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  • Absolutely forbidden to marry one's aunt

    Before anything will happen, I need to know verses and explanations. It was not clear for me the fatwa 8876. I am currently in relation with my aunt. I am 2 years older than her. We are not close to each other before even after college. It was not in my mind that she was my aunt. I got closer to her only when she started to work last 3 years ago and.. More

  • Ruling on helping a non-Mahram woman in distress

    assalamu alaikum brother I would like to know if a muslim would be rewarded for good deeds done to a non mahram women. for example when I was studying I used to help a sister who was in a great deal of stress and I helped her with her studying, financially and general help weekly. this involved speaking to her etc and I would like to know if I would.. More

  • Endowning the wife the right to divorce in marriage contract

    Asallam U Alaikum, When I got married my parents put in the marriage contract the right of khula or a stipulation that I had the right to divorce. I heard it mentioned in the contract to me but I didn't know what it entailed as I was ignorant about these issues. In the start of my marriage I had many arguments with my husband and I'm not sure how many.. More

  • Husband allegedly involved in extramarital affairs

    I want to ask . what should i do when my husband is repeatedly cheating me? He keep chatting other womens ad calling his XGirlfriends, when i asked him to stop he promised but again he did the same , i always forgive him even when he did adultery act force fully with my elder sister, i told him it is a big Sin , he apologized and i forgiven him, but.. More

  • Divorced his wife before consummating marriage and wants to take her back

    Assalamu alikum, following situation is very important for two families. There is a brother whose nikah was done when both the girl and the boy were 12 to 14 years approx. But the families postpone the consummation of marriage or Rukhsati for a later time. Later on when the girl became mature, she said I will not marry this guy, the guy did not wanted.. More

  • At school, her daughter watched an animated movie about the Biblical story of Moses

    Asallam U Alaikum, My eleven year old daughter told me that at school her teacher put on a animated movie in one lesson, 'prince of Egypt' depicting the biblical version of the story of Musa alahiisallam. I told her you should never have watched and should have taken a book out and read(to avoid watching). If I had known they were going to show it I.. More

  • The ruling on a fornicator marrying a fornicatress after repentance

    Respected Scholars, I have a question with regards to Surah Al-Nur: Ayat 3, and I was hoping you would be able to shed some light on the matter. I have been reading various translations, fatwas, tafsirs and commentaries explaining the verse and there seems to be a difference of opinion amongst the scholars when it comes to the interpretation the meaning... More

  • A Muslim woman is absolutely prohibited from marrying a non-Muslim man

    The major problem in marrying a muslim women to a non muslim man is a)a non muslim will rule muslim women by his earnings & authority. b)the children will follow father's religion. If these TWO were solved {the women & children will always survive on muslim women's income & the children should be grown up as muslims} then a muslim women.. More

  • Verse [4:3] does not support birth control

    The Prophet (saw) encouraged us in an authentic hadeeth to have many children so he can be proud of our numbers. How then can we respond to a writer who supports birth control by using Imam Shafi's tafsir of ayah 3 in surah nisa where the Imam says "so you do not become overburdened with financial dependents''. That writer uses Imam Shafi's translation.. More

  • Repeating the word of divorce without intending emphasis or issuing a new divorce

    I have asked a question twice and I have been redirected to some fatwas. I have read all these fatwas but the question which I am asking is not one of these. After reading the fatwas I have found that If somebody intended to emphasize on the first utterance in this case divorce is counted as one. Similarly if he hasn't intended any number it counts.. More

  • ‘Iddah not necessary when remarrying the same husband after doubtful marriage

    Assalamualaikum Unfortunately this cannot be my last question about this topic as your recent answers have created more complexities. Based on the answers you gave me in this link https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/2525663, it is not clear and consistent if one should go through an iddah lasting 3 menstrual cycle if they wish to remarry the same person.. More

  • Using the compound name ‘Umar Al-Faarooq

    Assalamu Alykum Waramatullahi Wabarakatu,please can i name my son "UMAR FARUQ"i i love that name. .. More

  • Divorce is not always the best option for a bad marriage

    My husband and i are married for 20 yrs and have 3 kids...we had a very depressing conflicting life .he neglected me alot and because of this i went to have male friends through net about 3 yrs back just for friend ship but eneded up having illicit relationship. About 6 months baxk i came to know my husband having an affair with a married woman and.. More

  • Divorce in the present tense is an indirect pronouncement of divorce

    AoA, Shaykh please guide meI am so in pain and please answer me as soon as possible, because it would be my 3rd talaq if this counts. Allah rewards you the best. In an argument he said in his mouth a complete sentence in urdu language ,main tumein ta la .q. di, I divorce you but when he said word talaq he made tiny pauses like ta la. q. After 3 days.. More

  • Ruling on bestiality and sex with a corpse in Islam

    Dear Scholar, I need your judgement in the light of Islamic Shareeah over the act of zoophillia also know as zoo-sexuality or such acts whether it is done with animal or dead animal or dead human body the punishment for this act is not available by Muslim scholars. Kindly brief the Islamic point of view over all these type of acts e.g homosexuality,.. More