family

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. What if I give my entire zakah money to my divorced sister who wants to try to make a living with that money? She has no income and has two children who are still students. Jazakum Allah khayran.

How to overcome family problems. Any speacial prayers or duas. If we are fasting for how many days should we need to fast.

Assalamu Alaykum Dear Scholar, would it be Haram to swim at the beach with your family including your sisters and mother. If so, do you have to be far from non-mahram eyes? Thank you, Jazzaka Allahu Khair Assalamu Alaykum

As-salamu `alaykum. How can we balance between loving our kids and disciplining them? What are the best discipline strategies in the West?

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. I was told by one of my relatives that it is a part of Islam, not just a part of culture, that when you want to get married, first you should look within your family. Then if there is no one suitable from among your near relatives, you should look to your distant relatives, and if not then within your community, and if not your community then within your race, and finally if this is not possible then within your religion. I understand everything from the community and on, but I was wondering if it is necessary to look within the family first? Jazakum Allah khayran.

Asalaamu alaikum,I gave zakah to a family who represented themselves as very needy and not having any money and being in debt.  they are in big debt but they still have money(much less than their debts) that they are living on since the husband cannot get a job.  Is the Zakah valid or do I need to repay it?

What is the Islamic viewpoint on family planning? Are vasectomies and tubal ligations allowed in Islam?

Respected Schollars, Assalamu Alaikum wa rehmatullah! One of my close friends is a married man having 5 children, he is financially in a miserable condition not able to provide properly for the needs of his family and keeps on being very anxious, sad and hopeless for the same. On telling him to keep his family according to his financial limits, he says ´I CAN´T HAVE A WAR WITH GOD TO STOP HAVING CHILDREN´ for the fact that some other muslim told him that family planning is something not appropriate according to islam and that as long as you are married you have to get children.My question is, is it really a war with Allah Almighty for such kind of act? Can we think of having our family (children) according to our financial sources in order to provide them better nurturing, and for the fact that they don´t feel deprived of things that other children have and they do not have, when we (the parents) can´t provide them the same things others have coz we have many children and to come up with thier demands is out of our reach. I would like to help him in this matter after your response. Jazzakum Allahe Khairan wa fe aman Allah!

Dear Scholar,Assalam-u-Alaikum!Is the hadith about a martyr interceding on behalf of his 70 family members considered authentic by the scholars? And will intercession take place only on the day of judgement or it can also take place in the grave? For example, if the parents of a shaheed are getting punished in the grave for their sins, does the shahid have to wait till the day of judgement to intercede for them or he can intercede in the grave so that Allah (SWT) forgives their sins and save them from the punishment? And what reward the parents of a shaheed get if they have not encouraged their son to become a martyr?Jazakahllahu Khairan!

Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum.Could you please give me some tips on how to make a happy Muslim family? In other words, what are the characteristics of the Muslim family?JazakumAllahu Khayran.

When a person passes away in our country his bereaved family prepares food and gives to neighbors. Does this an act go in conformity with the Prophet's Sunnah? Are there any reservations against eating the food prepared by the bereaved family on such an occasion?

Salaam,Does a womans duty to her family end or lessen after she gets married? My sister got married about 2 years ago. My family was excited at first, but now after two years the attitude is basically, ?She?s married now, we?ve lost her?.I?ve often noticed that when a conflict arises between a woman and her in-laws, the imam and scholars will often say that it is haram to make a man choose between his mother and wife. They will often stress the fact that it is the wife has a responsibility toward her in-laws. Why is the same advise not given to the man when he and his father-in-law are in conflict?I swear to god when I say this, but at 30 yrs old, I have never heard an imam or scholar say that a man must respect his wife?s family. In fact many men will verbally abuse their wife by cursing and insulting her family. They do this quite mercilessly. On the other hand if the wife were to say something, the results are often disastrous.In the case of a conflict between the husband and father, the woman is often told to side with the husband, effectively pitting one party against the other. Why is the woman never told to try to find a balance, like the man is told too. Is she no longer a daughter? To add to the insult the man is often told to ?relax? in this area so that his wife can see her family, as it is some sort of privilege that the husband may give his wife if she is ?obedient?.I know that it is a grave sin for a woman to insult her husbands parents and to break ties with them, but does this also apply to the husband and his wifes family? Is the sin of bad behavior toward the husbands family equivalent to the sin of bad behavior to the wife?s family? In other words is it worse to insult the husbands family than the wifes family? Does the bad behavior towards the wifes family even classify as a sin?I?ve often been told that we shouldn?t question Islam because we cannot question Allah. I hate to say this, but I cannot understand why this behavior is accepted. I tried to tolerate it at first but as of recently I cannot help but question.

Assalam. I have a question. I run a business and we calculate the zakath money yearly.can i give or spend the zakath money on my brother who s not employed and his health s also not gud. kindly replyallah hafiz

Dear scholars, As-salamu `alaykum. My dad has a store. He gives us money when he fells like it. But once he told us that we can take some money when we need it. So now whenever we go to store we take $5 or $10; would this be considered a sin or stealing on our part if we did so? Jazaka Allahu khayran.

As-Salam `Alaykum, I have a question which is somehow strange. What does Islam say about the case of a brother marrying his sister unknowingly and there are children, who happen to be the product of this marriage?

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. Is it allowed in Islam to use contraception (family planning) for the first couple of years of marriage just for the sake of the husband and wife enjoying each other and not being willing to take on the responsibility of raising kids. Please answer me in both of these cases: 1. if both husband and wife agree to do so; 2. if husband does not agree, and he wants to have children without any wait. Jazakum Allah khayran.

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. My question is how many times can a wife go to her parents’ house in a week and what is the say of husband in this matter? Thank you.

What is the Islamic view on extended family system? What did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mention regarding this? Should brothers stick together after the death of their parents, even if they don’t want to; and if parents are alive do they still have to stay together even if they agree to take the responsibility of the parents?