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 […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Am I sinful for buying an abaya without realizing it went against my father’s wishes, and for staying silent when my mother denied it to him? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Due to your not realizing it, your initial purchase of the Abaya […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If I choose to live with my father to complete my medical education, but he forbids me from speaking to my mother until I visit her once every year or two, will I be sinful for not maintaining contact with her during that time? I cannot afford to stay […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Are parents Islamically obligated to provide a spacious and suitable living environment for their children? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The father is obligated to provide a safe and reasonably comfortable living environment for his children, who are not yet of legal adulthood […]