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.
By Darul Ifta
Rights of Parents fatawa — page 3 of 19
- Ibn Masood22 Nov 2022
Parents holding back their children from visiting their grandparents
My son and daughter-in-law refuse to allow our grandchildren to visit us. What would the Shari’ee ruling be in this regard?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville29 Oct 2022
A Daughter’s Responsibility To Support Her Parents
Can you please explain what the responsibilities and duties of care are to parents, once a woman is married. I would also like to know if the answer…
- Ask Imaam23 Oct 2022
Can i take my adoptive parents’ surname?
As salamu alaykum beloved Shaykh, I am an orphan and I do not know who my parents are if they are alive or passed away. I was brought up by a loving…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Mufti Online20 Oct 2022
Respecting one's abusive father
I have a father, he is a worst creature I have ever seen in my life unfortunately. He always abuses us, my mother, his own mother while talking to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN18 Oct 2022
Can a father marry his son’s mother-in-law?
In our family, a man is a widow. He has five sons and one daughter. The widowed man took his son to India for his son to marry a young girl. The…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ask Imaam14 Oct 2022
Can parents use gifts that are given to a particular baby for their other children?
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I would like to know, sometimes we receive gifts from family members for our baby. Can we use these gifts for our…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online2 Oct 2022
Giving preference to one's cat over one's mother
There is a dispute between my mother and I regarding the cat which I keep in my house. My mother wants me to remove the cat from the house, whereas…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN27 Sep 2022
Rape & Abortion
A woman was raped and fell pregnant. Is it permissible for her to abort the child?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Jamiat KZN17 Sep 2022
‘Smart’Phone Addiction (2/2)
I am entangled in various sins. I am lazy when it comes to acts of worship. Evil and base qualities have overtaken me. I am dominated by nafs (base…
- Jamiat KZN17 Sep 2022
‘Smart’Phone Addiction (1/2)
I was, for a long time, involved in an illicit relationship with a boy. Our relationship eventually reached the point where I trusted him and sent…
- Ibn Masood16 Sep 2022
Mother accidentally touching her child without lust
Sometimes, children have the habit of coming to their parent’s bed in the middle of the night. At times, the parents will tell them to return to…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online4 Sep 2022
Mother spending daughter's money without her permission
I'm the daughter, married and have a baby but still live with my parents as they won't allow me to get my own house. My mother takes my bank card…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam29 Aug 2022
Multiple children born out of wedlock from one father
If siblings are born out of wedlock, and they have the same father, but different mothers. Are these children brothers and sisters? What…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Azaadville26 Aug 2022
Precaution Between A Mother-In-Law And Son-In-Law
My father and granny have heard on a programme that son in laws have had intimate relationships mother in laws (may Allah save us). I would like to…
- Mufti Online6 Aug 2022
Respecting one's father while knowing that he commits adultery
1. If a daughter knows that her father commits adultery, should she still respect her father? 2. What are the rulings on the wife of such a man?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood20 Jul 2022
Responsibility of taking care of one’s mother
We are two sisters and a brother. My father passed away. Whose responsibility is it to take care of my mother, as my brother states that his family…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online4 Jul 2022
Leaving one's parents alone to study abroad
My question is regarding post-graduation. All of my siblings are forcing me to study abroad but I don't want to because my parents will be alone and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN15 Jun 2022
How do we lawfully entertain ourselves as teenagers?
Assalamu alaykum ww respected Mufti sb. I had this question if you could please help me out. A young teenage Muslim asks how do we lawfully…
Mahmood Suliman - Mufti Online28 May 2022
Going to one's mother's house after giving birth
After giving birth, should the woman remain at her husband's home or go to her mother's?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood26 May 2022
Mother’s expenses on son
If my mother is poor and unable to maintain herself then will I, as her son, be responsible to maintain her? If her daughter maintained her, can she…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online14 May 2022
Saying "rahmatullah alaih" for one's deceased parents
Should we say "rahmatullah alaih" with our deceased parents' names?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN8 Feb 2022
Does the father have child custody rights upon divorce?
Sister x and brother y were married for 7 years. Sister x consistently refused to consummate their marriage. Only once in the 3rd of their marriage…
Mawlana Faraz Ibn Adam - Jamiat KZN26 Jan 2022
Is the husband responsible to maintain her wife who spends her Iddah at her parents home?
If a woman makes her own decision to spend her Iddah period at her parents’ home, is the husband responsible to maintain her at her parents’ home?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Jamiat KZN9 Jan 2022
Difficult Teen
I have a teenage son who is a Hafez.He does not listen to us,he goes out when he wants and sometimes does not come home.He becomes very arrogant…
Checked and Approved by - Ibn Masood6 Jan 2022
Requesting consent from one’s parents to keep Nafl fasts
Is it necessary for one to take consent from their parents to keep Nafl fasts if the parents are unhappy about their child fasting? What about…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online4 Jan 2022
Compensation after being rude to one's parents
I am a 17 years old boy. Many times I have shouted at my parents, but now I have asked forgiveness from them and they have forgiven me. My…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Nov 2021
Whose responsibility is it to take care of old parents?
Whose duty is it to look after the old parents; the sons or the daughters?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam19 Nov 2021
Until what age does a father has to pay for his children’s clothing?
Assalaamu Alaikum As a divorced parent I would like to know to what age is it encumbent for the father to pay for his childrens clothing.
Shakib Alam - Mufti Online16 Nov 2021
Employing one's parents
I came across a fiqh ruling that employing one's parents is not permissible. Is this ruling absolute, or is it OK if one gives one's parents a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Oct 2021
Mother speaking ill of her daughter to others
I have been living with my pensioner mother since I got married as I am the only child. We currently live in the same complex as my in laws and they…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville14 Oct 2021
Limits Of Obedience To Non-Muslim Parents
If a Christian father asks his Muslim son to drop him off and pick him up from the Church, must the obey or disobey?
- Mufti Online13 Oct 2021
Advice for parents who complain about their children's misbehaviour
My twins are 4 years old and are very stubborn and always fighting and not listening to parents. Please advise a dua or prescribe a wazifa to bring…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN20 Sep 2021
Does an adopted child inherit from the estate of their adoptive parents?
Does an adopted child and a fostered child through breastfeeding inherit from the estate of their adoptive or foster parents?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Jamiat KZN15 Sep 2021
Should the foetus of a baby be removed from the womb of a mother who has passed away?
A pregnant woman is terminally will. The doctors estimate that she may live for a few more weeks due to the nature of the terminal illness. What…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online7 Sep 2021
The status of grandparents in Islam
What is the status of grandparents in Islam? If one is disobedient to his grandparents is the sin the same as if one was disobedient to his parents?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville14 Jul 2021
Step Children Being A Mahram For Their Step Mother
A woman is divorced. The ex-husbands children she cannot marry. But do they fall under Mahram? Children are 13/13 years old, Baaligh. They stay with…
- Ask Imaam28 Jun 2021
Hadith Verification- Visiting the Parents Grave and Thawaab of Hajj
AS Mufti Saab. Is there any such Hadith? He says you should go to your parents graves and you will get sawaab equal to Haj {Clip Attached}
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Jamiat KZN23 Jun 2021
For how long should a mother breastfeed her newborn child?
Is it compulsory for a mother to breastfeed her new born child? If so, for how long? Can the mother make her own decision to not breastfeed her new…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Jamiat KZN17 May 2021
The Punishment for Disobedience to Parents is Meted out Without Delay (2/2)
What is the authenticity of the following? “There is no sin more likely to bring the punishment of Allah in this world as well as what [punishment]…
- Jamiat KZN17 May 2021
The Punishment for Disobedience to Parents is Meted out Without Delay (1/2)
What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:…
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