I am plagued with a problem. When the doors are closed and the house is empty I find I often cannot control myself and when aroused will revert to masturbation and I have drained to stop the horrible habit for very long, almost a year. I have fasted as to gain self control and it works but I always find […]
I need some advice on marriage. I am a 23 year old brother in university and I know a very nice, pious muslim girl and I feel that she would make a good wife. She was in one of my classes this semester and I want to know how I can make a proposal for marriage. Should I get a […]
I have a question. My family and my future husband’s family have decided on a date for the wedding to be taking place mid-next year Inshallah. I was told that once you and your husband have decided to be married, at that moment in time, you are married. Is this true? I have been told this in reference of the […]
I am sixteen years old and I need help. A girl at the school in which I attend had started becoming close to me, talking to me and making me conjure feelings about her. Very soon I told her that I can’t talk to her anymore, and I broke any ties between her (ie: e-mail etc. etc.) but I still […]
I wanted to ask a scholar’s point of view in terms of proper Islamic etiquette in regards to marriage. Is it proper to talk to someone through e-mail in regards to marriage? I’ve been asked by a sister if I could give my e-mail address to a brother who is looking for someone to marry. He has not seen me, […]
If a woman is wanting to seek Khulaa (female initiated divorce) due to mistreatment by the husband, does she have to give back the mahr and the non-mahr gifts received during the wedding time? Also, keep in mind that the husband pronounced talaq less than a year ago. If the wife is divorced, then the Khul’aa becomes redundant and invalid […]
If the husband divorces the wife and wants her to move back to her parents’ house to carry out the iddah period, is that permissible? If a man has divorced his wife (talaq) for the first or second time, she spends her iddah (waiting period) in his house and stays with him because she is still his wife and under […]
Is it manditory for all girls to wear hijab? If they do not wear the hijab is this considered a sin? The Quran and Sunnah both direct women to cover themselves and avoid displaying their adornments in front of ?strangers? (non-mahram men). The Quran tells the Prophet PBUH: “O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of […]
Who can be a Mahram? Can my husband take my 70 year old grandmother for Umrah? Is he considered a mahram? Please provide any sources/references if you have. The scholars have listed five conditions for a person to be considered a mahram. He should be male, Muslim, adult, and of sound mind, and he should be a relative to whom […]
My husband has physically abused me and insults me when angry. His anger is terrifying. Is it ok to divorce him for this reason? I’m very sad to hear this news and I ask Allah SWT to grant you patience and perseverance. Such abuse is totally prohibited legally and Islamically. I would first bring this concern before an Imam who […]
