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Obeying parents in doubtful matters
Assalaamu alaykum. If my parents tell me to do something which is doubtful (I am not sure whether it is halal or haram), should I obey them or refrain from obeying them?
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His parents always nag about him getting better paying job
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a B.Tech engineer; I currently work in the Middle East and earn a fair salary. I live with my child and wife here. I manage to give some amount to my parents; my father still works in a company. Whenever I speak to my parents, they are sad that my salary is not that much compared to so-and-so. I always make the point that whatever.. More
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Father denies sons share in house which they all paid for
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question. My father-in-law build a home (meaning that he paid someone to build it), and my husband and his brother helped financially to build the home. The home is in my father-in-law's name. My father-in-law now denies today that my husban and his brother gave a lot of money for this home. He says that the home is all his... More
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Parents refuse that son travels to live in Muslim country
Assalaamu alaykum scholars. My question is regarding what it means to not be able to practice one's religion in a non-Muslim country. Currently, I am 19 years old, and I live in Spain. I would like to migrate and live with the rest of my family in Algeria (as we are from Algeria), but my parents oppose that. Here in Spain, I am able to practice all.. More
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Dutifulness to non-Muslim parents
I heard that the pleasure of Allaah comes through the parents; is this the case with disbelieving parents as well?
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Non-Muslim parents refuse daughter wears hijaab fearing harm
Assalaamu alaykum. I converted to Islam around eight months ago. My mother is Lebanese, although she is Christian. My dad does not practice any religion. Two months ago, I started wearing the hijab. It was one of the best decisions of my life. Now, however, my dad is forcing me to take it off because he is terrified for my safety as I live in America.. More
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Non-Muslim father demands daughter pays back cost of education
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a daughter and I have three brothers and a sister. I am the only revert in the family and I am married. My father is asking me alone to give him back money that he helped me with. I have always given money to my parents to help them as they do not work, but now I have a 1-year-old child and I am five months pregnant; therefore,.. More
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Asking forgiveness for non-Muslim parents impermissible
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. While praying, we say a supplication after reciting the salutations on Prophet Muhammad,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam; that supplication also contains, “Rabbi ighfirli wa li-waalidayya wa lil-mu’mineena yawma yaqoomu-l-hisaab.” My question is: if one's parents are disbelievers, can the.. More
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Preventing parent from dealing in interest
I am the cause of my father being unable to get interest of around 30,000 taka every year. As revenge, he ordered me to give this money from my own pocket every year. I thought that it was obligatory to obey him in this regard, and so I told him (without saying 'I promise') that I would do so. Does this mean that it has become obligatory upon me to.. More
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Addressing parents done with best expressions
Assalaamu alaykum, Scholar. My questions is regarding speaking good to parents by using good words. In my case, I feel shy or embarassed to use words as ‘my beloved father’, or, ‘I love you father’, or ‘may Allaah protect you’, or, ‘may Allaah forgive you’, and so on. I do not live in a religious family or in a family where these expressions.. More
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Feeling ashamed of mother who does not wear hijaab
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. My mother does not wear the hijab, she does not even wear a scarf on her head (may Allaah guide her), so I feel ashamed to walk with her or go out with her, regardless of whether I am in a Muslim country or not. Is this normal? Notice that I do not reject her when she asks me to go out with her to have.. More
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Lashing out at difficult old mother
Assalaamu alaykom. My mother lives with me as I am an only child. She suffers from alzheimer and OCD and has mobility and continence issues. I am the breadwinner of the home and my work is exhausting. I have no problems being the primary caregiver at all, but she makes me very, very angry many days as she is a control freak and is very stubborn. She.. More
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Loving one's parents is innate nature even if they are disbelievers
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Did Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,love his parents? And what about Prophet Ibraaheem, may Allaah exalt his mention, did he love his father? If yes, was that love present both before and after their death? And what type of love was that? As to my knowledge, they were disbelievers,.. More
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Seeking knowledge or getting time-consuming job to please mother
Assalaamu alaykum Scholar. I am a student of knowledge. What if my mother asks me to work in order to earn a lot of money and live confortable while I do not want to work as those kinds of jobs take almost all of your time? What if I currently have a job that does not require time and for which I get paid very little but also gives me a lot of time.. More
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How to know whether one is dutiful to his parents
Assalaamu alaykum, scholars. I am a brother (19 years old) who lives in Spain with his parents. Ever since Allaah guided me, praise be to Him, I have been facing many, many problems with my parents, who are also Muslims but are not that practicing. Nevertheless, they are still Muslims. I have read a lot about being dutiful to one's parents, not a little,.. More
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