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  • 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

  • A man may be lured to sin through inviting a woman to Islam

    I have a romantic friendship with another man (unknown to my husband). This came about as I am not attracted to my husband. I have felt like this for many years, and my husband is aware of how I feel and that I do not like intimate relations with him (even so I do so to keep him happy). He is always in financial problems with his work (self-employed).. More

  • An insolvent son is not sinful for not spending on his parents

    Am I sinful if I am unable to support my house financially? Some reason for not providing is not being able to find a job, and so on. I live with mum and a young brother only. My parents are divorced. .. More

  • Divorce is effective in an invalidly consummated marriage

    Assalaamu alaykum Shaykh. I married a girl without her guardian, and one day, in anger, I said to her, "I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you." I asked this from you before and got the fatwa that if one got married according to the Hanafi way, then it is valid, however, there are two opinions for divorce; some scholars say that it counts as one.. More

  • He married a non-Muslim woman with whom he committed adultery

    As a virgin, I committed the crime of zina (adultery) with a non-Muslim adulterous woman. I repented, and in order to save my soul, I married her knowing that she only accepted Islam so that she and I could be married. Later, we married again, but this time I thought that she really believed in Islam even though her faith was at a very weak stage. She.. More

  • She wants khul' to marry a man she loves in silence

    I have been married for the past nine years. During this period, my husband has treated me in the worst way. He never spent on me or my children. Rather, I am responsible for his needs and ambitions, such as a new mobile every year and a car, a flat, clothes, and pocket money. He is very cruel to me, uses abusive language, and beats me sometimes. I.. More

  • Shaking hands with a non-mahram woman is not a compelling necessity

    Is the doctrine of necessity accepted by one of the madhhabs exclusive of the stated examples or can one include 'functions of state in a secular society' as a necessity regarding the subject of a man shaking hands with a woman who is not mahram (permanently unmarriageable)? .. More

  • Ruling on rings and bracelets showing on a woman's hands

    Assalaamu alaikum. I wear hijab but not niqab, and I leave my hands uncovered too. My clothes are very modest, and I do not use makeup or henna either. I would like to know whether I am permitted to show my finger rings in public? And if my bangles stick out from my wrists while I am wearing full-sleeved clothes, is that wrong? Please give me a personal.. More

  • Ruling on husband's oath never to accept his wife

    Assalaamu alaykum. I recently got married. This marriage was against my husband's will. He took an oath on the Quran, in the name of Allah, that he will never accept me as his wife in this life. Please help, what should I do now. Is this considered a divorce under the 'eelaa'form or just a divorce? Should I end this relation? Please help. .. More

  • How the wife makes amends for neglecting her husband's rights

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for seven years, praise be to Allaah. My husband is not happy and keeps telling me that I need to change. I have finally realized that my husband is right. I am not a good wife. I do not even try to do anything for my husband. I barely clean. I almost never cook, so my husband has to bring restaurant food. I laugh.. More

  • Ex-wife demands to have copy of 'unofficial' marriage and divorce contracts

    I got to know a divorced sister in her 40’s with two kids. After one week of correspondence, we met in a public place in London, and two hours later we were married at a private Muslim marriage office. The imam acted as her wali (legal guardian), there was offer and acceptance, mahr, and two Muslim witnesses. I was given an Islamic marriage certificate.. More

  • Husband's drug addiction is not a reason to ask for a divorce except if harm is feared

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for ten years and have two boys with my husband. I found out after we got married that he is a drug addict and has a daughter. He has committed adultery and the woman did a paternity test which confirmed that she had his child. There are now other women who claim to also have his child, but I do not know if that.. More

  • Seeking khul' from an abusive, ungrateful husband

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married to my husband for more than nine years. After our marriage, I came to know that he was jobless. I was a school principal, so I continued my job. Later on, I got a good job offer in a Gulf country, so I accepted the offer in order to help my husband settle down. He did not want to work in Pakistan and said that.. More

  • Her husband does not allow her to go out unescorted

    Assalaamu alaykoum. I have been married for three years, and my husband is maa shaa' Allaah. But I do not know whether it is a matter of jealousy or of trust. He does not let me go out except with a member of my or his family. Our daughter is three years old. She does not have the right to play like other children do, she only stays home. She only seems.. More