Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Rights of Parents
744 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Rights of Parents, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Rights of Parents fatawa — page 17 of 19
- Mufti Online29 Aug 2013
Who should an aged father live with?
My mother passed away and I have only 1 brother. We are not living in the same city. I would like to know if my father must live with me and my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam28 Jul 2013
Can I go to madrassa to learn Quran and Hadith without the permission of my parents?
Can I go to madrassa to learn Quran and Hadith without the permission of my parents?
Mufti Abdul Hannan Nizami - Mufti Online10 Jun 2013
I left home due to abuse from my mother
My mom said too many bad things to me in anger. She said I am not fit for marriage. I will never be able to get married and accused me of bad…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jun 2013
Consulting the parents with regards to nikaah
My friend and I like each other and we want to make nikaah so that we can have a halaal relationship and not be boy friend and girlfriend. His…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 May 2013
Conducting with one's parents who have become murtad
If one's parents become murtad, should he have relationship with them?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2013
My mother is unsure if she was divorced or not?
Please advise on how we can be assisted with the following? My parents divorced in a court of law approx 23 years ago due to my father’s drug…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Apr 2013
Right of custody if the mother remarries
Does a remarried divorcee have a right over her children from the previous marriage a lady got her marriage dissolved and her boys were left with…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN28 Mar 2013
Balancing the rights of husband and parents?
I want to know – is it true that in Islam a guidance of a husband is the law for his wife, she must implicitly obey him. And may a husband forbid…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Ask Imaam12 Feb 2013
Is it permissible to do Tabligh work without the approval of my parents?
Assalamu Alaikum, I am ..... from india. I am in the noble work of dhawat-tablige, but my parents are severly opposing it. I completed ...chillas in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online30 Jan 2013
Mother who does not want to give up the custody of children
I have been searching the net and cant find any lectures on when a mother doesnt want to give up her son to the father. I want us all to reach…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN8 Jan 2013
Cursing one’s children when angry
Q. My wife curses our kids a lot whenever she gets angry. Can you please give us some advice?
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Mufti Online19 Dec 2012
Father and son getting married to two sisters
Is it permissible for father and son to get married to 2 sisters?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Nov 2012
My parents fight & argue a lot
My parents fight & argue a lot please advise me what I can pray to help them in this difficult time.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Nov 2012
Dreaming that my deceased father came to visit us in our family business wearing white
(My Murhoom father passed away on Friday 27th July 2012, in Ramadhaaan) 2 nights later i dreamt he came to visit us at work (family business) he was…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2012
Hadith regarding looking at parents with the sight of mercy
Based on this hadith if we cast loveful glances on our "dead parents" imagining them in our mind, will we get the same reward as mentioned in the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2012
Marrying one's stepfather's daughter
My friend Zaid's father Bakr died long back so his mother Fathima married another man Haamid. Now Haamid was also married before and his wife…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Oct 2012
Marrying the mother of a woman one divorced before consummating the Nikah
Is it permissible for a person to marry the mother of a woman he divorced before consummating the Nikah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Oct 2012
Marrying one's ex-wife’s mother
Is it permissible for one to marry his ex-wife’s mother?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2012
Purdah for Father-in-law and Brother-in-law
Which part of a female's body can be uncovered in front of the father-in-law and brother-in-law (the brother of her husband)? Can she expose before…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN27 Aug 2012
Problems with my parents. Permissible to move out?
I have been married for few years and have children. We have been living with my parents for the last six years. However, my parents do not treat me…
- Ask Imaam21 Aug 2012
1) What does Islam say about spending on wife's parents and taking care of them? 2) Do I get reward like I take care of my parents?
Assalamu alaikum, My wife's parents are well to do. We live separately and they visit us often. My questions are: 1) What does Islam say about…
Mawlana Mohammed Patel - Mufti Online8 May 2012
The Rank of Parents
I was discussing with a friend of mine regarding the rights of parents, I said that there is nobody after Allah and his Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam21 Mar 2012
How much rights do parents have over their children?
My questions are very general in nature. We always come across them. MY question is regarding a boy who is of 20 years of age and he is still doing…
Mawlana Abdul Hannan Nizami - Jamiat KZN16 Jan 2012
Am I a Mahram to my Nani’s (maternal grandmother’s) sister?
Q. Am I a Mahram to my Nani’s (maternal grandmother’s) sister?
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Ask Imaam13 Oct 2011
Does the father have child custody rights?
Sister X and Brother Y were married for 7 years. Sister X consistently refused to consummate their marriage, with one exception, in the 3rd year,…
Mawlana Faraz Ibn Adam - Ask Imaam21 Jun 2011
1. Would it be permissible for a muslimah daughter to accept a wasiyyah of a non muslim mother? 2. How many Sajda Tilawa does a qari need to make if he listens the ayah many times? 3. What is the satr of a muslim woman from non muslims men or women?
1. I understand that a muslim daughter may not inherit from her non muslim mother, but what if her mother made wasiyyat? would it be permissible to…
Ml. Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2010
Allah loves his slaves 70 times more than a mother loves her children
I am puzzled, I have heard somewhere that Allah Almighty loves his creations 70 times more than a mother, so why is He not giving hidaya to so many…
Muftī Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2010
I want to open an interest account to give interest money to poor people, is it allowed? Can I use this interest money for my parents, especially for Hajj?
I have current account in the bank and the money is just sitting there. I want to open an interest account to give interest money to poor people, is…
Mawlānā Sohail Bengali - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2010
Breastfeeding is harmful for the mother and the unborn child in our situation. Should we wean off the breastfeeding child or have an abortion?
My wife is 8 weeks pregnant and is breastfeeding our 14-month child. She wants to continue breastfeeding, but she is unable to take adequate amount…
Muftī Abrar Mirza - Ask Imaam26 Aug 2010
Me and my wife own quiet a lot of gold (about 25 tola) that we got at our marriage from our parents and as gifts. I am a government servant and am hrdly managing my expenses in my salary. My wife is a housewife and we do not have any other ...
Me and my wife own quiet a lot of gold (about 25 tola) that we got at our marriage from our parents and as gifts. I am a government servant and am…
Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef - Ask Imaam1 Jul 2010
Can a woman travel alone overseas to see her ill parents, as her husband cannot afford the cost of their travelling together or sending any other ‘mehram’ with her? Mufti Sahib Says:...
Can a woman travel alone overseas to see her ill parents, as her husband cannot afford the cost of their travelling together or sending any other…
Mufti Luqman Hansrot - Ask Imaam28 May 2010
This is a query in reply to your Fatwa # 18573 from Pakistan. Isn't your word contradictory to Surah Nisa, verse 23, where women with whom Nikah is haram are mentioned. {Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's
This is a query in reply to your Fatwa # 18573 from Pakistan. Isn't your word contradictory to Surah Nisa, verse 23, where women with whom Nikah is…
Ml. Muhammed Sindhi - Ask Imaam24 May 2010
I know that according to Shariah laws children belong to their father once a divorce takes place given they have reached puberty. If ...
I know that according to Shariah laws children belong to their father once a divorce takes place given they have reached puberty. If the mother…
Ml. Sohail Bengali - Ask Imaam14 May 2010
1) My brother and I used to work for private individuals. Most if not all of our earnings we gave to our parents who used it for running our ...2) My father passed way in January this year. By mashwarah we valued the house and I have to pay each sibling and my mother their share
1) My brother and I used to work for private individuals. Most if not all of our earnings we gave to our parents who used it for running our home.…
Ml. Zeyad Danka - Ask Imaam25 Feb 2010
Please advise if it possible for a wife to stay with her parents while there is another man (cousin not blood related) staying in the same house?
Please advise if it possible for a wife to stay with her parents while there is another man (cousin not blood related) staying in the same house? My…
Ml. Zeyad Danka - Ask Imaam16 Oct 2009
I am a reconvert to Islam from Europe. I currently visit my parents on a regular basis once in two months, where I stay a complete week-end and then leave again....Is it permissible for me to sit and eat at a table with my parents where haram (e.g. alcohol) is served?
Salam alaykum I am a reconvert to Islam from Europe. I currently visit my parents on a regular basis once in two months, where I stay a complete…
Ml. Ismail Moosa - Ask Imaam14 Aug 2009
1) Is it allowed for men/women to cut/trim their eyebrows? 2) Whether or not maternal aunt (wife of mother's brother) of my wife my mehram?
1) Is it allowed for men/women to cut/trim their eyebrows? 2) Whether or not maternal aunt (wife of mother's brother) of my wife my mehram?
Ml. Mohammed Moola - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2009
1)This quest. is regarding my parents.We live in Saudia Arabia- The Holy Land.My parents are having a very distressful life here.I feel very hopeless to see such of my parents condition....2)I want to say that whenever i stand in jammat in salah here in saudi arabia people dont concentrate on keeping the legs joined with one another.when i join my for eg left leg to a person left
I am pleased to write this letter.Please try to reply to my questions as soon as possible,my duas and any help which i can do for you will be a…
Ml. Asif Umar - Ask Imaam5 Aug 2009
Is it allowed for me to make salaam to my phuppa (father's sister's husband) seeing the facts that I only see him once in a few years when I visit my family back home, as we live in totally differents countries and have absolutely no contact?
Alhamdulillah, I have been making purdah from my non mahrams for the last ten years, including first cousins, my phuppa and my brother in laws. My…
Ml. Abrar Mirza - Ask Imaam16 Apr 2009
I have commited a serious sin 15 year back by trying to sexually assault my neibour girl, girls parents got angry and they suffered from serious humiliation,at that time i never...
I have commited a serious sin 15 year back by trying to sexually assault my neibour girl, girls parents got angry and they suffered from serious…
Ml. Sajid bin Shabbir
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