Thank you for answering my question, number 2642804, but I would be thankful if you could clarify. Please, Shaykh, do not redirect me on my previous query.
Q1) Your answer states, “Our view is that the intention specifies the general terms of the oath as long as the wording could be interpreted to give that specific meaning.” I did not understand.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. Could you please advise on employment for women in the UK? What would be the lesser wrong, to work in any mixed environment, or to work within children's settings where they may be less mixing (as there are more females present) but where there will be participation in un-Islamic festivities such as Easter, Christmas,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. My mother died in an accident and we received the relevant insurance and divided it among ourselves according to Sharia law. My brother and I were the only children. My mother's parents are alive, and they got the share of my mother (no property on her name, just accident insurance money). My father got married to another women. My.. More
Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I apologise for continuously messaging you, but I am deeply suffering from satanic whisperings, and it is really destroying my life. I asked a question but was referred to another fatwa. The question was the following:
Salaam. A married couple are not in an argument, and the husband asks the wife, "Can you imagine your.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I known a person whose family as well as himself were helped a lot by one of their relatives during their bad times. Now this person wants to pay back for that. He wants to marry his relative's daughter. The problem is that this girl has committed to another guy. She said that she and another guy have planned to get married after.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. My parents married me to my cousin eightyears ago, but the marriage was never consummated. Now he is interested in another girl. My cousin told everyone in my family that he has divorced me. He admitted in front of all family members that he has done all that, but I did not see any paper of divorce and he did not pronounce the divorce.. More
Shaykh, I asked the following question but did not receive a complete answer. I also asked a question regarding my divorce, which I stated in the end. Please answer me urgently before March 21, 2017. My husband told me to place my hand on the Quran and swear that I would not do a certain act (which he told me not to do. I do not want to disclose what.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I am divorced. I have two children; a son (almost four years old) and a daughter (two years old). My query is regarding the custody of the children; at what age is the custody transferred to the father? I live in Saudi Arabia, and my kids are residing in Islamabad, with their mother.
Visitation rights of the father:
1. Can I.. More
There is this girl I really like, and I want her to convert to Islam so that I can marry her. She is currently Christian and does not tell me the reason why she is not converting to Islam. I would like to ask you for your suggestions as to what I should tell her to make her convert? I would also like to know which is worse, the one who knows that Islam.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I got a Khul’ (divorce requested by the wife in return for a compensation) from my wife due to her misconduct and her unwillingness to continue to live with me. After announcing and signing the document, I changed my mind and declared that I am ready to marry her, to which she agreed. I am told that according to the Sharia, she.. More
My husband and I have been married for almost three years. We have a daughter who is one years old and have a son on the way. I am very depressed and stressed out, and I have been in this state for a while. We live in his father's and step-mother's house. We have lived here for almost a year and a half. When we first came to live here, it was only supposed.. More
Assalaamu alaykum Shaikh. I know that this is a silly question and sounds crazy, but I am very confused about it, and maybe I suffer Waswaas (obsessive thoughts) regarding this. I am a woman. Though I study medicine, I am interested in other subjects. I found an online library which has a collection of textbooks of many categories (accounting, finance,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I talked with a shaykh and he told me that if such-and-such conditions are met, I can stay at my mixed school. My question is: is it a sin to help the teachers inside/outside the lesson? For example, they might tell us to buy them a textbook; or in math class, the teacher might ask us to help him by.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to know what 'Niche' (Mishkaat) means? Is it related to Allaah's light in any way? Is it allowable to name a girl Mishkaat?
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I divorced my wife, but it was her fault. She refuses to leave her job for the sake of the children and the house. Though she never worked until I asked her to help, it was needed at that time. When I no longer needed her to work, however, she refused and does not want to help at all. We agreed to divorce and have made a settlement agreement that I.. More