Family Issues



Marital relations, parenting issues, sibling relations, interaction and behavior with relatives near and far.


Istikhara request

My name is [private] my parents want me to get married to my cousin called [private], but I don’t like him… Continue reading

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Child discipline

asalaam Alaikum. I have been asked many times about hitting children. I always say no, but do not know the validation…
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Wife’s pets

Assalamualaykum I need Sheikh’s guidance. My wife is a non muslim. She has 2 cats and 1 dog. Cats vomit on the carpets on the furniture… Continue reading

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My hijab or my spouse

I have a huge problem, I recently had a reawakening of my deen and I took a hijab. When I got married I wasn’t a hijabi and when I decided to take the hijab my spouse didn’t object.. Continue reading

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Making my mother happy- for converts

My question is about making one’s mother happy if one is a convert. I am a Muslim since 5 years and my mom is very unhappy about this. She hates… Continue reading

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Problems with husband

My name is [private] and my husbands name is [private] and my two sons [private] and [private] we are having lots of dificulties in our relationship… Continue reading

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Inheritance question

Do a man’s sister’s son inherit his property if: 1) he has only daughters; 2) he has a son and daughter; or 3) he has only sons. Continue reading

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How can you tell if Allah forgives you?

‘m a revert and married, A few years ago I lost myself completely all be it at a time when I thought I was high in iman, my arrogance nearly destroyed my marriage. … Continue reading

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Prayer Request: About my whole life

I had married in 2010 and after my married my relation with my wife is not so good. This is not due to ourselves but due to some other person… Continue reading

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Parents’ permission

I have a question regarding permission of our parents on what we do, Is there any specific age upto in which children have to ask for parents’ permission in Islam (e.g. when leaving house, going abroad, going to dergah, seclusion, marrying girl… Continue reading

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