Nasihah (Advice): The mourning period of death Sayyidatuna Ummu Atiyyah Radhiyallahu Anha reports: “We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for a husband, for whom a wife should mourn for four months and ten days.” (Bukhari) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: …
Read More »Islamic Position on IVF Surrogate Motherhood
Hanafi Fiqh > Daruliftaa.com What is the Islamic position on surrogate motherhood, which involves “a woman who becomes pregnant usually by artificial insemination or surgical implantation of a fertilized egg for the purpose of carrying the foetus to term for another woman”? i.e., sperm and eggs come from a legitimately married husband …
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Nasihah (Advice): The guardian of an orphan Umm Sa’id bint Murra Al-Fihri Radhiyallahu Anha reports from her father that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “I and the guardian of an orphan will be in Jannah like these two (his two fingers).” (Al-Adabul Mufrad) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: …
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Nasihah (Advice): Fosterage Aaisha Radhiyallahu Anha reports that her foster-uncle whose name was Aflah sought permission from her (to enter the house) but she observed Hijaab from him, and informed Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam who said to her: “Don’t observe Hijaab from him for he is Mahram on …
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Nasihah (Advice): A woman’s entrance to Jannah Sayyidatuna Ummu Salamah Radhiyallahu Anha says that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “A woman who dies when her husband is pleased with her, will enter Jannah.” (Tirmidhi) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: I Have a son and a daughter. …
Read More »Does a spouse inherit if the marriage is not consummated?
Nasihah (Advice): Remarrying after a husband’s death Subai’a Al-Aslamiya Radhiyallahu Anha gave birth to a child a few days after the death of her husband. She came to Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and asked permission to remarry. Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam gave her permission, and she remarried. (Bukhari) ________________________________________________ …
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Nasihah (Advice): Treat your children fairly Nu’maan Bin Basheer Radhiyallahu Anhu was delivering a sermon and he said that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “Treat your children fairly, treat your children fairly.” (Nasaai) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: My husband passed away and I am pregnant. Does …
Read More »Stepfather a Mahram to his stepdaughters?
Nasihah (Advice): The seriousness of Nikah and Divorce Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said:“There are three things which, whether undertaken seriously or in jest, are treated as serious: Marriage, divorce and taking back a wife (during the Iddah period after issuing …
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Nasihah (Advice): The reward for Umrah and Hajj Abu Hurairah Radhiallahu Anhu reports that Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “‘(Performance of one) ‘Umrah to (the performance of another) ‘Umrah atones for the sins between them, and for Al-Hajj-ul-Mabrur (an accepted Hajj) there is no reward except Jannah.” (Tirmidhi) …
Read More »Can I be someones ‘second’ secret wife?
http://idealwoman.org/ Question: I have recently reverted to Islam. There is a man who is interested in me and wants to make me his second wife. i agreed to it but now he says he knows his first wife won’t accept it so it will have to be done in secret. …
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