Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I am a non-Arab woman, but I try not to reveal that I am non-Arab when I fear that if I reveal that, by speaking English or Urdu, or by my dress, etc., I maybe mistreated, abused, disrespected, made fun of, or being flirted with, by men. I have lived life with these experiences, and I hesistate.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. In Sweden, there are a lot of brothers who are married to several wives, especially in a city called Gothenburg, where, sadly, this type of marriage has almost become like a fashion thing where brothers compete in who can have more wives. This thing is also very common among the brothers who are famous around Sweden , meaning imams,.. More
Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. My husband and I have been married for almost 9 years and have three children who are 4, 6, and 7 years old. My children and I live in an Islamic country, and my husband works in a non-Muslim country and tries to save money so we can reunite again, and we do not know when that will be. My children and I have been living abroad.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Sometimes I feel attracted towards my mother. I feel disgusted with myself, but this is not under my control. What should I do when I feel like this? I want the feeling to go away.
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Assalaamu alaykum, shaykh. I have a question that bothers me a lot. It is about family; what is the ruling on a person marrying a pregnant woman during her ‘Iddah (waiting period) of her late husband? When the person married her while she was pregnant and his children and first wife told him that the woman whom he married was pregnant to her late.. More
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. If my uncle (maternal) is going on a trip with his grown-up sons and they have asked my mum to ask me if I would like to go along with another female cousin of mine, is this permissible? I hardly spend time with my uncle but have been on a trip abroad with him and other family members in the past. I would like to go.. More
I have been maried for 14 years. My wife cannot satisfy me in the bed. Everything I want is ok in Islam, like normal sex and oral sex. She does not like oral sex. She does not want to pleasure me while she has her period. She does not want to be naked with me alone in the bedroom. She does not like to spoon in bed. She comes with excuses. She does not.. More
Salaam Shaykh. I would like to first thank you for the excellent service which you provide, and you have really benefitted me .I have an important question which I need clarification on in detail, please. The issue of the husband giving the wife the authority to divorce herself is slightly confusing me. I read through these following fataawa and have.. More
Can a person give one divorce in fractions, like, for example, by giving one divorce and half of a second divorce? My understanding is that you give one, two, or three divorces and there is no such thing as half a divorce. Please answer.
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Honorable Scholars, I want to know about the authenticity of a marriage ceremony held at an annual meeting of the Tablighi Jama'at. There are many bachelors who attend it, and their marriage is contracted togetherat this occasion by a judge. Is it correct to contract a marriage in this way?
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Assalaamu alaykum. I read an article backed by scientific evidence on psychology that in long-term relationships like marriages, living apart most of the time keeps the spark alive for couples. I also feel the same. Can one try this sort of things to make their married life interesting and exciting, like by sending the wife to her parent's home and.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I married my husband before Islam while I was learning Islam 18 years ago. I was not fully honest about my past. I had been in a relationship before; I was not Muslim during that relationship, and I was not married to my husband yet. I did not know better in Islam as I was not Muslim yet, and my husband actually had intimacy with.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Please tell me, what if a man sent a written message to her wife and wrote, "I divorce you by a Khul’." but some conditions of the Khul’ were missing, so it is not a khul? My question is whether a divorce takes place anyway because he wrote the word, "I divorce you" or whether it does not take no effect and they remain married.. More
Can I ask for a Khul‘ (divorce requested by the wife and in which she returns the bridal gift) if my husband is not giving me time because he is already married an always gives me excuses for his wife's family an kids. He just wants to help me financially, so is that right for him to say that he just wants to help me? He does not want to divorce me... More
Assalaamu alaykum. I live in the UK (Daar Al-Kufr/Harb). I want a specific fatwa for my situation please. My question is: Is it okay to stop having more children because I get a condition called Obstetric Cholestasis during pregnancy? It makes it really difficult in pregnancy with high liver acids and severe burning and itching of the skin all over.. More