Q: Assalaamu Alaikum. Can a mother-in-law hug her son-in-law for special occasions like Eid day and even kiss him? Also, along with giving money or jewellery as a mahr, can a groom recite a part of Qur’aan to his bride as part of his mahr […]
Q. I have interest to marry a sister outside of USA living in another country. I want to know can we marry by Proxy or Islamic Proxy because I cannot travel to her right away. A. Yes, it is permissible for you to appoint someone as […]
Q. If one has become muslim through marriage, but did not always stay on the path and has finally decided to follow the Deen, should she/he re-do the Shahadah? A. If, based on one’s actions, one has done such things or uttered such statements that show […]
Q. I would like to know, if it is okay for a Muslim to attend a wedding of another Muslim who does not practice Islam, and is marrying someone who is an atheist. What should be done in this case, especially if that Muslim is […]
Q. If a couple gets married and the woman had children for a different man and the man had children for a different woman, is it allowed for the children of the two spouses to get married? A. Yes, it is allowed for the children of […]
Q. I recently heard an instance where a man divorced his wife and married the divorced wife’s sister the very next day! Because both women are sisters would he not have to wait for his first wife’s iddat to be completed before he can marry […]
Q. Is it permissible for a man to perform oral sex on his wife and for the wife to do the same for her husband? A. Some scholars have allowed oral sex between the husband and wife, but many have spoken against it. These scholars […]
Q. Before we got married my husband made it clear that he is prone to polygamy. I understand this is his right from Allah, however I would like to know what my rights are concerning the situation. Right now we have a son who is […]
Q. There is a situation that I am in: I have found the person that I want to marry, all parties of parents have agreed. However, she lives in America and I live here in Trinidad. I cannot speak to her as it is plain […]
Q. I have a 5 month old baby and my sister in law has a 1 year old son. Could you all inform me about the laws concerning nursing each other’s babies and becoming foster siblings? A. There is no harm if you nurse the […]