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 7 of 19
- Mufti Online4 Apr 2018
Adult daughter sleeping in the same room with parents
Is it ok to put my daughter's bed in my own big master bedroom as there is no physical relation between me and my husband due to perpertual illness…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Mar 2018
Should a wife listen to her husband or parents?
I am married and pregnant with my first child. Currently I am staying with my parents in Saudi while my husband is in Kenya. I came for iqamah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Mar 2018
Parents wants her to get married to a Syed only
I have an issue, I am 28 year old female, who has been unmarried and sitting at home. I met a guy at university when I was graduating and spoke to…
Mirza Mahmood Baig - Mufti Online21 Mar 2018
Reward for the parents of a miscarried baby
Does the Hadith that refers to entry into jannah for the parents of the miscarried fetus apply even to the parents who have miscarried before 4…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Mar 2018
Marital problems
I am currently undergoing major problems in my home, my husband and I bought a home about 7 months back. He brought his mum to live with us as he is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam10 Mar 2018
Changing one’s surname to husband’s surname and one’s children’s to stepfather’s surname
I have a question regarding surname change I am a revert and I had 2 children before I was Muslim to my ex partner which isn’t in the kids lives for…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online10 Mar 2018
The rights of a foster mother
Firstly, when a relation of a milk mother (foster mother) or "Razaat" is established through breastfeeding a child, is this status of a mother given…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Mar 2018
Listening to one's mother
1. My mom is very innocent and sometimes takes decisions of some things which has more problems than solutions for us. When she tells me to do…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Mar 2018
Mother of the child giving azaan and tahneek for the newborn
I need advice on a few of the following issues relating to my new born baby. I am due in a few weeks time inshAllah and my husband has requested for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Mar 2018
Obeying one's parents
Do you have to obey your mother in everything except if they tell you to disobey Allah? (What if the parents tell you that you can’t go outside…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Feb 2018
Behaviour with non-Muslim parents
What should be our behaviour with Non Muslim parents? Should we love them with our hearts? And are we allowed to have light hearted conversations…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Feb 2018
Kissing parents
What is the Islamic ruling on hugging and kissing your mother?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam23 Feb 2018
Can an adopted child receive inheritance from his biological father?
Is an adopted child entitled to inheritance from his BIOLOGICAL father?
Mizanur Rahman - Mufti Online21 Feb 2018
Parents commanding to do something which involves the disobedience of Allah Ta’ala
If parents give us an order that is against Islam, should we obey that?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2018
Parents preventing daughter from marrying ex-husband
My ex husband and I want to remarry after our divorce and we have 1 daughter. But my parents are becoming a big obstacle between us. My father is a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2018
Sending one's parents for Hajj
An elderly man and woman have been accredited to go for Hajj. However, due to limited financial means, they are unable to go. Their young son has…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Feb 2018
Working and desiring to serve his parents
I'm from India but working in UAE for the past 9 years. I'm the only child to my parents. I'm settled in UAE with my wife & two kids. When I came to…
Muhammad IV Patel - Mufti Online14 Feb 2018
Living with dogs inside a house
My wife is a revert Muslimah masha Allah and she prays salah daily. Her parents are not Muslims and we do not live with them. Her parents have two…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam12 Feb 2018
Parents forcing her to get married with someone she doesn’t want to.
About marriage. My parents are enforcing me to marry with richest person and not marry with less rich man just because of people fear. 9 years…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online11 Feb 2018
Disowning one's children
I'm a mum and my daughter went to marry a guy behind our backs and it's her second marriage. We were not happy about it but she says that she's very…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam10 Feb 2018
Can my parents give money to my eldest brother in their lifetime?
Assalam O Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu My parents are having 3 sons and 2 daughters. The eldest brother started handsome earning from 2006.…
Rabiul Islam - Mufti Online10 Feb 2018
Delaying in performing Hajj
A man who possesses the nisaab is not performing Hajj because if he does so, his parents will get hurt as they have not yet performed Hajj/Umrah.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Feb 2018
Listening to one's parents with regards to marriage
I just wanted to know if a girl is pious, has good character and is from a good home, but she is not from the same caste (surti and non surti), is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Feb 2018
Marrying someone that one's parents are not pleased with
When I was ignorant about Islam I fell in love with a girl. When I went on the path of Islam I realised my mistake and eventually told her that this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Feb 2018
Listening to one's father
A person has a cat. He and his family love the cat. But the person’s father does not like him to keep the cat and he says to the person that he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2018
Girl marrying without her parents consent
Can a Muslim girl marry a Muslim boy without her parents consent? They like each otherand both of them study in a well-known varsity. Both of them…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2018
Father demanding his married daughter to bath and massage him
My wife's father demands from her to massage him and bath him while he is just wearing bermuda type shorts. He ignores her condition or tiredness. I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Jan 2018
Religion of a child that is born out of wedlock
If the child is born out of wedlock and the mother is a Christian and the father is a Muslim. What is the procedure to follow? Does the baby get a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jan 2018
Who can consume aqeeqah meat?
Can the meat from aqeeqah be eaten by the parents and grandparents of the child?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jan 2018
In which situation can one disobey his parents?
In which condition we can disobey our parents?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Jan 2018
Do I as the father of an unborn child have a right to tell my family and friends that I am expecting a baby?
Do I as the father of an unborn child have a right to tell my family and friends that I am expecting a baby or does my wife have the right to forbid…
- Mufti Online27 Jan 2018
Communicating with the boy before nikaah
I am in a very discomforting situation in my life. I don't know who to ask but I think Allah SWT guided me to you. In my family, only my mum does…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jan 2018
Parents asking son on drugs to leave the home
Our son aged 21 smokes weed and refuses to read salah most days, (we and siblings do read salat). He is applying for a job and he refuses to be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jan 2018
Pleasing one's father
I like a girl very much and i am of marriable age. I told my parents about her and they went ahead and visited the girl's house. When i asked my dad…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Jan 2018
Respecting one's mother
How does one deal with ones mother who has chosen to marry for the 4th time? Being married, my husband and myself are constantly fighting because he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Jan 2018
Daughters taking care of their parents after marriage
Do daughters have any obligation in taking care of their parents physically and or financially after they get married and start staying with their…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jan 2018
Will a foster child inherit from foster parents?
When I was born my mother was mistakenly given a Muslim baby boy (someone's else's child). She fed him once, then fed him again. She realized that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jan 2018
Receiving rental from a house that was purchased with haraam money
My grandparents won a lottery of 1 lakh rs around 20 years ago. They then added some amount to this lottery amount (around 35K rs) and purchased a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Jan 2018
Abusive father
My parents have been divorced. My father who is a foreigner lives alone. He is verbally and emotionally abusive to myself and siblings. I want to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Jan 2018
Widow getting married without the permission of her father
1. Can a Muslim lady who is a widow and has a child from her first husband, enter into nikaah with a Muslim man without seeking permission from her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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