Until the age of 12 I lived with my dad in Nigeria but then I moved to my mum's country (USA) while growing up I never wore a Hijab. I know we are ordered as females to wear a Hijab but since I was never raised to wear one, do I have to start now at the age of (18)?
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. I seek refuge in Him from the accursed Satan. My husband is very mean to me. He's verbally abusive. He walks out of a room when I'm speaking to him. He leaves my bed without any notice for months/weeks at a time. He doesn't handle my affairs even though I'm a stay-at-home mom. He's told me that.. More
1) When I tried to name my son as "Ridhwan", somebody said that Muslims should not select the names of Angels for their baby. Is it correct? If they are wrong can you list some names of scholars or leaders among Sahabaths, Thabie or others, having the same names as Angels? 2) 'Ridhwan', Is it the correct spelling to its Arabic word ?
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I'm a girl 21years old. There is a man in my life that I love very much. He loves me too and wants to marry me. He asked my hand of my father and he agreed, but his family don't love me because there is another person of his family that asked me to marry him. I refused because I love this man! Am I right or not?.. More
I have a question regarding a divorced woman's rights. I moved from a Western country to a Muslim country to marry a Muslim man less than a year ago. I am really unhappy in living in this country because I miss my family and don't feel comfortable enough to have children while my husband wants to have children. I miss my family very much and do not.. More
I have a story that I would like to have information about. I met a girl from USA 6 months ago. She began to love me and she wants to get married. She knows that I'm Muslim and she respects my religion. Sometimes I try to make her understand our religion and she is not against it. She still sends me letters and always says that she loves me and wants.. More
I have question regarding breastfeeding to the child. Is it sinful not to breastfeed your child, because someone told me that in the day of judgement there is a snake that will bite the breast of the mother who did not breast feed her child. Please inform us in details about this topic.
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I want to know the implications of one's name on personality. Is it true that some names are Heavy (as said) for the baby and the baby remain sick or become sick off and on and doesn't grow? What is the Islamic Teaching about changing the name of a baby because of his or her illness?
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A problem I am facing is I am from a broken family. My father divorced my mother a few years ago. He (my father) divorced my mother after 23 years of marriage. My mother had no other way to marry again because she was quite helpless at that time. None of her children, including me, were able to do anything for her financially. To solve this problem,.. More
A friend has a problem: she is a married woman but has a problem with her husband. He doesn't want to divorce her but somebody told her that if you make another marriage contract both marriages will not work and she did. She needs to know if that thing is correct because she want to know if she can get married again.
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My wife is 30 year old suffering from asthma and running nose. She also has poor eyesight due to macular degeneration. We have two children and is expecting 3rd. one in may 2003. Is it permissible for her to stop pregnancy on a permanent basis because it is very difficult for her to give proper attention to them as she is bedridden and very tired when.. More
I am married with a six-year-old daughter and I have recently found proof that my husband has been seeing other women. We have not had marital relations for about two years because of what I thought were stresses and differences in the marriage. Upon being confronted, he insists that nothing has happened and that he does not think I have the right.. More
I am going to be married very soon and I need to know about the physical and mental relations, which are defined in Islam, between husband and wife. (Esp. the manners of first wedding night, etc).
What are the rights and obligations of husband and wife on each other?
Please reply with some references.
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I'm in my early 30's and I haven't married, yet. I think I have pre-mature ejaculation - which apparently means that I won't be able to provide my prospective wife with enough if any pleasure. I don't know of any cure since I haven't sought any medical advice. And I don't think it's simple to seek a physician's advice on such a thing, either. So, what.. More
I am mature person and I can't control my desires like masturbation and all that. My parents will not let me get married. There is a girl my parents want me to marry. I love her but my parents first told me after one year and now they are talking about 5 to 6 year before marriage. Is there anyway that I can be saved from bad things and get married?
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