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Preventing Visitation of Grandparents

Preventing Visitation of Grandparents

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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Fathers Duty Towards his Unmarried Daughter

Fathers Duty Towards his Unmarried Daughter

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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Are Women Punished More than Men on the Day of Judgement?

Are Women Punished More than Men on the Day of Judgement?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته With reference to your query, please be informed as follows: 1. The mentioned hadith is categorized as slightly weak, indicating that it should not be…

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Breastmilk Banking

Breastmilk Banking

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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Female Nasheed Groups in front of Male audience

Female Nasheed Groups in front of Male audience

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. In principle, the voice of a strange woman is not considered ‘awrah. 2. As such, general communication is regarded permissible. However, there are…

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Responsibilities of a Stepfather

Responsibilities of a Stepfather

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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Female Studying Abroad

Female Studying Abroad

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. A woman is permitted to move out of her parents’ or maḥram’s (unmarriageable kin’s) home to live independently or with other women, subject…

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The Ruling of Marriage to Non-Muslim Females

The Ruling of Marriage to Non-Muslim Females

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. Although marriage to women of the Ahl al-Kitāb is in principle permissible, there exists a considerable juristic difference of opinion on the exact…

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Mother’s Contribution to Wedding Expenses

Mother’s Contribution to Wedding Expenses

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. Let us state first and foremost that the expenses which our community generally tends to associate with weddings tend for the most part…

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Are Hair Extensions Permissible?

Are Hair Extensions Permissible?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. Abū Hurayrah raḍiyaLlāhu ‘anhu narrated from the Prophet ﷺ, “Allah has cursed those who extend hair and those for whom hair is extended,…

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Secret Nikah

Secret Nikah

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. In Islam, when a girl who is of age requests her parents to let her marry a man against whom they have no…

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Performing Nikah in a Masjid

Performing Nikah in a Masjid

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. The prevailing opinion among scholars, including those of the Hanafi, Shafi’i, and Hambali schools of jurisprudence, is that it is recommended to perform the…

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