Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Children & Upbringing
1,130 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Children & Upbringing, 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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Children & Upbringing fatawa — page 7 of 29
- Mufti Online3 Jul 2022
Teaching children Hajj and Tawaaf around a box covered in cloth like the Ka‘bah
The school my child attends has asked me to dress my children in white garments, so that they can teach them how to perform the rituals of Hajj and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jun 2022
Giving sinni (gifts) when a child is born
Please advise the shariah ruling regarding giving sinni (gifts) when a child is born.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jun 2022
Women leaving the house during nifaas (after child birth)
Is it true that during the period of nifaas (after child birth), women should not go out of the house? Should they not go to their parents house also?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Ibn Masood2 Jun 2022
Maintaining equality when gifting one’s children during one’s lifetime
Is it permissible for a father to distribute his wealth and business during his lifetime, to his sons that are working in the business with him? The…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Jamiat KZN30 May 2022
My fiance is Catholic and wants to practice her religion after we marry
i am a muslim, and my fiance is a catholic. she wants to keep practicing her relegion after we are married and as far as i know this is fine with…
- 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 - Mufti Online25 May 2022
Instilling love for the Quraan in the heart of one's child
My husband and I have been blessed with a baby alhamdulillah. We would like the baby to have finished memorising the Quraan by an early age if Allah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood25 May 2022
Maintenance of a blind child
If a blind child reaches puberty, will the father still be responsible for his expenses, or will the father be absolved of his responsibility since…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online23 May 2022
Desire for one's child to become pious
My baby boy is almost 2 years old. I'm a single mother. I have a dua and dream that he goes in the right path and becomes very pious or an imam and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 May 2022
Acquiring a child through IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)
Is it permissible for the husband and wife to acquire a child through IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MJC17 May 2022
Aqiqah for a child
The aqīqah is an emphasized sunnah for any individual entrusted by sacred law to take charge of the financial needs of a new born. In most…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Azaadville14 May 2022
Adopting A Child
What are the Shar’ee rulings regarding adopting a child? Please explain the laws of Mahram and Ghair-Mahram as well.
- Mufti Online11 May 2022
Na baaligh boys standing in the first saff with the men in salaah
We have children who are not baaliqh attending the fardh salaah. They are standing next to their fathers in the first saff. They were requested on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood13 Apr 2022
Child unable to use right hand to write
I have 3 daughters. The middle one seems to lean towards using her left hand for holding writing implements from a young age. We encourage her to…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Jamiat KZN30 Mar 2022
The One Who Engages in Anal Intercourse is Cursed (3/3)
Is this narration reliable? لا ينظر الله إلى رجل جامع امرأته في دبرها
Moulana Suhail Motala - Jamiat KZN30 Mar 2022
The One Who Engages in Anal Intercourse is Cursed (2/3)
Is this narration reliable? ‘Abdullah ibn Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) relates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, لا…
- Jamiat KZN30 Mar 2022
The One Who Engages in Anal Intercourse is Cursed (1/3)
Is this Hadith reliable? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) relates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Cursed…
- MJC30 Mar 2022
Can I donate or receive donated breast milk?
With regards to your query (and with due appreciation for the additional information provided), be informed of the following: Interest in the Sharʿī…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Ask Imaam27 Mar 2022
Until what age do I have to pay for the maintenance of my children?
Salams As a divorced father what is the required age that my children have to be where I am no longer responsible to pay for their upbringing…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Ibn Masood18 Mar 2022
Determining the gender of the child during pregnancy
Are we permitted to find out the gender of the child from the gynae during pregnancy?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online12 Mar 2022
Secular education for children
Some Ulama say that school grade 1 to 12 is indoctrination where else other's say we must get an education in order to make a living. What's the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam2 Mar 2022
What are the rights towards my son from my previous marriage?
Assalam o alaikum! I have only son, who is 11 right now, from my previous wedlock, which failed miserably in 2010. The son is with my ex in laws…
Shakib Alam - Ibn Masood26 Feb 2022
Who has a greater right to name the child?
Who, from the parents, has a greater right to name the child, the father or the mother?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood23 Feb 2022
Equality in gifting children during one’s lifetime
1. If a person gives one of his children a car, then does he have to give the other child cash, equivalent to the value of the car? Or, he doesn’t…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online20 Feb 2022
Making an effort to ensure that one's baaligh son wakes up for Fajr
I have a 16 year old son that cannot wake up for Fajr every day. My wife says to me that it is our responsibility to make sure he gets up. Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam16 Feb 2022
Breastfeeding for more than two years
My 21 month old daughter is an extremely picky eater. Some days she will only eat once during the entire day. I want to continue breastfeeding her…
- Ibn Masood8 Feb 2022
Naming one’s child ‘Haarith’
What is the meaning of the name “Haarith”? Who was “Haarith”?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - 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 - Ask Imaam31 Jan 2022
Spouses right to Children
Salaam Me and my husband have 2 sons. I would like to have more children. When I asked my husband to try for a 3rd child he said no. The reason he…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Ibn Masood31 Jan 2022
Parent losing custody of minor child due to illicit relationship
A man divorces his wife due to her being unfaithful to him on a number of occasions. There is a minor child involved. Can the father claim custody…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville24 Jan 2022
What To Do When A Child Is Born
I would like to find out when a baby is born what should be done that would be within the shariah and also the sunnah.
- 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 Masood2 Jan 2022
Lineage of a child born out of wedlock
A 17 year-old boy impregnates a 24 year-old girl out of wedlock. The girl is unable to financially support the child. Can the grandparents look…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood5 Dec 2021
Purdah between spouses children from a previous marriage
If a man with sons from a previous marriage marries a woman with daughters from a previous marriage, then will these children be regarded as…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam29 Nov 2021
Is a child born out of wedlock a Mahram to the adulterer's daughters?
Assalamualaikum. Respected Mufti Saheb, A man is married, while being married, he has an affair with another married lady, a child is born, a boy.…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - 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 - Azaadville18 Nov 2021
The Right To Name A New-Born Child
Id like to know whose right it is to give a new born babies name?
- Ask Imaam11 Nov 2021
I fear I did not do good Tarbiyyah of my child and he committed suicide
I am an ordinary Muslim working in a good organization/post by the sheer grace of Allah . I do follow Islamic tenets as much as possible. I used to…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Jamiat KZN5 Nov 2021
Smoking weed – Does legal mean Halaal?
My husband often smokes weed (cannabis). He says that many of his cousins and friends also smoke it and it has become ‘a norm’ in many circles.…
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