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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 fatawaI’ve been divorced and I’m now married to someone else, can I change my child’s surname?
Case; changing the surname of the child after the father gives divorce? Is the mother allowed to remove the name of the child’s father and place her new husband’s name alongside the name of the child…
My Husband listens to Wahabi scholars, doesn’t accept Mawlid & Sects. Please help.
I’m married to a man who doesn’t believe in celebrating the mawlid of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he thinks we shouldn’t over praise the Prophet and he has a lot of Wahabi…
Am I wrong for cutting ties with my Mother on the behest of my Husband?
I have been married 3 years. My mother and husband do not get along as a result of my mothers interference in our lives. I have followed my husbands wishes and stopped contact with my mother as a…
Staying at my Sisters house where her Husband is not my mahram, what’s the ruling?
What do the noble ‘ulamā’ of the Mighty Sharī’ah say in this matter: My wife often goes to visit her sister at her house in another town and sometimes she spends the night there as well. I am aware…
Will a Husband & Wife be together in Jannah?
Will those who are our husbands and wives of this world be with us in Jannah?
A Father kissing his Daughter on the lips/cheeks [Fiqh of Hurmat-e Musāharat]
What do the scholars of the Sacred Law state regarding a father kissing his young, beautiful daughter on her lips? Will hurmat-e musāharat [marriage forbiddance] be proven in doing so? Whereas the…
How should one behave on their wedding night? (18+)
How should one behave on their wedding night? any duas before and after intercourse, manners/etiquette during intercourse etc.
Is Islam a religion that “treats its women unfairly and without equal rights”?
S affecting the Muslims of United Kingdom – It is said “Islam is a religion that treats its women unfairly and without equal rights.” The examples that are given include: “Islam encourages arranged…
What if a man swears on the Holy Qur’an that he will not have sexual intercourse with his wife?
What happens if a husband swears on the Holy Qur’an that he will not have sexual intercourse with his wife?
A woman got married with her Father & brothers absent – is the nikah valid?
A Muslim woman had her nikāh contracted in the presence of 2 male witnesses in the absence of her parents, brother and paternal uncle. Four people were present during the nikāh: the bride, the groom…
Were gifts from Heaven sent to Ali and Fatimah on their engagement?
Is there such a narration that gifts of rings were sent from Jannah on the engagement of Sayyidunā ‘Alī and Sayyidah Fātimah (may Allāh be pleased with the both). My Grandmother mentioned this story.…
What is the ruling on Engagements, exchanging rings and other gifts?
What is the ruling concerning engagements in Hanafī Fiqh and is it permissible to exchange rings and other gifts on these occasions?
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