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Correct Method of Advising Parents
Please don’t send to another fatwaI saw a fatwa where you said don’t advise parents if they get angry but how far does this apply?If I see them doing wrong and I know they’d ignore me and keep on doing and probably get angry do I advise?Do I advise other family like uncles who smoke if I just started talking to them and it’s probably make them.. More
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Severing Ties With a Sister Who Was Sexually Abusive
Assalamualaikum. I was sexually abused from the ages of approx 7-9 by my own sister. She used to force me. I got used to it but ended up telling my mom and she made it stop. I still carry trauma memories from it to this day. My question is, can I cut ties with her because of what she did? I cannot stand her. The memories always come back. But I know.. More
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Does Being Undutiful to Ones Parents Result in Having Undutiful Children
Assalamu'alikum,Thank you for the previous replies. I have frequently heard a claim from people in my community that children who are impious or disobedient ('aqq/عَاق) to their parents are punished by Allah by having children who will grow up to be disobedient and impious to them in return. Is there any authentic basis for this concept in the Quran,.. More
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Balancing Obedience to Parents with Choosing One’s Field of Study
Salam, you recommended some other Fitwas but they were not enough, please answerAfter graduation, I chose trading to fund future da‘wah studies abroad. My parents want me to be a doctor for money and comfort. My mom then became upset and got headaches. To please them partly to avoid great harm, I sometimes skip my institute classes, work on my goal.. More
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Ruling on Late Payment Penalties and Obeying Parents in Such Contracts
In my country, the scholars (may Allah forgive them and us) here follow the opinion that late payment fees are allowed. I don’t follow this opinion, however my family do due to their following of reliable scholars. Due to this, and my ignorance, I am in a contract that has this clause. Is it sinful and committing riba if I help my father in this.. More
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Advising Parents and Striving for Reconciliation Between Them
How to deal with a mother that is constantly complaining about her husband. She speaks badly about him. He is my father. I dont know how islam is dealing with such situation. Everyday when i call her i receive a daily dose of negativity anger and depression about the way she talks about him without considering he is my father... More
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Father Refusing to Marry Daughter to a Suitable Suitor
AwrwbWhen a woman desires children and she has reached over 30 and her parents have never found her a spouse is it permissible for her to marry whoever she wishes granted that he is muslim and of good character?And forced marriage is not allowed in islam but is it permissible for parents to force marriage by circumstance? For example reject every suitor.. More
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Balancing Between Parents and Personal Family
Assalamu Alaikum,I’m the only son of my parents, who live 4 hours away and want me to move closer to them to be near family and their grandson. My wife and I have good jobs here, and this city is her hometown with her family and a strong Muslim community. Jobs are limited in their city, and I don’t feel comfortable living there. I’m torn between.. More
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Responding to One's Parents while Praying
Hello I wanted to ask about a time when i was praying and my mum was saying something repeatedly to me so i got frustrated and raised my voice in my prayer and immediately regretted it but did that invalidate my prayer?.. More
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Can a daughter privately contact her husband if her parents forbid it because of an argument?
Ruling on parents not allowing their daughter to talk to her husband when she is at the parents house because they had an argument and she came to her parents house but they told her to not talk to him is it haram for her to talk to him behind parents because she doesn’t want him to think she doesn’t care about him and she only wants the issue.. More
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Limits of obeying parents
Asslaum Aleikum I am a disabled woman and when I call up my parents as an adult they say hurtful things to me on purpose. Then they say they want to take me to a hospital where they live but when I used to be with them in the car they would unislamic things and say mean things to me and i would find it hard to breathe. Is it bad to disobey them and.. More
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Promised his parents not to watch something haram but ended up doing it, is he obliged to apologize to them?
If someone promised parents not to watch something haram but they ended up doing so, are they obliged to apologize to parents? Or would that be exposing their sins? What if they are scared of being yelled at by them.
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Obeying parents is an obligation if there is a benefit for parents and no hardship on children
As Salam Alaykum Shaikh, Recently a person I know who is 18 years old male was abused and insulted by his family because they came to know that the person walks 10 mins to reach the masjid which is about 750 meters, they made him bursts in to tears in they way they abused him, they threatened and made a conclusion that if you want to pray, pray in the.. More
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Ruling on giving charity to disbelievers
Asalaam aleykum. first i want to thank you for the quick response to my previous question regarding Riba. may Allah increase you in knowledge and grant you long life so that you continue to help us. amin. i have questions about Relating to non - muslims. 1st, i have been giving sadaqah to a poor family that claim to be muslims, but they no longer offer.. More
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Wants to marry a girl but is afraid his parents may not agree
Assalam U AlaikumI know a girl who is facing domestic abuse, and the only way to save her is to marry her. However, my parents aren't happy with this decision. They will accept it if I try to convince them, but they won't be happy with it. What would be more pleasing to Allah SWT, saving this girl or pleasing my parents?Jazak Allah
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