Friday, 25 September 202614 Rabīʿ al-thānī 1448 AH
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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: 1. In the absence of the mother, and…
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 who are: a) Unable to work or find…
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 relied upon in matters of fiqh or aqidah.…
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 was divided. 2. One group of scholars adopted…
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 specific instances where it becomes ḥarām to listen…
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 on the paternal and maternal grandfathers if they…
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 to certain conditions. These same conditions apply if…
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 parameters for determining who those Ahl al-Kitāb are…
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 to be purely cultural and not imposed by…
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, as well as tattooers and those who get…
