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Her parents asked her not to call or visit them
Assalaamu alaikum. My husband has had problems with my father right from the beginning of our marriage, and my father was at fault everytime. He would shamelessly apologise or lie to appease my husband, and my husband would let it goin order to mantain peace. This continued during the first 12 years of our marriage. In the 12th year, certain incidents.. More
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Status of grandmother in Islam / Going to the mosque early or waiting for cousins to come along
Assalaamu alaykum. What is the position of the grandmother in Islam? Question 2: Going to the mosque together with my cousins causes me to be2-3 mins late for the prayer sometimes. When I am getting late for the prayer, should I wait for my cousins or should I leave them and proceed for the prayer alone? Sub-question 2. Is it compulsory to invite everyone,.. More
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Fulfilling the father's wish after his death
My father forced me into Med School in 2002. I agreed to do Med School although I had no inclination for it. I did not know of Ibn Taymiyyah's fatwa that states that one does not have to obey parents in regards to one's career. All I knew was that if parents want you to do something permissible, you have to do it. I was doing it as being dutiful (Birr.. More
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How to deal with an abusive disabled father
Assalaamu alaykum. Last year, my parents, me and my brothers found out that my sister was pregnant without having a husband and, since then, my father has been a horrible man. He has always been verbally abusive ever since I can remember, but he has gotten to the point in which none of us (me and my brothers and sister) care much for him. My mum is.. More
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How to reprimand a misbehaving, elderly person
Respecting the elders is obligatory, but some people have some mental problems, some more and some less. If a real mental patient, due to his mental state, says useless and bad things that can or will have bad results, not only in worldly matters but also (lead to a) sin, both for him and others, then to avoid such consequences, is it permissible to.. More
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The mother's relatives are part of a person's family
Are the mother's relatives considered one's own relatives? Are they part of one's family? I know that they do not inherit, but some people in our culture go as far as to not keep ties and a loving relationship with the mother's relatives, saying that they are not part of one's family and blood ties and that the father's family are the only relatives.. More
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His wife wants divorce because of his immoral online chatting although he has repented
Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for three years and have a boy who is two years old now. Throughout these three years, I have been engaged in online chatting with women. It became an addiction with which I tried to sexuallysatisfy myself online, and the sexual perversion only escalated. At some point, I was chatting with people of the same sex.. More
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Keeping in touch with Muslim sisters though they engage in backbiting and idle chatting
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I was wondering if sisterhood is necessary. I am a sister who has found that corresponding with sisters, whether in person or over the phone can become a great fitnah (temptation, tribulation). Even with those, who, for the most part, strive to stay away from backbiting, it still remains a temptation.. More
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Sitting with mother while she watches TV
I obey and respect my mother as Allah commands, however, my mother is always angry with me because she wants me to talk to her more, but this is difficult for me as she is always watching haram shows on tv. I talk to her when she is not watching tv though, as I assume that it is not permissible to sit and talk to someone who is watching tv, could you.. More
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The definition of the neighbor in Islam
Assalaamu alaykum. I have one question about muslims and neighbors. In hadiths, the Prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam, told us to treat our neighbours well. But who does that include? Only the houses next to you or, if u live in a small community with many apartments, are all those then considered neigbors? Some muslims think that its only.. More
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The husband is not entitled to command his wife to cut her relations of kinship with her parents
Assalaamu alaykum. During and after my wedding, there were some problems between my husband, my in-laws, and my parents. Things got pretty ugly. My parents were not giving my husband the respect that he deserved as their son-in-law, and my husband was rude during some of the fighting that went on after the marriage. We had two very big incidents where.. More
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Father may discipline but not abuse his son
Asallam u Alaikum,With regards to previous question number 2548271 If parent said to child in anger 'you will be questioned by Allah about how you were with your parents, I will not' The parent was not trying to say that they will not be questioned at all about how they behaved with their children but that the son/daughter will have more responsibility.. More
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Father is not entitled to control son's career choices
As-salamu alaykum I seek guidance on a matter. To keep things short I am 21 year old male living with my father (mother and father seperated). I recently graduated from university with a Aerospace Engineering. With my major, there are very few job oppertunities and most are either on outskerts of the country (airports) and the rest are in manufacturing.. More
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His mother wants him to cut ties of kinship
My mom has told me to not uphold the ties of kinship with my paternal aunts and uncles because they backbite, gossip and slander her character. She is scared that they will try to brainwash me, turn me against her, and try to persuade me to reconcile her with my father, who tortured and abused her for more than 20 years. Should I keep the ties of kinship.. More
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Impermissibility of parents asking their daughter to expose her beauty before non-Mahram men
A religiously-committed young girl adheres to the Islamic Hijaab and strives in preserving her religiosity, but her parents ask her to wear trousers and t-shirts indoors and expose her beauty and adornment, given that her non-Mahram (permanently unmarriageable) young male relatives, cousins and brothers-in-law, enter their house freely without seeking.. More
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