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  • Denies he divorced by giving divorce certificate

    I submitted a question on this site and got a response. The question number was 272757. So much for answering my question. May Allaah reward you. I am still a bit unclear. You mentioned that you were not sure what I meant by "taking divorce papers." However, I don't have not mentioned "taking divorce papers" anywhere in my question. What I.. More

  • Spanking children in Islam

    What is the ruling on spanking children with a leather belt? I thought I read about hanging a strap in the home for the admonishion of the family. I want to know when I should spank my children or what to do when they commit sins or when they talk back to mom, or when they fight or get into trouble at school. And how to spank them when they.. More

  • Mahram from mother's side

    Will my maternal grandmother's brother be my Mahram?.. More

  • Marrying without living family members

    It is said that a woman cannot marry without her guardian's consent. I'm nearly 50 years old and have no family left living. I've been divorced for several years and wish to remarry now. I happen to live in an area where there is no Masjid or any other Muslims for many miles...except one. There is a Muslim convert in the same small town. We wish.. More

  • Prostitution

    Is it ever alright for a woman to enter prostitution, say if she is forced into it by poverty. Also, are there any circumstances where it is ok for a man to use a prostitute? .. More

  • Status of the raped woman

    Can you please enlighten me in the light of Quran and Hadeeth, about the status of a woman who has been raped by her close relative? For example, if a woman is raped by her father-in-law, what are the rulings for her? Can she stay with her husband or will she has to stay with her father-in-law as his wife and then her husband with be like.. More

  • Proper female footwear

    As a new reverts to Islam, I understand that the face and hands are allowed to be uncovered. What about feet? My 2 daughters, 14 and 15 years-old, really want me to allow them to wear sandals; they received as gifts from a relative. For now I told them No! Basically open-toed white sandals, with medium high-heels. Otherwise both girls wear proper.. More

  • Unbearable marriage

    I was married at age 16 and soon as my husband got into the UK he started to talk filthy about my mum. He did this for 14 years every single day. He would watch porn movies and want anal sex every night then one day my brother caught him kissing my sister. But he begged for forgiveness and life continued. I now have 4 children. I never mentioned.. More

  • Details of the naming ceremony

    I need more explanation about naming ceremony in Islamic way and a gathering of women after a naming ceremony took place. Did Islam allowed it? If yes how do we put it into a practice and if not how can someone avoid it? .. More

  • Flattering one's wife

    I heard that it is Haraam to highly praise a person to his face. But can a husband flatter his wife so that the love is increased? .. More

  • Husband threatened her with divorce

    My husband said me I will divorce you if you go to Lahore, I have to go Lahore, before I leave for Lahore at airport he realized and stop saying his words of divorce and he allow me to go, and he don't divorce me. So we are husband and wife by the grace of Allaah... More

  • Her husband does not pray or fast, smokes and disrespects her mother

    I was born in U.S but married a man from my family in Jordan thinking that marrying in the family would make the marriage more happy. Before I married him he swore to me he would stop smoking and that he would pray. Also, when he came to the U.S he was poor so he lived in my mother's home for 2 years, and my mother even paid for his schooling... More

  • Listening to tapes of women lecturers

    Recently, my wife has started to play an audio tape in the car which is teaching day and night Du'as with Tajweed. The voice is of a female. Allaah has proven the sacred state of women by not even mentioning the names of women in Quran except of Maryam, may Allaah be pleased with her, for a specific reason. Can the voice of women be.. More

  • Penalty for the husband who fails to respond to his wife's sexual needs

    Will the husband be punished after death if he does not respond to the sexual need of his wife, and this without having health problems? We all know that the women have to respond to the needs of her husband no matter what (except when she is ill) and if she does not respond she will be demand all day. .. More

  • How to treat homosexuals in non-Muslim society

    I have a couple friends who are Muslims. They openly accept gay people as part of society. I, as a devoted Muslims, do not accept them into society. I would appreciate it if I could get a Fatwa on how to treat gays in a non-Muslim society without being disrespectful. .. More