Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My mum’s mother is asking for the house she gifted my mother back after 21 years. We sold the house one year ago, and she is now asking. She doesn’t know we have sold the property yet. So should we give some of the money we received by selling […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question An illegitimate child (walad al-zina), is only attributed to the mother, not the father. Even if we can establish paternity through proof, why does the father have no responsibility while the woman is made to take care of it? I’m asking in case a child was born from lust […]

Answered by Shaykh Khaled al-Kharsa Question What are the steps for raising children with an Islamic upbringing? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The steps for raising children with an Islamic upbringing include: Setting the Example of Honesty Parents are the child’s primary role models, and they will model […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Kharsa Question Is it permissible for a child to lead the prayer? Answer Praise be to Allah Children are Not Obligated to Pray A child, or what jurists refer to as a “sabī” (a pre-pubescent child), is not religiously obligated to perform the prayer. This means that prayer is not obligatory […]