Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it allowed in Islam to adopt a child or an orphan? And if the adoptive parents breastfeed him, can the adoptive parents be mahram with the adoptive child through milk? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My mother is divorced, she is sick and can’t work. I study, I want to find a job and earn money and leave this house. Right now, we have nowhere else to go. We live in my grandmother’s house, and my uncle’s wife and three sons are upstairs. In […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Our marriage contract was done in the presence of 2 male witnesses. After a few days, one of the witnesses started to doubt if he really heard the offer and acceptance (Ijab and Qubul) from my side. He is doubtful about it. Is our marriage valid? Answer In the […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question In light of women and men now working (sons and daughters) and a growing expectation by sons/brothers for parents/sisters to provide for themselves/have split roles- what are the Islamic guidelines for inheritance provisions parents should make? The specific example in my case is daughters who live with and contribute […]