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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Assuming that by “biological father” you are referring to an Islamic father, meaning that the child was conceived within a marriage, please be advised:…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته With regards to your query, please be informed of the following: 1. A father is financially responsible for the basic needs of his poor children…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. Interest in the Sharʿī status of milk banks and their social consequences was first raised in the 80s. Scholarly opinion at the time…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته The stepfather has no financial obligation towards his stepchild. In the absence of the actual father, the responsibility for the child’s maintenance (nafaqah) falls…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. In terms of the Shāfiʿī madhhab, the wuḍū breaks by touching a dead body of a person of the opposite sex who is not…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. When a man marries a woman who already has daughters of her own, and the marriage is duly consummated, the daughters become what…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. The rights to the custody of a child is dependent on the age and maturity of the child. 2. If the child is…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته The Shari’ah prohibits any medication or procedure that results in the permanent prevention of a male or female from having children. Both Imams Bukhari…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. While a moderate amount of playing games might be arguably tolerable, it most certainly does not behove a Muslim to involve himself in…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته It is preferable and desirable for both parents to collaborate and mutually decide on a name that pleases them both. Shura, or consultation, is…
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An orphan is not eligible to receive zakāh solely based on being an orphan. The eight categories of recipients of zakāh are clearly mentioned in Sūrah al-Tawbah, verse 60. However,…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته The aqīqah is an emphasized sunnah for any individual entrusted by sacred law to take charge of the financial needs of a new born. In…
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