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  • Name Maalik commonly used for boys not girls

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is Maalik a boys' and girls' name? .. More

  • Marrying after haraam relationship

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been severly suffering, and I ask God to make you a reason to help me out. I used to be in a haram relation with this girl when I was a teenager (it included so much sins) until God guided me to the right path and I started quitting alot of sins and repenting until it was time to end this relation (this girl is from a religious.. More

  • Woman letting man know she is interested in marrying him

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. There is a woman who likes a man and wants to get to know him for the purpose of marriage (they do not have a relationship). The woman found out from the man's mother that he is religious and used to pray, knows who Allah is, and does not drink etc., but he does not pray at the moment. The woman's intention is to not.. More

  • Breastfeeding from female animals does not make two people Mahram to each other

    If an older or adult person or a person of any age or infant child or child of any age drinks the milk of any kind and type of haram animal which gives milk, i.e. monkey, cats etc, is the foster relationship through milk established by doing so? .. More

  • Eating from money which guardian usurped

    Assalaamu alaykum. May Allah reward you for answering my question about the haram income of a guardian. However, the problem is: does the same ruling apply to wealth taken by force or oppression from an orphan's wealth, etc? On the IslamQA site, I read that it is very sinful and that this kind of wealth should be returned. So am I sinning if I consume.. More

  • Wife boycotts in-laws and refuses intimacy with husband

    Assalaamu alaykum. I need to ask a question; maybe you have heard of this problem before. My wife and I are not in a stable relationship. I constantly ask Allah to help, but our problems have gotten severe at times. One minute we are happy, but the next we fight and hate each other. This is due to my wife hating my family, and it has been three years.. More

  • Uttering words of divorce in present tense

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am writing to ask for a clarification about divorce. My husband and I were happily married, but he was quick to turn to anger in fights. One month into our marriage, during an argument, he said “I divorce you” in anger and without intent. He even forgot that he had said it almost right after. He did not verbally take me back,.. More

  • Woman shaking hands with men with disabilities

    Assalaamu alaykum. I work in a program that assists individualswith disabilities to understand the work environment. In Islam, is it permissible for for a woman to shake hands with a male individual who has disabilities? .. More

  • Marriage contract without formula or witnesses

    I asked for the hand of my wife in marriage and my father-in-law conducted the wedding for us without the Seeghat Al-‘Aqd(i.e. it was understood from his statement), and when asked about the implication of the union, he said that we were legal to each other as husband and wife, but he reneged on what he said a week later and said that no contract.. More

  • His wife wants to leave him for another man

    My wife wants to leave me for another man. We have two kids. I gave her the chance to end this, but she failed to do so. Shall I divorce her, or shall I go to that man and try to convince him not to poison our family life? I think that would be a long shot, but at least I would be satisfied. I have tried everything before reaching a final decision... More

  • Sister insists on marrying man she had relationship with

    Assalaamu alaykum. My sister is going to marry someone whom she has had a relationship with for a while (it was not a sexual relationship, she chatted with this person on social media for a while and perhaps even on the phone and in person; I do not know how far the relationship went, but at least it was on social media). The man prays, and I am told.. More

  • Divorcing wife thrice in marriage that might be invalid

    Dear Sir, I got married to a women who was Muslim in name but had a Christian boy friend and never practiced Islam. So her relation was a big sin. Also, we fornicated before marriage. I asked her in marriage, and we got married in a short period of time, without knowing a lot about what we needed to do before marraige. We had big fights, and I divorced.. More

  • Getting to know suitor before he proposes to parents

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have a problem that has been on my mind lately, and it is hard for me to forget about it. There is a sister who I am close friends with who has a righteous brother, and she thinks that we should get married. I really like him, but the problem is that he lives abroad and has no college degree, and I know that my parents will not.. More

  • Married couple deciding not to have children

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Say a husband and wife do not want any children and believe that it would make their marriage less happy between the two of them, is there any requirement in Islam to have children if you do not want them? May Allah reward you. .. More

  • Committed homosexuality and now wishes to marry

    Assalaamu alaykum, Scholar. As a little kid, I commited homosexual acts, but I do not remember how many times I did it. I know that it started at the age of seven, more or less, but I stopped after that. I started again a couple of months later. When I turned 14, I stopped in januray, but I forgot when I started; I think it was when I was almost. I.. More