is the aim of marriage?.. More

  • Wife Doing Household Chores

    I need to know what my duties as a wife are at my home. For example: is it an obligation on me to clean the house on my own and prepare the food? .. More

  • Punishment for Neglecting Hijaab

    What is the punishment of not wearing Hijab? .. More

  • A New Marriage Contract Is Necessary

    There are a few issues that are troubling me and I want to clarify them. I hate to admit this and I am repenting as I was not a virgin before I got married. I was married earlier this year and was separated a month into the marriage. I did not consummate the marriage with this man because I was having problems within the 1st week of the marriage. I.. More

  • Fiancé wants her to take off Hijab

    I am 24 yrs old and recently engaged. I have been in contact with my fiancée over the Internet to clear some issues before marriage. I practise full Hijab and want to do so after marriage too. My fiancée is not so religiously inclined and is insisting on the removal of my Hijab after marriage. I have been disobedient to my parents in this matter too,.. More

  • Husband Is Dead, Wants to Get Married Without Having Sex

    My husband passed away I am so lonely and I am so scared on my kids I wanted to get married but I am not into sex I want my husband was my last to the end but I wonder can I marry a guy but not have sex with him as he is already married. .. More

  • Breast milk: when to wean the baby?

    I would like to ask about the infant foods. Now a days even the pediatricians say that we can start giving fruit juices after the completion of four months for the infant, and gradually every food by the month of six. In fact they agree breast milk is the best of all. Is there any Islamic teachings concerning this. Is there any harm to the infant.. More

  • Breastfeeding a Baby for Adoption

    Would I need to breastfeed a baby boy or girl to adopt an orphan. .. More

  • Asking Divorce Should Be the Last Resort

    What has a wife to do if the husband keeps looking at porn, despite her confronting him about it, telling him how it makes her feel, and crying over it, even though he says it won’t happen again? Should she divorce him? .. More

  • Cancel this Marriage Contract and Conduct a New Legal One

    I want to ask you a question about my life and me. I met a guy in 1993 who was a Muslim, we fell in love and we lived together. In 1995 he was imprisoned and then I became Muslim. We tried to get married since he had no legal papers, and no passport we cannot get married in Swedish way. I went to the Masjid and tried to get help from them, they too.. More

  • Correct Format for Naming a Child

    What is the correct format in naming your newborn child? I understand that different cultures have different way of naming the child. For example in Arab culture naming is different than in Pakistani culture. Back home, in Pakistan, when the child is born, he/she is given a name and then the father's first (just first name) name becomes child's last.. More