Question How sound is this hadith that urges people to get married, and is attributed to our noble Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him and his family and companions)? In fact I did not find it in the reliable books of Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jama ‘ah about the hadiths of the Messenger of […]

Question I am going to get married in the near future, in sha Allah, to a man who is religiously committed, praise be to Allah, but his problem is that he is a smoker. He promised me that he is going to give up smoking, and he started to try, but as you know this […]

Question If the mother can afford it, and has wealth, whilst the father does not have wealth, what is the ruling on the mother helping her son to get married, if he cannot afford it and greatly needs to get married? Answer Praise be to Allah. If the son needs to get married, and he […]

Question There is someone who got married with wealth from both halaal and haraam sources. After a few years, his conscience was stirred and he realized that he had got married with wealth from haraam sources. What is the ruling on that, and what must he do? Answer Praise be to Allah. The marriage is […]

Question I did the marriage contract with a woman after giving her the mahr (dowry). I wanted to consummate the marriage with her, but her father refused, until I completely furnish three rooms for her, but I am not able to do that. Is it permissible for me to consummate the marriage with her without […]

Question My brother wants to get married, and my mother has chosen a girl for him, and the two parties have agreed to marriage, but after he looked at the girl in the manner prescribed in Islam, and the two parties agreed, we noticed from the history of the family that some of the paternal […]

Question What is the ruling on the zihaar of one who is angry? Does it count as such? [Zihaar: a jaahili form of divorce in which a man says to his wife: “You are to me as my mother’s back.”]. Or can the three levels of anger be applied in this case, as in the […]

Question Since I was an adolescent, I have been suffering from epilepsy, but I take medicine regularly, and I think that this sickness will disappear as I grow older. But the doctor who is treating my case said that he is ninety percent certain that this sickness will remain with me until the end of […]

Question During the engagement period, I did a premarital health checkup, and the doctor told me that I am infertile, but there is a remedy for that. In order to save face, can I do the marriage contract without informing my fiancée, or is it essential to disclose it? I hope that you can advise. […]

Question Woman reverted to Islam and she had no wali as her father died and her other family members are non Muslim. We contacted Director of Islamic Centre here in Europe to act as her wali but all one of them wanted to charge us from 100-400€ for that, which we didn’t want to pay. […]

Question I have a very strong desire to get married but doctors have said some time ago that I have pvl staphylococcus which is said to be contagious. How do I deal with this? I have asked doctors regarding coming in contact with family etc but this is shrugged off as if it’s fine and […]

Question I have read voluntary hajj,fast needs permission from husband since those are not fard, but what about tahajjud and sunnah prayers in obligatory five prayers as well.if yes,do we have to ask permission every time we want to pray the voluntary prayers or once he has mentioned no to it ,is sufficient. if husband […]

Question I have been suffering mental illness for years, and I am afraid that my children would be affected by the same illness. Is it permissible for me to get sterilized, or to agree with anyone who proposes to me that we will not have children? Answer Praise be to Allah. It is not permissible […]

Question I proposed to a woman with whom the marriage contract with another man was done unofficially – meaning that it was not registered in the court – but now he is missing and no one knows anything about him. Does the woman have the right to ask for khula‘ and annulment of the marriage […]

Question I have come to an agreement with a girl who is much younger than me. I want to marry her without telling her family my real age, and we will tell them that I am ten years younger than I really am, for example. Is this permissible according to Islamic teachings, or will we […]