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Wants to Obey His Father but Might Hurt His Mother
I have a question about a family problem. My mother and my father are divorced. My father invited me to his house to meet his brother but my mother will be hurt if I will go to see this man because he doesn't like my mother and he accused my mother of things not true. If I respond to the invitation of my father I will hurt my mother who is very fragile,.. More
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Married non-Muslim woman without parents' knowledge
I am a Muslim studying Arabic and Islamic studies. Due to unexpected circumstances I was married to a non-Muslim woman which is strictly prohibited by my parents and in disregard to existing customs in our community. I am studying abroad and my parents don't have any idea or knowledge about my marriage and the baby we produced. It is very unacceptable.. More
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Supporting His Father Who Is Deceiving Him
I have been living over seas from 7 years. I'm the only person in my family who earns and supports his parents, one married brother with two sons. They do not have any other source of income. Since I started earning send as much money as my father asked me to send whether I was jobless or didn't have enough money and had to borrow money from somebody,.. More
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Reciting the Quran or Obeying the Mother
I want to ask a question. Is what I do good? I pray, and read Qur'an after Maghrib everyday, and try not to do anything that is not good. But my mom always yells allot because we don't wash the dishes fast and we tell her that we want to rest a little. Then she gets mad and swears at us.
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Parents Order Her Not to Cover Her Face and the Imam Says that She May Obey Them
Does a daughter need to listen her father on a subject: he order her not to cover her face? What reasons can influence a person to leave his Sunnah? Our Imam said that it is permissible to leave some Sunnah in the aim "not to frighten weak or new Muslims". Is this correct?
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Father Threatens to Disown Son If He Gets Married
When I was a student I agreed married a classmate after graduation. His parents are separated! After graduation his mother came and visited me at home with my family and ask for her son to come and propose to me! He actually came and met my father and proposed to me legally. He asked my father to wait until he is ready financially for marriage! All.. More
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Parents Want Her to Divorce Her Husband But She Doesn't Want to
My parents are not happy with my husband because he doesn't earn. They are asking me to divorce him. If I don't listen to them am I being disobedient? I tried explaining to my dad, but he says I should divorce him. I don't want to leave my husband and I have 2 small children.
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Aging Parents Being Difficult with Son
A good son spent his life making his parents happy. Now they are hard on him for the smallest reason, and are becoming oppressive, even when he is right. Do they have the right to be angry with him? They will not listen to his explanations. They are getting old and misjudge things. He is innocent of what they accuse him. Help him to do what is right... More
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Family Problems with Mother
I belong to a Muslim family where Islam is taken for granted because of their being born Muslims. My problem is my mother is wrong many times in dealing with us, with relatives, or with anyone. When anyone in the family including my father tries to tell her she is wrong she never accepts it. she starts shouting that we always blame her, etc. We always.. More
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Family tries to convince father to abandon Shirk
My Father is from the innovators while my brother, mother, sister and I am from Sunna. He doesn't believe in going to the mosques and praying behind the Imam and not even praying el Jumua, but we do. He seeks help from other than Allah and who he thinks are (awleyaa ALLAH) but we believe that only ALLAH can help us in anything and we shouldn't ask anyone.. More
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Parents Want to Restrict Daughter's Islamic Education in Pakistan
I am an undergraduate student of computer sciences in Pakistan. Recently I joined an institution ,madrassah,for a 2 years short course to learn Quran Tafseer, Hadith, Fiqh and Arabic Language. But now my parents have stopped me from going there. For past 2 or 3 yrs or more perhaps, I have been attending lectures and all...arranged in the community by.. More
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Her Mother Drinks and Does Not Fast or Pray
Please help me with appropriate prayers for my mother who doesn't pray or fast and also drinks.
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Obedience to parents
Do we have to listen and act upon whatever our parents say eves if it is wrong to do?
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Father does not approve of her marital choice
I am in love with someone and he has the same feelings towards me too. We decided to get married but my father is refusing and he actually wants me to marry someone else, because he is 15 years older and has kids (he is divorced) I really don't know what am I suppose to do I can't imagine my life with someone other than the one I love and also I can't.. More
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Husband Was Told by Parents to Divorce His Wife
As every one knows that in our religion parents deserve much respect from their children. If the parents of husband tell their son to divorce his wife or anything else to hurt her although they have no specific reason, then what should he do? Many people give the example of Hazrat Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him). So please guide me.
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