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  • Fulfilling promises given to a disabled child

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissible for an average human being to not fulfill their word to a cognitively or physically disabled child? A disabled child told an individual that they would like them to always keep informing them on how they should behave apporiately if they caught them doing otherwise. This individual agreed, but the disabled child.. More

  • Husband wishes to live separately from wife

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is there anything wrong if a married couple decide to stay in separate arrangements (either in separate houses within the city or the husband in a separate city)? The wife will be kept in a safe place. They will meet regularly (almost weekly) and will be in regular communication. The husband will bear all the financial costs of the.. More

  • Suspects dissolute wife touched by magic

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for 16 years and have two sons aged seven and thirteen. I discovered that my wife was having an affair with a non-Muslim and that they also had physical relations. She also does not get along with my parents so we are not staying with them. Sometimes, certain unexplained things have happened in our house and she.. More

  • Asexual man may not take girlfriends

    I am an aromantic and an asexual man, meaning that I am not attracted to any gender in any way, so I was wondering if it would be halal for me to talk with a woman, just as a friend, nothing more? Is this also haram for me? Is it a punishment from Allaah (to be aromatic and asexual)? .. More

  • Ideal amount of intimacy between spouses

    Assalaam alaykum. Is there any hint in the biography of our Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, or the writings of the Salaf (pious predecessors) on the ideal number of times per week or month that a couple should have intimacy in a way that keeps both of them satisfied and also prevents them from getting bored of each other (since too little.. More

  • Woman in ‘Iddah may go out for need

    An eighty year's old widow whose ‘Iddah (waiting period) started only a month ago is very weak, suffers from neurological problems, and goes into depression quite often. Her doctor has advised the lady to be taken outdoor occasionally, even in a wheel chair (as she is not capable of walking) in order to change the atmosphere or visit close relatives,.. More

  • Living with husband who watches porn and chats with sex workers

    Assalaamu alaykum. My husband has been cheating on me for the past 21 years. He has not had a physical relationship with me since 20 years ago. He watches porn and chats with sex workers online. He has a very good reputation. Everyone thinks that he is very pious. I have a son. I cannot leave him because the future of my son will be destroyed. Please.. More

  • Muslim should not waste time discussing misconceptions

    Question: Assalamu alaikum, Shaykh. I sent you question. You answered the lower portion of my question and provided a link, and I thank you lot for that. However, you did not answer the upper portion of the question. so I send it again; it is mentioned in the next paragraph. I badly need the answer. The way scholars describe women as lesser, incomplete,.. More

  • Case of conditional divorce

    Shaykh, could you reply to this query instead of the first one? When we were having fights, my husband used to say that he would go to Pakistan and see and if I do not change my attitude, he would not come back. Recently, we were fighting, and when I kept talking in a hard way, he said that if he does not go to Pakistan within three months, I will be.. More

  • Marrying woman pregnant from other man

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have a very serious question to ask regarding a couple's marriage state and the status of the children. A muslim friend of mine got married to an american female that converted on the same day of her marriage to him, but she was pregnant with another's child. The shaykh who married them did not know, and my friend did not know that.. More

  • Case of conditional divorce

    Thank you for answering my question, number 2642804, but I would be thankful if you could clarify. Please, Shaykh, do not redirect me on my previous query. Q1) Your answer states, “Our view is that the intention specifies the general terms of the oath as long as the wording could be interpreted to give that specific meaning.” I did not understand.. More

  • Working in mixed environment or where Kufr festivals are celebrated

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. Could you please advise on employment for women in the UK? What would be the lesser wrong, to work in any mixed environment, or to work within children's settings where they may be less mixing (as there are more females present) but where there will be participation in un-Islamic festivities such as Easter, Christmas,.. More

  • Whether father is obliged to provide for adult son

    Assalaamu alaykum. My mother died in an accident and we received the relevant insurance and divided it among ourselves according to Sharia law. My brother and I were the only children. My mother's parents are alive, and they got the share of my mother (no property on her name, just accident insurance money). My father got married to another women. My.. More

  • This expression is not a metaphor for divorce

    Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I apologise for continuously messaging you, but I am deeply suffering from satanic whisperings, and it is really destroying my life. I asked a question but was referred to another fatwa. The question was the following: Salaam. A married couple are not in an argument, and the husband asks the wife, "Can you imagine your.. More

  • Proposing to a girl who has an online relationship with a non-Mahram man

    Assalaamu alaykum. I known a person whose family as well as himself were helped a lot by one of their relatives during their bad times. Now this person wants to pay back for that. He wants to marry his relative's daughter. The problem is that this girl has committed to another guy. She said that she and another guy have planned to get married after.. More