Am I Allowed to Cremate My Non-Muslim Mother if She Requested It?
I am a Muslim and my mother, who is Christian, wants me to cremate her when she passes away. In Islam we are buried. I want to respect her wishes, but I do not want to…
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Family fiqh
42 of the archive’s 436 rulings.
How Should One Islamically Deal with Toxic Older Siblings Who Neglect Responsibilities?
Salaam alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Can you please provide advice on how to deal with toxic older siblings? I mean older siblings who do not contribute much to…
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What Are the Rulings on Women Attending Visitations, Funerals, and Burials?
Can you please provide the rulings on women attending visitation, funerals, and burials?
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What Should a Revert Do with a Deceased Non-Muslim Relative’s Ashes Kept in a Cross?
I am a revert. I have my grandparents’ ashes in a Celtic cross that were hanging in my car. I have now taken them down, but I am not sure what to do with them. Can I…
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Is It Sinful to Look at Women Who Are Not Dressed in Jilbab or Khimar?
Ahlan ya sheikh. Is it sinful to look at women who are not dressed in jilbab or khimar, such as women in Western dress, news presenters, non Muslim friends or neighbors…
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What Is the Ruling on Shaking Hands with the Opposite Gender (Non-Mahram)?
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Is Assigning Qur’an Reading and Tafsir to Children Every Year an Innovation (Bidah)?
During our winter break, every year, we assign the whole Quran to all kids in our extended family. They read their assigned part from the Qur’an and prepare a tafsir of…
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is Watching Movies Always Haram? How Do We Understand Media, Gazes, and Modern Reality?
Salaam alaikum warahmatullah wabarakaatu. I heard from a sheikh that watching all movies is haram, due to things like music, seeing the opposite gender, free mixing, and…
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When Is It Permissible to Exhume a Grave to Correct a Burial or Prevent Misuse?
If a person was buried incorrectly, such as being laid on their left side, or if their grave later becomes a place of worship, can or should the grave be exhumed to…
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Is It Valid to Return Stolen Money by Buying Property for the Father Without Telling Him the Truth?
Salaam alaikum warahmatuLlah wabarakaatu. She stole from her father without his knowledge. Many years after, she decided to pay him back an estimated amount of the money…
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Does Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby Make Them a Mahram, and Would They Become a Mahram to One’s Biological Children as Well?
If one adopts a baby, if you were to breastfeed the baby would that baby now become your muhrum and is this allowed? Would that baby also become your biological…
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Can a Woman Perform Umrah Without a Mahram?
Can a woman go for Umrah by herself, without a mahram? Would it also be permissible for her to go with a group of female friends? What are the Islamic rulings regarding…
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Is It Permissible to Temporarily Block One’s Mother for Mental Relief?
I have moved out from my house some months ago. Since then, my mother has called me multiple times a day. Her talks are unpleasant, she nags, complains, and belittles…
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Ruling on Celebrating Birthdays in Islam
Is it allowed to celebrate your birthdays in Islam? And how did the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ mark his own birthday?
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Are my hardships a consequence of how I treated my father in the past?
Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah, When I was growing up, I had a poor relationship with my father. He was not financially well off, and my mother, who was better off…
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Can I sacrifice one sheep instead of two for a newborn boy?
Allah has blessed me with a newborn son. I know that the Sunnah for the ‘aqiqah is to sacrifice two sheep for a boy. Due to my current financial situation, I cannot…
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Does this hadith apply to me if I pay off my sisters debt?
Salaam alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh. I would like to know if I get the reward of the shade of Allah on the Day of Judgement for paying off some or all of my…
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Can I breastfeed my sister’s children to make them mahram?
: Is it permissible in Islam for my sister-in-law to breastfeed my son in order to make him her mahram?
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