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Marriage and Severed Ties of Kinship

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Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil advises on mending relations with estranged parents and marrying with their blessing. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. My parents got divorced when I was 3 and I ended up with my father who raised me. I didn’t see my mother for almost 19 years, until I finally decided […]

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Parents’ Strong Refusal of Reverts

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Shaykh Jamir Meah answers a question about marrying a revert who has been deemed unfit by parents. I am a 26 year-old born Muslim female who still strives to be a better Muslimah every single day and am currently interested in a revert 33 year-old brother of two-and-a-half years in Islam. We met on a […]

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Honesty towards Parents and Future Wife

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Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil gives advice on being honest to one’s loved ones. Question: Should I tell my parents and friends how I met my wife? Let’s say it was through a mutual friend. Do they need to know? Does my future wife needs to know if have broken my legs three times, or lets say […]

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Parental Demands Scared Away Potential Spouse

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Answered by Dr. Bano Murtuja Question: Someone asked to marry me, and I was deeply interested in him.  My parents agreed, but they set unreasonable conditions, so he refused.  I got my parents to agree to take away their conditions, but the brother still refused. My problem is I can’t forget about him.  Other people […]

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