Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I was born out of wedlock, and my parents married about three months after my birth but later divorced. Is the man considered my father and mahram, and can he be my wali for marriage? Also, are his sons from another woman before and after my birth considered my […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does Feeding a Child Expressed Breast Milk Before 2.5 Years Create Mahram Relationships, and With Whom? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I hope you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. According to the Hanafi School, when a baby […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What are the conditions for establishing milk kinship in the Hanafi School, and does it include expressed milk? If milk expressed while one’s own child was under two is later given to another child born after that time, does milk kinship apply? Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My late mother, who divorced her ex-husband in 2016, supported him financially when he was ill. Years later, while she was hospitalized with cancer, he sent her money without asking. She said she returned it before her death, but it’s unclear if she did. After her passing, he found […]