FILED UNDER: ANS Shafi'i Fiqh
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, An individual shared the following opinions with me (see below). I had been taught that the minimum conditions for intercourse were (i) menstruation, (ii) being 9 years of age, and (iii) having a valid marriage contract.Is it permissible for a pre-menstruating individual to engage in intercourse simply […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: marriage
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question: Assalamu alaykum Muslims are expected to take the means to assess whether someone is suitable for marriage and in that limited interaction make what seems like the biggest commitment or contract in our life. In an arranged marriage setting, this usually means meeting the person 3 or 4 times, […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: marriage
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question: Assalamu alaykum I have recently gotten married to a wonderful man. The only thing that has been bothering me is that he asks me questions of my past. A few years ago I used to smoke marijuana to help with my depression. I have since quit and it’s not […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: marriage
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, In my first marriage, my husband treated me like a slave and so I got khula. I live with my parents now. I know someone very pious. A nice guy who prays 5 times a day and is also involved in Islamic activities. I always wondered […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Marriage, ANSWERS (Parent of ANS blog)
TAGGED WITH:: family, love, marriage
/by Yousuf PatelShaykh Farid Dingle responds to the question if husbands can prevent their wives from working. Question: Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah Does a husband having the final say over the rights of the home mean that he has the right to refuse his wife to work at any time during the marriage? Is it okay […]
FILED UNDER: Articles (Parent of blog articles), Featured Articles, Good Character, Health & Wellbeing
TAGGED WITH:: Hina Khan-Mukhtar, love between spouses, marriage, rights of a wife
/by AishaIn celebration of her jubilee anniversary, Hina Khan-Mukhtar shares some marriage advice gathered over the years. Have you ever set foot inside a couple’s home and immediately felt a sense of sakinah, or peace, wash over you? Whether it was a modestly-furnished apartment in a neighborhood where people struggle to make ends meet or a […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Family Ties, ANS Marriage, ANS Parents, ANSWERS (Parent of ANS blog)
TAGGED WITH:: daughters, disillusion, duties toward parents, fathers, isolation, marriage, parents, rights of parents, sadness
/by YusufUstadha Raidah Shah Idil counsels on the role and duty of daughter toward parents, being a woman, feeling isolated overwhelmed by expectations. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I am tired. I don’t feel like I understand my purpose anymore. Especially when I see so many of my sisters in Islam living […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Family Ties, ANS Marriage and Divorce, ANSWERS (Parent of ANS blog)
TAGGED WITH:: amend relationships, excellence towards parents, family relations, maintaining family ties, marriage, marriage and parents
/by YusufUstadha 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 […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Marriage and Divorce, ANSWERS (Parent of ANS blog)
TAGGED WITH:: co-wife, divorce, marriage, rights of a wife, second wife, unfaithful spouse
/by YusufUstadh Farid Dingle untangles the difficulties a wife faces when her husband who works overseas decides to marry a second wife but wishes to divorce his first on no grounds. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I am married for six years. I have two kids. My son is five years old and […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Family Ties, ANS Marriage, ANSWERS (Parent of ANS blog)
TAGGED WITH:: conflict, conflict resolution, du`a, in-laws, marriage, reciting the fatiha
/by YusufUstadh Farid Dingle gives advice on how to heal relations between a husband and his in-laws, improve communication, and how the Fatiha is an excellent dua. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I have been married for 7 yrs. Masha Allah everything has been fine but suddenly my husband’s behavior towards my family […]
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