FILED UNDER: ANS Adab, ANS Children, ANS Modesty, ANS Parents, ANS-General, Commanding the Right and Forbidding the Wrong
TAGGED WITH:: commanding the good and forbidding the evil, family relations, headscarf (hijab), mother, son
/by YusufUstadh Farid Dingle is asked whether a son can force his mother to wear hijab. Can a teenage son force his mother into hijab or certain types of clothing? A teenage son cannot force his mother to do anything, but he can and must, just like anyone else, command her to comply to Sharia which […]
FILED UNDER: Featured Articles, Good Character, Social challenges, Strengthening our Faith, women
TAGGED WITH:: children, forbearance, loss, mother, patience
/by AishaUmm Ayyub was an ordinary lady with extraordinary patience and strength. She was a very ordinary women, so ordinary that you wouldn’t notice her. She was so ordinary that I still don’t know her name to this very day. I don’t remember where I first met her, or when I met her. In fact, I […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Inheritance (shafii-fiqh), ANS Shafi'i Fiqh
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum My mother just passed away but hasn’t left any sort of will to her name. She verbally said a few things to us her children but nothing written. How do we correctly deal with her finances in light of the Sharia? Answer: Wa’alaykum assalam. My deepest condolences […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question: Assalamu alaykum I have commited a sin towards my mother so bad that I’m afraid to tell her. Should I confess to my mother and tell her everything or should I just sincerely ask for forgiveness from Allah and her? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahamtullah wa barakatuh, Your […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: fornication, mother
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, My mother is having an extra-marital affair and is having zina with that person. What should I do, as in Islam, children are not allowed to say a word to their parent. Should I say something to her or just pray to Allah for her guidance? […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I’m 15 years old and I’ve always wanted one thing – for my mum to become a Muslim. She loves Islam, she defends it anywhere, and she even tells me to pray. She was brought up with a Christian/Orthodox background but she doesn’t practice ever since […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I do not want to tell my mother that I was emotionally abused by a man she trusted. She is hurt because of my reticence. What do I do? Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you well. May Allah reward you for […]
FILED UNDER: Health & Wellbeing, Parenting, Social challenges, Social Issues, Support, women
TAGGED WITH:: children, family, KIDS, mother, motherhood, parenting, raising children, tiredness
/by Content TeamUstadha Raidah Shah Idil gives thanks for the little things in life. As I began to write this from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, my daughter sat beside me, playing with her Lego Duplo train set. Alhamdulilah, she turned two on Eid, and I am constantly reminded of the innumerable blessings and changes she has brought into […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Marriage and Divorce
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, My fiance’s mother has changed her mind at the last minute, and no longer wants him to marry me because I am “not family”. What do I do? Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you well. May Allah reward you for reaching […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Marriage and Divorce
TAGGED WITH:: college, meeting a spouse, mother
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I met someone at college, but my mother said we cannot get married. Should I hold on to this man or listen to my mother’s instincts and end this? Will hurting his feelings be a sin considering he is willing to wait for me? Answer: Assalamualaykum […]
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