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  • He divorced his wife based on misinformation from her family

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah. I have a question concerning my divorce. I was married for nearly four months, and after that I 'divorced' my wife. There was no abuse or disrespect in our treatment, but I treated her coldly and neglected her. After some discussions, we got along with each other and decided to stay together. However, her family insisted.. More

  • Ruling on suckling wife's breasts for medical purposes

    Respected Mufti Sahab,Since i married ,my husband suckles me. Now when i have a baby, and i am producing milk. Along with my child my husband as usually suckle my breast and consumes milk as well. Although its bit hard duty but due to his rights towards me . I do not mind to let him . I have also noticed that since he is consuming my milk, his asthma.. More

  • Using a nipple shield in breastfeeding

    Is it allowed in Islam when a mother is breastfeeding ,to use preventive like sheaths or in order to safe the baby. .. More

  • A second marriage before the end of 'iddah is null and void

    Was my marriage valid? I was married to my first husband, who was a Christian, and I divorced him in October 2004, then I married a Jordanian Muslim in December 23, 2004 in the Islamic way. The Jordanian only lived with me for one year and then left with promises that he will come for me when he finds a job and gets settled, but during that time he.. More

  • Women not obliged to cover hair at all times

    salam. people say that if the woman's hair is seen no angel will come near. is it true? if so what about those angels who record our deeds? and does this mean that a woman should always cover her hair? even at home where there are no non mehrams? .. More

  • Co-wife's right to overnight stay if she spent night elsewhere with husband's permission

    A man has 2 wives and wife number 2 goes to visit her umm on her off weekend and is due back on her Monday but didn't make it back. Is it permissible for the man to go stay at wife number 1 house when it's not her not even though wife number 2 is not home for her night? .. More

  • Husband said 'yes' after wife set condition for divorce

    Assalamualakum,A while back, my wife and I were going through some very bad times. In one conversation she she said to me "If you do take a second look at a woman, then its 3 talaaks, OK?" I had no intention of divorce, but reluctantly answered "yes". I had effectively lied to my wife, and only answered yes to give her assurance that I would not look.. More

  • Bride stipulates that she works or husband pays her weekly stipend

    Assalaamu alaikum. I have an issue concerning the marriage contract. The sister wants to put the following in the contract: "The wife reserves the right to work outside of the home, and when she is not working, she should be given a 50$ stipend each week." Basically, she is saying that if I do not allow her to work, then she needs some money for things.. More

  • Ruling on naming a baby girl Anastasia

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I would like to ask if it is permissible to name a female Muslim baby Anastasia knowing that the name means 'resurrection' and wasoriginally invented by early Greek Christians to honour the resurrection of Christ. The name was popularised by one of their so-called saints from the 4th century and it became.. More

  • Parental dispute over child benefit money given by the state

    Assalaamu alaykum. I just wanted to explain that I am in a very difficult position; my daughter is severly disabled and I have another younger daughter. I have problems at home because my husband wants me to look after his parents as well as my children and the home. No one in the family provides for anything; They expect me to pay for everything -.. More

  • Ruling on the marriage of an adulterous couple

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am a happily married woman with four children, praise be to Allaah. Lately, however, waswas (devilish whisperings) on wether my mariage is valid or not has affected my life after I have heard some fatwas and hadiths. I committed zina (fornication) with my husband 14 years ago and, we soon (mid june 2000)decided to get married in.. More

  • Daughter of grandfather's stepsister is not a Mahram

    Assalamu 'alaikum Is my grandfather's step sister's daughters mahram to me? She was married twice and had a daughter in each marriage. .. More

  • He discovered that his wife is not as decent as he thought she was

    Assalaam alaykum. My question is the following: I was engaged with a girl for four years, and then I married her just a few months ago. The reason that I got engaged and married was based upon her practicing her religion, like observing the ijab and so on. During our engagement, I never saw her not observing the hijab in front of any non-mahram (permanently.. More

  • Spouses are not obliged to tell each other everything about their families

    Assalaamu alaikum. My husband and myself are intimate, and we used to share everything. In recent days, I had some disputes with my relatives, and I shared everything with him. Now he is asking me to stop talking with them, but my opinion is that nobody is perfect and that we cannot avoid everybody, and I personally feel very unsecure when I am isolated.. More

  • Keeping record of the women who breastfeed a baby

    Assalaamu alaykum, I would like to know who, if anyone, is responsible for keeping a record of a baby having been breastfed by a woman other than his mother in order to make this known when the baby grows up and wants to get married. I ask because I heard of a case where a couple had to separate after years of marriage because they discovered that as.. More