Should a man who discovers that his wife is not a virgin demand his Mahr?
Question: In some countries, people like to see the virginal blood on the bride’s garment and announce her virtuousness the next morning in daylight. If...
Rule on a woman refuses any person proposing for her betrothal and wants to be married only to her paternal cousins
Question: I have a full sister who has reached twenty years of age without getting married. Whenever a man proposes to marry her she refuses,...
Prohibition of giving women in marriage without their permission
Question: My father forced my sixteen years old sister to marry a man whom she does not desire. She tries now to commit suicide saying...
It is permissible to refuse marriage when there is a Shar'i excuse
Question: What is the ruling on a Muslim girl refusing to get married? While she is chaste and Islamically committed and hence she finds no...
Is a man considered a Mahram for the sister of his wife?
Question: Is a woman’s husband a Mahram (unmarriageable) to her sister and paternal aunt so he can sit alone with any of them? Answer: No,...
Discovering that one's wife is not a virgin
Question: If a man marries a young woman and then finds that she is not a virgin, what should he do? Answer: This may be...
Advice to those who wish to marry but cannot afford the expenses
Question: I am a youth in the secondary stage. I endeavor as much as possible to observe the obligatory acts of worship and the commands...
Ruling on keeping marriage with one wife who does not pray
Question: I am a married man, but my wife knows nothing of the Glorious Qur’an and she also does not pray. I have been trying...
How does a Muslim correct their Islamic creed
Question: The inquirer asks: How does a Muslim correct their Islamic creed (‘Aqidah), and how do they preserve it? Answer: By gaining a deep understanding...
How to achieve Tawhid
Question: This questioner, O Noble Sheikh, is asking: How does a Muslim achieve Tawheed (belief in in the Oneness of Allah)? Answer: He achieves it...
Tawhid-ul-Rububiyyah is denied only by deviated people
Question: As the communists and atheists of today deny Allah’s Existence, is this not considered a denial of Tawhid-ul-Rububiyyah (Oneness of Allah’s Lordship) and thus...
Copyrights on tapes
Question: I work in the field of information technology. Since I started work in this field, I have made CD copies of software programs I...
Ruling on saying Allah is Omnipresent
Question: What is the ruling on saying that Allah (Glorified be He) exists everywhere? Answer: Saying that Allah exists in all places is the saying...
Rule on preventing a girl from marrying due to the opinion of a family member
Question: It has become common nowadays in many families to prevent a girl from marrying due to the opinion of one of her family members....
Is it permissible for a father to force his daughter to marry a person whom she does not want to marry?
Question: Is it permissible for a father to force his daughter to marry a person whom she does not want to marry? Answer: A father...
It is not permissible to delay the marriage of the younger girl
Question: It is a tradition in our village that the younger daughter cannot be given in marriage before the elder one. Some families refuse to...
Greediness and dissatisfaction with simple life, dowries and expenditures for weddings have become exorbitant,that is why marriages have decreased
Question: Dear Eminent Father, the entire Muslim world is experiencing two major problems which have very dangerous social effects: the issue of marriage and raising...
Merits of hastening to marry
Question: One thinks that the salary of a girl, her job, the financial and social status of a suitor or her education may lead at...
The things that nullify one's Islam
Question: Can you mention to the listeners the things which take out a person from the Din (religion) of Islam, make him a Kafir (disbeliever)...
Actions and deeds that bring a person closer to Paradise
Question: He (the questioner) is asking about actions and deeds that bring a person closer to Jannah (Paradise) and further them away from Hellfire? Answer:...