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AssalamualaikumI am married for the last 3 years. Have a 4 month child. She is a teacher in an Urdu school. She is maashallah a good muslimah with a great zeal for doing Dawah & Islaah especially in her school. In the last 3 years my Imaan has become much stronger.But there is a huge problem. Recently I told my Ulema friend about an incident that took place 2 years back. I feel ashamed to narrate what happened. My father once came to visit us & tried to molest my wife in the kitchen. She managed to throw him off without any harm. There was no one in the house at that time except my little sister who was in another room. She heard my wife scream. When she went to the kitchen everything had subsided by then. My wife narated this to me. I confronted my father about the same. Initially he evaded the topic but when my sister also put pressure on him he admitted & was remorseful. The matter was closed then & there. Although my wife now maintains a strict distance from my father. My father now hates her & tries his best to divorce her from me. Inspite of his charachter problem I still love him because right from my diaper days till my graudation he was concerned about me. But I am also fortunate to have a good wife.Now, the Maulana (Mufti from Deoband seminary in India) friend of mine told me that my wife is haraam for me. And the nikah is already invalid & hence my child is Haraam. All future generations till Qayamah from my child will also be haraam. And my wife for no fault of her is like my mother. He said that even if a person touches a daughter sexually even by mistaking her to be his wife (not out of any sinful intention but just by mistake) even then his wife becomes permanently haraam for him. Local imam here also has the similar view but with some difference - that if actaul zina had taken place then she would have been ha raam, but not in this case because actual zina did not take place. They quote the verses 22, 23 & 24 of Surah 4 - An-Nisa. I am going mad!Please clarify in the light of Quran & Hadith. I don't want to leave my wife neither do I want to commit haraam all my life. I have spent sleepless nights in the last few days. How can Allah be so unjust?PLEASE SEND A REPLY URGENTLY. I AM DESPERATE.

Asalamu Alakum respected scholar, i would like to know wheather or not my stepdad is my mahram. I have grown up with him ever since i was 5 years old when my mother married him. If he is not my mahram does this mean i have committed a great sin not covering myself (hijab) infront of him? And do I have to listen to everything he commands from me seeing that he treats me like his own daughter?Jakuallah

Dear Sir, First of all thanks for your efforts that you people are making to give guidence to common muslims around the world. My question is that my wife called me father.She didnt realize that what she has done.this incident occured in fun.i mean when i asked her why you said that she told me she called me father with no serious intentions i mean she didnt mean it.but she was not aware of the consequences.Now i am very confused that does it have any harm on our Nikkah(marriege) or is there any penalty for us in this situation.if there is any penalty like giving food to sixty people.i mean in pakistan we have Islamic schools where students study and we can give money to islamic school to give food to childern living over there.so how much amount of money is required to feed sixty people according to islamic ruling? Please help?Waiting for your urgent response as i am under a lot of mental stress.Me and my wife love each other so much.

Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum. Al-hamdulillah, Allah the Almighty guided me to His path. However, since then my father insists that I shave my beard, because I live in the West. What can I do? Jazakum Allahu Khayran.

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.

Dear scholars, as-salamu `alaykum. According to a hadith about the father’s rights over his child, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “You and your wealth belong to your father.” Does this apply to daughters who work and earn a good salary? Can her father take from her wealth if her father is not in any real need, and she is under his care? Jazakum Allah khayran.

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. How should the relationship between a daughter and her parents be? Jazakum Allah khayran.