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Rulings on worship, marriage and divorce, business, food and everyday life — answered by Mufti Qasim Zia and the scholars of Akhuwat-e-Islami. 890 answers so far.
Marriage
Show all fatawaWhat is the minimum Mahr (dowry) & how much Mahr did the noble Prophet ﷺ give to his wives?
What is the minimum quantity of Mahr (dowry) and how much Mahr did the noble Prophet ﷺ give to his wives?
Can a husband go into the labour room with his wife?
Can a husband go into labour room with his wife? Meaning at the hospital where birth is given to children, when his wife is due to give birth.
Can a husband and wife hold each other’s hands in public?
Can a husband and wife hold each other’s hands in public?
Can a woman visit her parents without her husband’s permission?
Can I stop my wife from meeting her parents? I cannot allow her (to visit them) every time. Can I ask her to seek permission from me to visit her parents? Can a woman visit her parents without her…
Does marrying in the Islamic month of Safar bring bad luck?
My daughter will be getting married in the month of Safar. I have been told that this is a month of calamities & bad luck, and that it is not correct for me to get my daughter married in this month.…
What is the Islamic ruling on abortion due to rape?
What does Islam say about abortion? If the foetus was formed as a result of rape, and the family does not agree to the birth of the child, then can it be aborted?
I am a newly-wed, my in-laws don’t want me to keep friends or visit my Parents. Please help.
I am newly married and trying to understand my role as a wife, daughter and daughter in law. I have a few questions. Basically, my husband’s parents are in that mentality that a daughter in law should…
What does Islam say about forced marriages? Are such nikahs valid?
If our parents force us to marry someone whom we do not wish to marry, can they conduct our Nikāh forcefully? Is it permissible for us to marry someone by our choice, even if our decision to do so…
Should I propose directly a woman for marriage or ask my parents to ask her parents?
What is the Islamic method of proposing to a woman for marriage? Can I directly propose to a woman asking her to marry me, or should I ask my parents to contact her parents? Is seeing a woman whom one…
What are the physical restrictions between Husband & Wife during menstruation (hayz)?
During the period of menstruation, what restrictions are there between a husband and wife, and which physical interactions can they carry out?
Does Shariah Law require 4 witnesses to prove Rape? What is the punishment for a Rapist?
Is it true that according to Shariah Law there must be 4 witnesses of a rape before the culprit can be found guilty? Isn’t this almost impossible and unfair on the woman? Please could you shed some…
I will pass my newborn baby to my sister to adopt and take care of, is this okay?
Case; I am pregnant with a child and as soon as the child is born, my husband and I would like to give the child to my husband’s sister. She will breastfeed the child and make the child her own. In…
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