My husband gave me divorce 3 times in front of a woman and a man. He was extremely angry and did not want to say that but just wanted to threaten that I should leave otherwise he will divorce but the words slipped out unknowingly and he said I give you Talaq (he said 3 times). Has the Talaq been effected? He did not intend to Talaq and was also in extreme.. More
I don't know what to do. I am married and my wife has her period every month. I can't have a sex with her, and I can't control myself. What should I do?.. More
I am giving birth at end of July and some people says that it is Sunnah to buy things for the baby after the birth. Is it true? Please explain in detail. In Canada we need to buy car seat in advance. What should we do in this case? After the child birth, am I allowed to recite Qur'an and do Tasbeeh (Zikr) morning and evening without touching Qur'an.. More
Can you give us an advice about customary or secret (not documented) marriage in the following situation: my sister is divorced and has two kids and she is afraid of marriage officially and her husband will take her kids. On the other hand, the man who want to marry her afraid that his wife will leave country with his son as she is Arab not Egyptian... More
My son is divorcing his wife. Does he have to stay with her in the same house during the period of the 3 months after the divorce or can he move out while she stays till the end of the period?.. More
What kind of homosexual acts that would be considered as sin and that would be punished by Allah (SWT)? If we just have the thought but we don't commit it, is that also sinful? Is our prays to Allah acceptable at the time we have such a thought? (Well, I think I have the thought that I am gay but I don't commit it). Have you ever heard that a man with.. More
Why are there no recordings of women reciting Qur'an? And why do no women lead prayer in mosques, even in the U.S., where there may be a significant number of women? I am new to Islam, like many Americans, and am fascinated by the beauty and universality of its message.
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There was a narration from the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) that once a companion of his married and informed the Prophet that he had married a widow. The Prophet asked him why he married a widow. He told him that if he married a single woman then he would have found her being playful towards him and he would have been playful with her.
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My wife left my house with my son (two years old) to her parents' house three months. She has asked for a divorce. However I swear in divorce two years ago that if she spoke to her brother she will be divorced, unless her brother gives me my money back as he commenced a fraud with me. I believe she has spoken with him. So is she divorced now? If not.. More
In India dowry system is prevalent among Muslims. Formally, Mahr is fixed. Before fixing the marriage, the bridegroom's side demands certain amount of cash and other household articles etc. from Bride's parents for making marriage. So far I haven't seen any marriage where bridegroom has not taken any thing from bride's parents. My question is: (1) Is.. More
If the Wali (guardian of the woman) says to a given man: "I give you my daughter in marriage". And before the man expresses his consent to the proposal, the Wali recants his offer. Is the offer binding, anyway or is the woman now free to marry another man?
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