Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.The Hadeeth which includes this supplication: "O Allah, I appeal to You for the weakness in my strength and my limited power and the treatment of contempt and humiliation from people. To You, the Most Merciful of all the merciful ones, You are the Lord of the oppressed, and You are my Lord. Under whose care are You leaving me to? To an enemy oppressing me? Or to a friend You have given control of my affair? If there is no anger from You on me I will forever be content. However, Your blessing is vastly important for me I seek refuge with the glory of Your Light which the heavens and earth are lit form, Your anger will not befall on me, nor Your displeasure descends on me. To You is the supplication until You are pleased and there is no control or power except by You." was reported by At-Tabaraani on the authority of 'Abdullaah ibn Ja'far but some scholars classified its chain of narrators as Dha'eef [weak]. However, it is permissible to supplicate with such supplication because it is permissible to supplicate with anything that has a correct meaning and which does not have an Islamic prohibition even if there is no authentic Hadeeth about it. There is no doubt that this supplication which you are inquiring about has good expressions and good meanings, good humility and humbleness in front of Allaah, the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving. In addition to this, the majority of the scholars are of the view that it is permissible to act according to a Dha'eef Hadeeth provided the following conditions are met: 1- It should not be extremely Dha'eef. 2- It should fall under a principle that is acted upon. 3- One should not believe that it is authentic when he acts according to it. For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 166199.Allaah Knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.The hadeeth which you asked about was cited by Imaam Ahmad in his book Al-Musnad and by Ibn Hibbaan in his book Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan. Shaykh Al-Albaani classified it as Saheeh (sound) in his book At-Taʻleeqaat Al-Hisaan ʻala Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan. Allah knows best.
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Answer: Dear Br. A. As-salaamu alaykum. Yes, you may wait until your financial situation improves so that you pay what you owe. Just take it a habit not to swear and promise things between you and Allah that you cannot accomplish. Thank you for asking and God knows best.
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Answer: Dear Br. G. As-salaamu alaykum. There are certain circumstances whereby a person is allowed to state the oath, and it is not necessary to hold the Qur'an because simply saying "By God" is sufficient and biding. Thank you for asking and God knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.Perhaps you mean that you intended an oath in your heart without verbalizing it (saying it) and then did the thing that you had sworn not to do (or vice versa). If this is the case, you should know that one of the conditions for a valid and binding oath is to verbalize it. According to the majority of the scholars, an oath that is merely intended in the heart and was not verbalized is not binding.In the context of mentioning the conditions of a valid oath, the Kuwaiti Encyclopedia of Fiqh reads, "The fourth condition: verbalizing the oath. According to the majority of the scholars - and contrary to some Maaliki scholars - inner thoughts are not sufficient to establish a binding oath..."Accordingly, you are not required to offer Kaffaarah (expiation).Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.If the facts are as you mentioned � that you only made the oath based on the custom that she would reveal to you something concerning her only, and that if you knew that the matter was related to you, you would not have made the oath, then you did not break your oath by divulging this matter. The scholars stated that the reason for one making an oath has an effect on the oath as we have already highlighted in Fatwa 164907. Therefore, an expiation is not required of you for breaking this oath.If the matter that she disclosed to you leads to spoiling the relationship between you and someone else, then this consists in Nameemah (mischievous gossip) and it is forbidden and the revealed texts warn against it. For more benefit in this regard, please refer to Fatwa 81748and 854420 In the end, she was wrong for conveying that matter to you.It is not permissible for you to direct accusations against  that girl based on what was related to you without evidence. It would be necessary in this situation to seek verification. Allaah says (what means): {O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.} [Quran 49:6] If the advantages of investigating this matter are not prevalent, then it would be better to conceal it and anticipate the reward from Allaah.Please note that what you mentioned in the question about the methods of expiation is not related to the expiation of breaking an oath. To learn about the methods of expiation for breaking oath, please refer to Fatwa 82135. If a person is not able to feed or clothe ten poor people, he must fast for three days.Allaah Knows best.
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions. There is no doubt that a person who accepts the naturalization of disbelieving countries commits many religious infractions.Among these infractions is to utter what is not permissible to believe in or abide by, like accepting their regime which is totally different from Islam, and uttering an oath to be loyal and friendly with them. This will also oblige him to serve in their army if military service is obligatory in their country, as well as fight on their side against their enemies even if these enemies are his brothers in religion and creed, not to mention many more obligations which contradict Islam.Therefore, applying for naturalization should be only for a dire necessity or a considerable religious benefit.  The Muslim has also to avoid, as much as possible, the forbidden matters that result from naturalization, and he must be able to openly practice the rites of his religion.  Allaah knows best.
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Answer: This question is related to the very basic concept of the Islamic faith. It has much to do with the very meaning of the word "Islam". The name is derived from the root verb "aslama" which means "to give up; surrender; to yield." The same verb "aslama", is used to denote that a person has employed Islam. Within the Islamic context, the word means to submit. Islam, therefore, means submission to Allah, which is pure, genuine and total. When a person declares "there is no deity save Allah", he is basically saying that he submits to no one other than Allah. The second part of the declaration: "Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Allah's messenger", means a commitment to accept legislation only when it comes through the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). This has far reaching practical implications. To start with, submission to Allah means a willing commitment to implement Allah's laws. It is not possible to imagine that a person who declares that he has submitted to Allah continues, at the same time, to violate His laws. If he does, his very actions belie his declaration. Hence, a Muslim tries all the time to steer away from any action which represents disobedience to Allah. Moreover, man's submission to Allah should demonstrate itself in special types of action which man should not have undertaken if it was not for the purpose of emphasizing that he has submitted himself to Allah. These are the acts of worship a Muslim is required to perform regularly. Who would have fasted from dawn to dusk, allowing himself nothing to eat or drink - day after day for a whole month - if it were not for pleasing Allah? You need only to look at pilgrimage to realize how much Islamic worship emphasizes dedication to Allah and total surrender to Him. The same applies to prayer and zakah. Islam, however, does not differentiate between pure acts of worship and other actions. In everything a human being does, a good intention must be present and a good purpose need to be served. When this condition is fulfilled, every action becomes an act of worship. When you read the Qur'an, you are surprised at the number of times you notice that orders which concern worship are given in midst of the discussion of matters of day-to-day life. In the surah entitled "The Cow", or "Al-Baqrah", we read Allah's instructions to attend regularly to prayers right in the middle of a long passage which speaks about the provisions of divorce, marriage and breast-feeding. The instructions regarding ablution and prayer are given in Surah 5, immediately after a long passage dealing with what Muslims are allowed to eat. This emphasizes the fact that Islam looks at both types of action, worship and human, in the same light. Any action which is intended for a good purpose earns reward from Allah. Perhaps the clearest example can be given by quoting the Hadith in which the Prophet is quoted to have said: "When one of you fulfills his sexual desire, he is rewarded." His companions wondered: "Is any of us to be rewarded for the fulfillment of a physical desire?" The Prophet answered: "Since he is punished for fulfilling it in an illegitimate way, he is to be rewarded for fulfilling it in the way Allah permits." What is required to achieve this is the proper intention. Therefore, when a man takes his wife to bed, he should have the right intention, such as helping himself and his wife to maintain their chastity or hoping to have a child for whom they will make an effort to bring up as a good Muslim. We have so far emphasized that submission to Allah is translated into practice through obedience to Him. Now the question arises whether obeying people such as one's parents, teachers, friends, or the government, constitutes worship. No simple answer can be given to this question. Many are the Qur'anic verses and pronouncements by the Prophet which make it absolutely clear that dutifulness to one's parents is a duty of every Muslim. Anyone who disobeys his parents, without good reason, is disobedient to Allah. Again, a Muslim must obey the ruler of his Muslim state. We have the instructions given to us by the Prophet: "A Muslim servant of Allah is required to show obedience, as long as he is not ordered to commit a violation of Allah's laws." This means in effect that to obey one's parents and to obey the Muslim ruler is part of obeying Allah. Hence, it cannot be described as worship. When you obey your parents, you are not worshipping them. There is, however, one proviso: obeying human beings cannot be absolute. You have to take every order separately, examine it and make sure that, when you carry it out, you are not disobeying Allah. The Prophet states absolutely clearly: "No creature may be obeyed in what constitutes disobedience to the Creator." You often find people who are required to carry out laws and instructions of their superiors protesting that they have no say in the way they carry out their duties. In some countries, an official may say, "I am only serving the boss." In other countries, a junior official may say, "I am only following the orders I am given." From the Islamic point of view, such excuses are not acceptable. If the order given to a junior official represents disobedience to Allah, he must not carry that out. If he does, he is a partner in disobeying Allah. If the order means injustice, he has his share of doing injustice. When such blind obedience to human beings is carried a little further, it borders on worship or it may indeed be a manifestation of worship. This is certainly the case when a person obeys willingly the orders of others, regardless of their position, knowing that these orders are contrary to Allah's commandments. In such a case, there is no pressure on him to obey. He does not feel himself obliged or compelled to obey. But he may have an interest in obeying, such as hoping to achieve a promotion in his job or securing a financial or moral advantage. In such a case, his obedience is not only sinful, but it is a form of worship. This is illustrated most clearly by the Hadith which mentions that when Hatem ibn Addiy, a former Christian who became a companion of the Prophet, heard the Qur'anic verse which states of Christians and Jews: "They have taken their rabbis and their monks, as well as the Christ, son of Mary, for their lords beside Allah, although they had been bidden to worship none but the One God, save Whom there is no deity" (9;31). Hatem protested to the Prophet, saying: "They did not worship them" (meaning their monks and rabbis). The Prophet said, "They (meaning the monks and rabbis) made lawful to them what Allah has made unlawful, and prohibited what Allah has made lawful, and they obeyed them. This is how they worshipped them." To sum up, when obedience to others represents disobedience to Allah, it is an aspect of worship which no Muslim may permit himself to do.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.

A woman is not obliged to serve her husband's mother and it is not mandatory on her to obey her mother-in-law. However, a woman's duty is to obey her husband as long as he does not order her to do what is forbidden. So, if your husband orders you to live with your mother-in-law, then you have to obey him except if you had made a condition at the time of marriage that you will continue your work and stay at the place of work. If your husband does not order you to stay with his mother, then you are not required to be with her. Despite the above facts, we advise our sister to respect the feelings of her husband and behave kindly with his mother. However, it is your right to live in a separate and independent house without sharing with your husband's mother or anyone else.

Allah knows best.
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Praise be to Allah.

We should note that there is no obedience to any created being if it involves disobedience to the Creator, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: �Obedience is only with regard to that which is right and proper.� Haram actions do not come under the heading of that which is right and proper, rather this is an evil deed, so if the husband threatens his wife and says that he will divorce her if she does not do it, she should try to explain to him and warn him that this is haram and is not permitted, and she should explain the evidence for that. The questioner does not explain what the haram deed is and to what degree it is forbidden. She should tell us what it is so that we can answer more clearly. But the basic principle is that she should not do it and that there is no obedience to any created being if it involves disobedience towards the Creator. 

This woman should refuse to do the haram action, because obedience to Allah takes precedence over obedience to her husband. She should strive and seek reward, and turn to Allah and pray to Him and beseech Him to guide her husband away from such deeds. For du�a is a mighty weapon, and Allah will not turn away one who asks of Him. 

Moreover, she can buy him some books or tapes, and seek the help � after Allah � of one of her relatives or one of the seekers of knowledge in her city, or the imam of a mosque, etc, to advise her husband and remind him of Allah, and encourage him by telling him that whoever gives up something for the sake of Allah, Allah will compensate him with something better. 

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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. It is probable that the questioner did not clearly understand the Saying of Allah: {Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend (to support them) from their means�..}[4:34].The above verse is like Seddiq Hassan said in Fath Al-Bayan: 'It has been already clarified in detail why the men deserve more of the inheritance, when explaining that they differ in general about their merit in inheritance�.The meaning of the verse is not that the wife obeys her husband on the condition that he gives her money.  The wife has to obey her husband by the fact of being married to him, but if he does not spend on her, which is a duty for the husband towards the wife, then she can ask her right from him.  If he refuses, then she can take the matter to the court.Imams Malik, Shafi�e and others are of the view that it is permissible to invalidate the marriage if the husband is unable to provide food and clothing for his wife.Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.

A wife should listen to her husband in every matter; i.e., his orders and prohibitions, as long as he does not order her to do what is forbidden or prohibit her from doing what is permissible.

Also, if fulfilling his orders is beyond her capacity or causes any harm to her, then she should not follow them.

Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.

Obedience has two definitions, one linguistic and the other in Islamic terminology.

Linguistically, obedience means agreement and submission to comply with what someone in authority orders.

In Islamic terminology, obedience means to abide by the Orders of Allah and avoid His Prohibitions. Allah is The Creator, The Commander. So, all people should do what He orders. Allah Says (what means): {Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds…} [Quran 7:54]

As for the obedience of the Prophet (saw) it means as Al-Qaadi Eyadh said: “The obedience of the Prophet (saw) means the adherence to his Sunnah and the full execution of what he established.' This obedience is compulsory on every pubescent Muslim just like the obedience of Allah. Allah Says (what means): {He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad), has indeed obeyed Allah...} [Quran 4:80]

So, the obedience of the Prophet (saw) is part of the obedience of Allah as the Prophet (saw) is the reporter of what Allah revealed to him and all that he utters is but a revelation.

For your second question, know that sincerity is the opposite of polytheism. So, sincerity is the fact that the person abides by an order or avoids a sin just for the sake of Allah not seeking any praise from any body for such acts of worship. Allah Says about good Muslims (what means): {[Saying], "We feed you only for the countenance of Allah. We wish not from you reward or gratitude. Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful."} [Quran 76:9-10]

Allah knows best.
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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. It is an obligation to obey the parents as long as they do not order us to disobey Allah, the Almighty.  Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not, but behave with them in the world kindly,�.}[31:15]. If there is a contradiction between the opinion of the sons and/or daughters and their parents in something that is not a disobedience, then the opinion of the parents comes first, by being kind to them and fulfilling their rights.However, if the parents ask the sons and/or daughters to do something that will harm them, then they do not have to obey them.  The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "The obedience is in good deeds". [Reported by Bukhari]Obeying them in what will cause harm is not considered a good deed.The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "Do not harm yourselves and do not cause harm to other people". [Reported by Ibn Majah]The Fuqaha (Islamic jurists) said that it is not obligatory upon the son to obey his father when he orders him to get married with someone whom he doesn�t like, because that will cause much trouble/harm during his marital life.The Fuqaha also stated that the son is not obliged to obey his father who orders him to divorce his wife.Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger. A child is obliged to be kind and dutiful to his parents, fulfill their rights and obey them within what is permissible. However, if one or both of them order him to commit a sin, then, in this case, he should not obey them as the Prophet (saw) said:  "Obedience is required only in what is permissible" [Al-Bukhari] The Prophet (saw) also said: "There is no obedience to a creature in disobeying the Creator (i.e. Allaah).�� [Ahmad]Also, if one or both of the parents order the son to do something that is beyond his ability, then he is not obliged to fulfill their order because Allaah does not burden a person beyond his scope. However, he [the child] should apologize to them in a kind and polite manner. Therefore, it is not permissible for you our brother, to disobey your parents and not fulfill their demands even if the matter is very simple, as long as you can do it and you would not be harmed by it. Nonetheless, it should be noted that disobedience to parents is of different degrees and you should be keen on avoiding all of them.Moreover, if it happens that you disobey them, then you should endeavour to please them and apologize to them so that they would not become angry with you. The Prophet (saw) said about the mother: "Stay with her (i.e. be dutiful to her and serve her) because Paradise is under her feet." [Ahmed]Indeed, Allaah ordered us to be kind and dutiful to our parents and warned us against disobeying or harming them in words or actions whether this is regarding great matters or very simple matters. Allaah Says (what means): {And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," (a word of disrespect) and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.} [Quran 17: 23]The word 'decreed� in the above-mentioned verse means commanded and ordered, and the expression �do not say to them 'uff� means that one should not say this word if he sees from one of them or from both of them something from which people are usually harmed. Therefore, you should be patient with them about this and you should seek the reward of Allaah for being patient with them in the same manner as they were patient with you when you were a child. This is the interpretation given by Ibn Jareer about this verse. And the expression {do not repel them} means do not shout at them or scold them. Imaam Ar-Raazi said: "the expression: {do not say to them 'uff�} means the prohibition of showing any form of boredom towards them, and the meaning of the expression {do not repel them} means not to utter what contradicts their statements as a way of responding to it or denying it.Therefore, you should know that when Allaah forbade a  person in the previous verse from saying harmful and cheerless words, He ordered him after that to say good words and good statements, as Allaah Says (what means): {�but speak to them a noble word.} [Quran 17: 23] This means that a child should address his parents with words of respect and honour." (End quote) Allah Knows best.
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Answer: The first point which I would like to make in answering this question is that every son and daughter are required to be kind to their parents and to ensure that their wishes are properly observed or complied with, as far as that is practical, useful or beneficial. Whatever a son or a daughter can do to please their parents, they should do, provided that does not involve any disobedience to God or injustice to other people. God has emphasized that kindness to parents is one of the most important qualities of believers. He says in the Qur'an: "Your Lord has ordained that you shall worship none other than Him; and that you be kind to your parents. Should one of them, or both, attain to old age in your care, never say 'ugh' to them or scold them but always speak to them with reverence, and spread over them humbly the wings of your tenderness, and say: 'My Lord, bestow Your grace on them, even as they cherished and reared me when I was a child'." (17;23-24). Kindness to parents is mentioned as a duty of believers several times in the Qur'an. There are many Hadiths which encourage us to be very kind to our parents. However, such kindness does not require a son or a daughter to obey his parents whatever they may require of him. Suppose that a father asks his son to tell a lie, give a false testimony, or drink or do something forbidden. If the son complies with his father's wish, then he commits a sin which will not be less grave simply because he is carrying out his father's orders. The Prophet says: "No creature may be obeyed in what constitutes disobedience to the Creator." That applies even in simple matters. Suppose a father arrives from abroad, having bought a bottle of some expensive alcoholic drink and he asks his son to deliver it to a friend or a neighbor. If his son complies with his wishes and simply takes the bottle to the person concerned, he commits a sin, because carrying an intoxicating drink to someone who will drink it is forbidden. The son must refuse to obey his father in such a situation. Parents are also responsible for what they demand of their children. It is not right of a father to require his son or daughter to do something that is contrary to Islamic principles, relying on the fact that his son or daughter should obey him. Indeed if the father does that, he fails in his duty to help his children choose only what Islam approves. Not only so, but he forfeits his rights to be obeyed by his children. We must differentiate here between two things. Being kind to parents and total obedience to them. Obedience must be discriminating. We obey our parents only in what is right and what is calculated to please God. But we should be kind to them in all situations. God says that if parents try hard to persuade their son to associate partners with God, then he must not obey them, but he should "bear them company in this world's life with kindness" (31;115). When the Prophet was told by a Muslim woman that her mother, a non-believer, had come to visit her, he told her: "Be kind to your mother." Such kindness may not go as far as disobeying God for a parent's sake. In this particular case, when a father is asking his son to divorce his wife, what should the son do? The first thing to remember is that just as he has obligations toward his parents, he has obligations to his wife too. The Prophet has enjoined us to be very kind to our women. He says: "Take good care of women." Even on his deathbed, the Prophet continued to enjoin his followers to be kindly to women. He has also told us: "The best among you are the best to their wives, and I am the best of you to my wives." This statement is highly important as it sets a rule and gives it a practical application. It is not an ideal situation that the Prophet is describing, but he is telling us that when we try hard to be good to our wives, then we are following his example. The first thing about taking good care of women and being kind to them is to ensure that we do not do them any injustice. There is no doubt that a man who divorces his wife without a valid reason may very well be guilty of doing injustice to her. Hence, he must be very careful lest he actually does her that injustice. If his father demands that he divorces her, and the divorce involves such injustice, then his father's request involves disobedience to God. Moreover, he must weigh up his duty to be kindly to his father and his other duty to be kind to his wife. In the case of my reader, his father gives the example of the Prophet Ibrahim when he advised his son, the Prophet Ismail, to divorce his wife. I am afraid that his father is wrong when citing this example because he is implying that it is within the authority of the father to give his son such instruction and expect it to be acted upon. I have already explained that not every order by a parent need to be obeyed and I have made it clear that a son is responsible for his actions even though he is complying with a parent's order. Perhaps it is useful to remind ourselves here of the story of Ibrahim and his daughter-in-law. According to an authentic Hadith, related by Al-Bukhari, Ibrahim visited his son, when Ismail was out on his business. He spoke to his daughter-in-law who did not know his relationship to her husband. He asked how they were and she started complaining, saying that they were going through hard times and went on complaining. Ibrahim then told her to give his greetings to her husband when he returned home and tell him to change his doorstep. Ismail understood his father's recommendation and divorced his wife. Later Ibrahim paid a second visit to Ismail and met his new wife when Ismail was away. When he asked her how they were, she praised God for His blessings and said that they were having plenty. Ibrahim asked her what they ate and drank, and she answered that they had meat to eat and water to drink. He prayed God to bless what they had and told her to greet her husband on his behalf and to tell him to retain his doorstep. In neither case was Ibrahim making his recommendation on the basis of personal like or dislike of the woman concerned. He felt in the first case that a woman who complains to any stranger and tells him about their hardship is not a good wife. Certainly she was not the one to give support to her husband when he needed to fulfill his task as a prophet and a messenger, as Ismail was later to become. Indeed, a wife who complains to every stranger or passerby is certainly not a good wife to any husband. In short, Ibrahim was looking after his son's interest. My reader's father has certainly different grounds for his request. He complains that his daughter-in-law does not obey him. But my reader seems very reluctant to carry out his father's request probably because he sympathizes with his wife. Maybe the father is asking too much or mistreating his daughter-in-law. My advice to my reader is that he must not divorce his wife without a valid reason. At the same time, he should try to be as kind to his father as possible and to explain to him that it is his own responsibility to be fair to his wife and to take good care of her. Breaking up a family is not a simple matter that is taken at someone else's behest, even though that someone is one's own father. If he feels or suspects that his father is unfair to his wife, then he must certainly support her, trying all the time not to offend his father. I will conclude with this little story. Some years back, a man came to one of my teachers and put to him this very same question. His father wanted him to divorce his wife, citing the example of the Prophet Ibrahim. My teacher told him: If your father is as God-fearing as the Prophet Ibrahim and if he has attained the same knowledge of what is good and what is bad and what is likely to please God and what causes His anger, then you should comply his wishes in the same way as the Prophet Ismail complied with his father's. All our readers may learn something from this answer.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. The scholars held different opinions regarding obedience to parents in this situation and similar ones, because setting the determining factor in this regard is problematic. Al-ʻAyni said, "Specifying what requires obligatory obedience to parents and what involves Uqooq to them is a difficult issue." [ʻUmdat Al-Qaari�] We are inclined to the view of some scholars in that it is obligatory to obey them in what involves benefit to them and does not involve harm to their child, as underlined in fatwa 131695. Accordingly, if your parents do not have a valid reason for preventing you from fasting on the days which you mentioned, then there is no harm on you to fast; but there is no doubt that it is better to try to convince them and obtain their pleasure, especially given that they allow you to fast on other days, as you mentioned, which shows that they wish well for you. Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.  There is no doubt that a person may be tested by themselves, their family or money as atonement for sins and a means to elevate his rank if he is patient. Undoubtedly, what the questioner mentions is a test that may be due to envy or the evil eye.If this is the case, you must recite the holy Quran and make supplications and invocations to Allaah The Almighty so that He will relieve this affliction.However, this test may also be the result of ordinary factors like a changing market, large number of competitors and so forth. Thus, you have to exert efforts to change this if possible. In addition, you have to seek refuge in Allaah The Almighty and supplicate Him to make things better. Moreover, you should not yield to these whispers because it may lead to dire consequences.Finally, having an internet cafe requires the observance of certain restrictions so as not to violate the Sharee'ah (Islamic law) so that the profits are lawful. Allaah Knows best.
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions. Mixing with opposite sex is totally forbidden in Islam. See our Fataawa: 85956 and 88220.Committing illegal sex is among the major great sins; one has to repent from that as soon as possible. The details are mentioned in our Fataawa: 86631 and 84637.You have to obey your father and listen to him. You are not allowed to marry without his permissions as we mentioned our Fataawa: 84935 and 85057.Allaah Knows best.
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Answer: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.Most probably a guardian of a woman always heeds for the benefits of those women who are under his guardianship. Hence, his approval is a compulsory condition for the validity of marriage. Indeed this condition helps gain successful marital life since the guardian is more experienced and has a sight further than the girl.We think that your guardian has some reservation on this marriage for some problems he perceives and that may prevent you to have a successful life. However, if you are certain that he is a religious man and a suitable match for you then try your best to convince your guardian, if he agrees then Praise be to Allah. If he does not accept then you have to abide by what your father orders and this will be better for you. Make Dua to Allah to grant you a good husband. Finally we inform you that it is strictly forbidden for a woman to have any kind of relationship with a man alien to her. Therefore, you have to immediately cut off all relations with this man through the net, the phone or any other means.Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.

It is unlawful for you to disobey your father and go to Madeenah. On the contrary, you should obey your father as his obedience is an obligation upon you. Allah Says (what means): {And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents.} [Quran 17:23]

The Prophet (saw) said: “The parent is the middle gate of Paradise. So miss that gate or preserve it.” [At-Tirmithi] So, we advise you to study the subject matter your father suggested to you as long as it does not go against the Sharee’ah rulings. You may then study Sharee’ah knowledge getting at the same time the Pleasure of Allah and that of your father. Nevertheless, you can go against your father's will if what you will study is obligatory like Aqeedah (Islamic creed) which helps you recognize your Lord and Creator, and like studying the rulings related to Tahaarah (purity), which is the key to valid prayer and similar obligatory subjects. In this case, you can disobey your father because obedience is due only in that which is accepted by the Sharee’ah. ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib narrated that the Prophet (saw) said: “Obedience is only in what is permissible and reasonable.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Allah knows best.
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Answer: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

Initially the woman should stay at her home as Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {And stay in your houses, � } [33: 33].

This becomes more emphatic if this woman is married. If there is legal necessity, there is no harm for the woman to go out provided her husband permits that. Al-Bukhari reported that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "If any of your wives asks you to let her go out to the mosque, do not prevent her." An-Nawawi said: 'This Hadith is used as evidence that the woman should not go out of her husband's home except with his permission as the order in this Hadith is directed to the husband to give permission'. Al-Bukhari entitled a chapter in his book by this: "Chapter of the wife seeking permission from her husband to go to the mosque". If the husband refuses to give her permission to go out, she should abide by his order, except if she wants to perform some mandatory acts like Hajj or visiting ones parents although there is a disagreement over the last issue. All these boundaries were set to protect the conjugal life from doubts and suspicions. It is said: "Be a (woman) slave to your husband you enslave him".

Allah knows best.
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Answer: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.If such trade is in the permissible things and your practicing it does not involve any legal (Islamic) prohibition such as mixing with men or Tabarruj (exposing your body, dressing indecently, etc.), then you have to obey your mother in what she orders you to do as much as possible, as this entails kindness to parents even if they were disbelievers. Allah Almighty Says: {And We have enjoined man in respect of his parents-- his mother bears him with fainting upon fainting and his weaning takes two years-- saying: Be grateful to Me and to both your parents; to Me is the eventual coming. And if they contend with you that you should associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, do not obey them, and keep company with them in this world kindly.}[31:14-15].You have also to perform the obligatory acts of worship in their due times even if this would lead to neglecting the trade affairs whenever it is time for performing worship acts.Your obedience to your mother as concerns managing her business is restricted to your capability, in a way that does not harm you. You are not bound to obey her in what causes you harm and you will not be punished for not doing so. But you have to inform her of your sickness in order for her to understand and excuse you or at least lessen the duty she asks you to do.But if that business includes prohibitions, such as alcohol, pork, etc, or if practicing it entails your committing haram (unlawful) things, such as Tabarruj, mixing with alien men, cheating, etc, then you are not to obey her in taking care of her business. This is in accordance with the Prophet's Hadith: There should be no obedience in what involves disobedience to Allah, rather obedience should be in good matters only. [Narrated by Muslim ].Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.First of all, we would like to welcome you in our site. Your asking this question reflects your keenness to learn and to act according to the Islamic Sharee�ah. Our advice to you dear questioner is to fear Allah, obey His Messenger (saw) . We also advice you to obey your parents in not shaving your mustaches. However, you are allowed to trim whatever exceeds your lip based on the narrations which prove that it is permissible to trim the mustache, such as the Hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (saw) said: "Trim your mustaches and let your beard grow." [Ahmad and others; and Al-Arna�oot classified it as authentic] Moreover, Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Prophet (saw) said: "Cut off your mustaches and let your beard grow." Many scholars interpreted 'cut off your mustaches� to mean trimming whatever exceeds the lip. Therefore, you should obey your parents. Do not disobey them by shaving your mustaches; especially that some jurists are of the view that it is not permissible to totally shave the moustaches, and that whoever does that should be disciplined. Hence, you should leave peach fuzz mustache and not shave it. The fact that it does not look good, then this will disappear when you grow up, as the days pass, and you will get accustomed to it. If the hair of the moustache exceeds the lip, then cut whatever exceeds the lip. By doing so, you would have obeyed your parents and acted according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) . For more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 84555 and 83597.Allah knows best.
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Praise be to Allah.

If a person is ordered to perform a certain assignment at his work, he should consider itif the act does not involve any disobedience to Allah (subhaanahu WA ta'aala) he should execute it. Otherwise, if it does involve some disobedience to Allah (subhaanahu WA ta'aala), he should not obey the command, or else he will be a partner in sin and wrong-doing. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

"A human must not be obeyed if that (i.e., obeying the human) causes disobedience to Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala). Indeed, obedience is only in righteous deeds"

(Sahih Al-Bukhari with Fath Al-Bari, 13/121; Ahmad, 1/91; and the context is found in Al-Silsilah As-Sahihah, No. 181)

And Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) said (about the people who went astray) in the Qur'an (an interpretation of the meaning):

"They will say: Our Lord! We followed in the footsteps of our leaders and elders and they misguided us from the right path".

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Answer: Dear Br. A. As-salaamu alaykum. There is nothing wrong in obeying a leader whose actions are according to Islam. However, if he makes mistakes, he should not be followed but simply reminded of the errors he is committing. Allah has given us the greatest gift which is the power to think and make judgments, and when we see something wrong, we should change it. Blind allegiance is actually destructive to Islam. This is the legacy of the early companions of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), such as the Caliph Omar, who was open to criticism and admitted his mistakes when he was faced with legitimate evidence. Thank you for asking and God knows best.
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.  First of all, you should know that it is wrong for people to believe that happiness is only achieved through the worldly pleasures which a person possesses, like money, beauty and the like. Indeed, we see many people who are blessed with the above bounties and it was a punishment for them and a reason for their unhappiness. Allaah Says (what means): {So let not their wealth or their children impress you. Allaah only intends to punish them through them in worldly life and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers.}[Quran 9:55] The real happiness is to have faith and perform acts of obedience, Allaah Says (what means): {Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer� We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.}[Quran 16:97] For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 83577.It is forbidden for a Muslim woman to have an affectionate relationship with a marriageable man, as this is the practice of the people of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance. Also, it not befitting for a believing woman, who seeks to please Allaah and enter Paradise, to think to tread the path of dissolute women, let alone doing what they do. For more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 90336 and 85254. It should be noted that everything in this universe runs according to the Predestination of Allaah; it is He Who provides for people and it is He Who holds back provisions for some other people. He does so out of His absolute Knowledge and Wisdom. It is not life that gives or does not give. Allaah gives worldly pleasures and bounties to those whom He loves and those whom He does not love, but He only gives faith to whom He loves. Anyway, all the matter [whether a person is given from the bounties of Allaah or depressed from it] is a test from Allaah to His slaves, and then the recompense [reward in Paradise or punishment in Hellfire] will be on the Day of Judgment. Therefore, we advise your sister to be patient and to earnestly supplicate Allaah to predestine what is good for her and bless her with a good husband. She may seek the help of some righteous sisters in finding a pious husband for her. Finally, it should be mentioned that it is an abominable act and a grave sin for some girls to have lovers, and what they get from them is evil in this world and a torment in the Hereafter. Allaah Knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger. {C}{C}This verse is similar to many other verses that enjoin the obedience of the Prophet (saw) coupled with the order to obey Allah Almighty or without it. The benefit of the order to obey the commands of the Prophet (saw) his verdicts, and his judgment �even though this is part of the obedience to Allah � is to emphasize the obligation of following the Prophet (saw) and the obligation of obeying him, even if we do not find what he said precisely stated in the Book of Allah. Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah said: "These texts mandate following the Prophet (saw) even if we do not find what he said explicitly stated in the Book (of Allah)." [End of quote] Ibn Hazm explained this meaning further as he said: "As for the repetition of the command of Allah to obey His Messenger (saw) after the command to obey Him, then it is so that ignorant people would not think that we are only obliged to abide by what Allah stated in the Quran, and that we are not obliged to obey His Messenger (saw) in regard to what he (saw) commanded us with what is not stated in the text of the Quran." [End of quote] For more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 85555, 91740, 88197 and 25570. Allah knows best.
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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. For the conditions of the dress of Muslim women, please read the Fatwa: 83702.Therefore, dear sister, you may know that your husband�s intention is a right one.  Also obeying the husband in what is good is compulsory, thus you should obey him to be successful.  Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "If I were to order any person to prostrate himself before another person, I should order a woman to prostrate herself before her husband".Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Whatever is within your ability to do that does not exceed the common limits of smiling and cheerfulness where appropriate, obey your mother therein because it is a lawful deed that involves no harm to you and it pleases her, which is part of your dutifulness towards her. Abu Tharr, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said, "Smiling at your brother's face is an act of charity." [At-Tirmithi] Please refer to fatwa 131695 about the limits of the children's obedience to the parents. Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Most scholars held that it is obligatory to obey one's parents in doubtful matters. Al-Qaraafi said, "In his book Ihyaa' ʻUloom Ad-Deen, Al-Ghazaali said, 'Most scholars held that obeying parents is obligatory in doubtful matters, apart from prohibited (haraam) matters. Even if they (the parents) dislike that he eats alone instead of joining them, it is obligatory on him to obey them and eat with them, because avoiding a doubtful matter is recommended, while disobeying the parents is prohibited. Avoiding what is prohibited is given priority over doing what is recommended." [Al-Furooq]Al-Khaadimi said, "It is obligatory on the children to obey their parents unless they order them to commit a sin. As for doubtful matters, scholars held different views as to whether the children are obliged to obey their parents in this regard or not. Most scholars held that it is obligatory to obey them because avoiding doubtful matters is a form of piety whereas obeying one's parents is a religious obligation." [Bareeqah Mahmoodiyyah] Thus, there is a distinction between what the person believes to be a sin and what he doubts and has no preponderant evidence regarding that it is prohibited, given that scholars held different opinions regarding doubtful matters and the conflicting evidence in this regard. So it is prohibited to obey one's parents in committing what is undoubtedly a sin; the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said, "There should be no obedience to a created being if it constitutes disobedience to the Creator." [Ahmad and others] As for doubtful matters, the children should obey their parents regarding them, based on the above.Allah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, (saw) is His slave and Messenger. Firstly, you surely know that parents are held in a high status in Islam and that Allah, The Exalted, joined their rights with His Right. He Says (what means): {And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment.} [Quran 17:23] He commanded children to show dutifulness and kindness towards their parents; He Says (what means): {Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.} [Quran 31:14] Therefore, a child should show dutifulness towards his parents to the best of his ability, especially given that parents are often compassionate towards their children and keen to serve their best interests.Secondly, it is incumbent on you to comply (with your parents’ commands) with regard to matters that are obligatory under the Sharee‘ah, such as avoiding eating food that is harmful to the body, and matters that are prohibited under the Sharee‘ah, like the use of people’s property without their permission. The obligation of compliance in this regard is further emphasized by the parents’ command.Thirdly, there is a general guideline that the scholars mentioned in this regard, namely that it is obligatory to obey the parents in what involves benefit to them and does not involve harm to their child, and we previously underlined this in Fataawa 131695 and 414148. The things you mentioned in the question involve benefit to you and, therefore, you have to obey your parents with regard to them.The ruling on obedience to the parents is the same whether the child lives with them or lives separately from them.Fourthly, the Sharee‘ah is the ultimate reference when it comes to determining whether or not a person’s conduct is good or bad. Actions should be judged according to the texts of the Quran and Sunnah, noting that the social customs are taken into consideration as long as they do not contravene the Sharee‘ah. It was reported that Ibn Mas‘ood, said: “What the Muslims consider to be good, is good in the Sight of Allah, and what they consider to be bad, is bad in the Sight of Allah.” [At-Tabaraani]Allah Knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. It is permissible for you to eat with your wife in your room even if your father wants you to eat with him in his room. However, it is better to fulfill your father's wish and eat with him if you do not have an excuse not to do so. Verily, the father has a great right over his children, and showing dutifulness towards him is one of the greatest good deeds to draw closer to Allaah. Abu Ad-Dardaa' narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said, "The parent is the middle gate to Paradise. So if you wish, lose that gate, or preserve it." [Ibn Maajah and At-Tirmithi] For more benefit, please refer to fataawa 87019 and 82254.Allaah knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.When one or both parents command something that is an act of obedience to Allaah The Almighty, the children must fulfill it immediately. The Prophet (saw) made obeying them obligatory even at the cost of abandoning voluntary acts of worship, such as non-obligatory Jihaad. When it is obligatory to obey them in such things, then it is incumbent to obey them when they order you to abandon something Allaah The Almighty has prohibited before they prohibit you from it. Consequently, shunning prohibited acts is obligatory due to two reasons: the prohibition by Allaah The Almighty and by the parents. Thus, it is not surprising that if anyone commits such acts, he would be committing two sins. This ruling is applicable if the parents are ordering their child to set the satellite channels to block viewing unlawful things. However, if the case is opposite, namely, the parents want to view such obscene channels and give a free rein to watching them, then their obedience is not binding upon you in this case, as the Prophet (saw) said: "There is no obedience in disobeying Allaah; rather, obedience is obligatory only in what is righteous." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]Dear questioner, though you are not to obey your parents in doing evil deeds, still you must show them the utmost kindness. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness.} [Quran 31:15]Allaah Knows best.
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Praise be to Allah.

Shaving the beard is haraam, and it is not permissible to do it for a parent or leader or boss, because obedience is only a duty in matters that are good and righteous. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: �There is no obedience to any created being (person) if it involves disobedience to the Creator.�
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger.

This girl did not fall into disbelief even if she was undoubtedly wrong for what she had said. She must fear Allah Almighty and make sure that her love for Allah should be more perfect than her love of anything or anyone else.

She must avoid whispers and not pay any attention to them. She has to know that if she obeys her parents in disobedience, then she is sinful by that but not a disbeliever. She must immediately repent. If she sincerely repents, her repentance will undoubtedly be accepted, whether she obeyed them knowingly, out of forgetfulness, or out of ignorance. Her obedience to them in any case does not take her out of the fold of Islam but she must repent and not obey them again or obey anyone else in matters of disobedience to Allah.

For more benefit on the limits of obedience to parents, please refer to Fatawa 271255, 131695, and 123554.

Allah Knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger. It is more appropriate to obey your parents in choosing a fertile wife as long as you are not harmed by leaving the girl whom your parents refuse your marriage from; as the Prophet (saw) said: "Marry the affectionate and prolific women, as I will outnumber the nations by you (by your abundant number)." [Sa�eed Ibn Mansoor] Ibn Qudaamah said in his book Al-Muqni�: "It is recommended to choose a religious and prolific wife, who is virgin and has a good family lineage." Al-Munaawi said in Sharh Al-Jaami� As-Sagheer: "It is disliked to marry a barren woman." Moreover, you should obey your parents in moving to the job that they want you to move to as long as you are not harmed by doing so. However, if you do not obey them in regard to not marrying that girl [by marrying her despite their refusal] or leaving your current job, then it appears to us �Allah knows best �that you are not sinful. However, you should still be dutiful and have a good conduct with them, as the right of the parents on their children is great and being kind to them is one of the best acts by which one gets closer to Allah and attains His Pleasure. Allah knows best.
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All Perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as that of his family and all his companions. If this man is religious and of good character then your parents should not object to this marriage without an Islamicly valid reason. Being from a different country is not a religious impediment to marrying her off to him. Many such marriages took place and resulted in happy families.If your sister is interested in marrying this man then it is better for her to convince her parents to accept this marriage. If they accept then praise be to Allaah, otherwise, she has to obey her parents and should not marry this man. Obeying one's parents takes precedence over marrying a certain man. Most probably, if she fears Allaah and obeys her parents, Allaah will grant her a husband better than this one. Allaah Says (which means): {And whoever fears Allaah�He will make for him a way out. And will provide for him from where he does not expect.}[Quran 65:2-3].Allaah Knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.The Muslim wife is not allowed to observe voluntary fasting if her husband is present unless he gives her permission to fast. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: "The woman is not allowed to fast while her husband is present unless he permits her." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] Some scholars believe that a woman's voluntarily fasting while her husband is present without having a prior permission from him is considered a grave major sin. This opinion is stated by Ibn Hajar Al-Haytami in his book Az-Zawaajir 'An Iqtiraaf Al-Kabaa�ir.Hence, the questioner is not allowed to observe voluntary fasts as long as her husband does not permit her to do so. Rather, she is required to obey her husband, hoping that Allah will write the reward of fasting for her, based upon her intention, in addition to the reward of obeying her husband. Allaah Knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad (saw) is His slave and Messenger. The sons are not required to obey their mother in this regard. Nevertheless, they are required to be dutiful to her, speak kindly to her, try to convince her in a good manner and seek the intervention of those who can convince her.If they want to waive their right in their inheritance voluntarily for their sister with the intention of obeying their mother and seeking her satisfaction, this will be better undoubtedly.  Allaah Knows best.
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.You are not obliged to let your sister stay in your house, and you are not obliged to obey your mother in this regard. However, our advice to you is to obey your mother and let your sister stay in your house as long as this does not harm you. Verily, obedience to your mother and making her happy yields a great reward. Al-Qaraafi wrote, "A man said to (Imaam) Maalik, 'O Abu 'Abdullah! I have a mother, a sister, and a wife. Whenever she sees something with me, she says, 'Give this to your sister.' If I do not do so, she curses me and supplicates Allah against me!� Maalik said, 'I say that you should avoid making her angry and save yourself (from her wrath) by whatever you can give her.�" [Anwaar Al-Burooq fi Anwaa� Al-Furooq, 2/93]You should know that forgiving those who wrong you is a noble trait and a means to earn the forgiveness and pardon of Allah, the Exalted. He says (what means): {...and let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.} [Quran 24:22]The Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said, "...Allah increases the honor of one who pardons."For more benefit, please refer to fatwa 84351.Allah knows best.
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and messenger.  There are two issues to be discussed regarding objection against wrongdoing in the heart:The kind of wrongdoing to be objected against solely by the heart.The manner of objecting  against such wrongdoing in the heart   Objection against wrongdoing in the heart is only to be done when a Muslim is neither able to take action towards rectifying the wrongdoing nor to speak out against it, in view of the conditions and guidelines set forth for enjoining what is right and forbidding what is evil. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, ordered the one who sees an evil to change it physically with his hand if he was able to do so. If he could not, he should change it by his tongue (by advising and/or condemning), and finally by (detesting it with) his heart, and he, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, informed that this is the weakest level of faith. [Muslim]Objecting against wrongdoing in the heart means to despise and detest it, to wish you had the ability to change it, and to be depressed for not having such an ability.  Feeling depressed and frustrated about not being able to change the evil is the sign of sincere objection and rejection in the heart. One should also continue to ask Allaah The Almighty for assistance in altering the evil.It is also important to note that if one is unable to change the evil act, then he must leave the place where Allaah is being disobeyed. If one has the ability to leave such a place, then objection in the heart while remaining in the place is not sufficient.  Allaah The Almighty Said (what means): {And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people. } [Quran 6:68] {And it has already come down to you in the Book that when you hear the verses of Allaah [recited], they are denied [by them] and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them. Indeed Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together -}[Quran 4:140]

Allaah Knows best.
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Answer: Your behavior has been commendable throughout. You avoided embarrassing your hostess, as you certainly should have done. At the same time, you managed to get yourself the right utensils for eating. Perhaps I should state here that it is forbidden in Islam to use utensils made of silver or gold, or indeed to use any articles made of these precious metals for normal usage, apart from a woman using her jewelry. This is due mainly to the fact that these metals can form the currency, or at least [to some extent provide] the cover for the currency of nations. Hence, using these metals for daily business is not proper for the economy or for the social welfare of the community. Therefore, God has forbidden it. As for advising your hostess, your difficulty is understandable. You were in her house for the first time and she had friends and guests with her. Giving advise in such a situation is not recommended at all. What you should consider is first to strengthen your relationship with the lady. When you have done so and you realize that you have gained her trust, you may tell her in private, between the two of you, making it clear to her that you only want to give her a piece of advice. Most probably she will appreciate that. [Having conveyed the advice, you will have done your duty. Whether or not she accepts your advice should not be a matter for concern.]
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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. It is obligatory for Muslims to endure the decrees of Allaah The Almighty, especially in unfavorable matters, with patience. A person must avoid expressing dissatisfaction with it through sayings (e.g., by wailing for the dead) or actions (e.g., by one�s tearing his clothes or tugging at his hair).  However, there are two opinions regarding the obligation of satisfaction from the depth�s of one�s heart that were explained by Ibn Al-Qayyim in the course of him speaking about deeds of the hearts.  He said the whole Ummah (Muslim nation) agrees that showing patience is obligatory. Imaam Ahmad said that Allaah The Almighty mentioned patience about 90 times in the Quran. He also added that there are two types of patience:           1-      Obligatory, i.e. must be shown; and          2-      Recommended, i.e. if a person shows it Allaah The Almighty will reward him, but it is not obligatory.However, scholars disagree about the obligation of showing satisfaction. This disagreement was mainly among the disciples of Imaam Ahmad. Those who consider satisfaction obligatory say that discontent is prohibited, and a person cannot get rid of it except by being truly satisfied. Thus satisfaction is obligatory, because whatever is essential for avoiding a prohibition becomes obligatory. The advocates of this opinion support it by referring to the tradition where Allaah The Almighty Says: "Whoever shows impatience in My trial (of him) and is dissatisfied with My decree, let him worship a lord other than Me" [At-Tabraani in Al-Kabeer, Ibn Hibbaan and Ash-Shawkaani: Dha'eef (weak)]Another opinion is that satisfaction is merely recommended. Advocates of this opinion argue that neither the Quran nor the Sunnah command us to show satisfaction, while the Quran repeatedly commands us to show patience.  Indeed, all that the Quran says regarding satisfaction is confined to praising those who are satisfied with the decrees of Allaah The Almighty.   They also counter that this tradition is narrated from the Children of Israel, thus it is not adducible. They also use the Hadeeth in which the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said that if anyone manages to have both satisfaction and certainty, then let him do so. If he cannot, then there is a great deal of good in showing patience in what the soul detests.  [Some books of Sunan]  As for saying that one cannot get rid of discontentment except with satisfaction, this is not necessarily so - people react to the decrees of Allaah The Almighty in three ways:        1-      Showing satisfaction: this is the highest rank of righteous people who spare no effort in seeking the pleasure of Allaah The Almighty;        2-      Showing discontentment: this is the lowest rank of sinners;       3-      Showing patience without satisfaction: this is the middle rank and is done by those who perform obligations and refrain from prohibitions. Many people endure the decrees of Allaah The Almighty with patience without being satisfied at them, and thus satisfaction differs from patience. Some people are confused by being satisfied while agonizing, because they consider them as diametrically opposite. However this is not true, because the patient who takes disgusting medicine feels pain, yet he is satisfied, just like those who fast in Ramadan when the weather is very hot. Indeed such people feel pain but are satisfied and content. Another example is that of the stingy individual who agonizes over paying Zakah (obligatory charity), yet feels satisfied when he pays it.  Therefore, just as there is no contradiction between agonizing and patience, there is no contradiction between agonizing and satisfaction.  However, it should be clear that this disagreement is about satisfaction with the decrees of Allaah concerning fate in this life. Satisfaction with Allaah The Almighty as God and one�s Lord and satisfaction with His religious decrees are different and unanimously obligatory. Allaah�s slaves cannot be Muslims unless they achieve satisfaction, that is, satisfaction with Allaah The Almighty as Lord and God, and satisfaction with Islam as a religion and with Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, as a Messenger.And Allaah Knows best.
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Answer: The two terms fardh and wajib are very close in meaning. Nevertheless there is an important difference between them when they occur within the context of Islamic worship. In order to appreciate the difference, perhaps we should give them different terms in English. There, we should translate the term fardh as obligation and wajib as duty. Different schools of thought have different approaches to the distinction. For example, the Maliki and Shaf'ie schools of thought consider both terms synonymous in all matters of worship, with the exception of pilgrimage in which a fardh or an obligation, if omitted, renders the pilgrimage invalid. The best examples are attendance at Arafat on the ninth of Thul-Hajjah and the tawaf of Ifadah. A wajib or duty, is something the omission of which does not invalidate pilgrimage altogether, but requires compensation by sacrifice. As for prayers, fasting and zakah, fardh and wajib, or obligations and duty are synonymous, according to these two schools of thought. The other two schools, the Hanafi and the Hanbali assign different meanings to the two terms. Let us consider these differences with regard to prayer. The Hanafi school of thought lists 17 duties of prayer, considering the fact that the Prophet consistently did them in prayer as the reason for making them duties. If someone omits any of these during prayer, either inadvertently or through forgetfulness, all he needs to do is to offer two prostrations at the end of his prayer which are known as Sujood Assahu. If he deliberately omits any of these duties, he must repeat his prayer. If he does not, the prayer is valid, but he is considered to have committed an offense. According to the Hanbali school of thought, there are eight duties or wajib. If any of them is omitted deliberately and knowingly, the prayer is invalid. If it is omitted out of forgetfulness, it is compensated by two prostrations as we have explained. If any is omitted out of ignorance that it is a duty, the prayer is valid.
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Praise be to Allah.

al-hamdu lillaah.

He or she is not required to change his or her name unless it embodies the worship of someone or something other then God, Allaah. However, its amelioration by choosing a new Islamic name is legitimate and encouraged. The fact that he or she would change his or her name from a pagan or non-Islamic name to an Islamic one would be considered commendable--however, it is not mandatory.

Thus, if one's name is Abdul-Messiah, for example, or similar such names, then he is obligated to change it, as the Prophet (peace upon him) had people with the names Abdul-Ka'bah and Abdul-Uzzah change their names upon accepting Islaam.

If the original name does not comprise or imply anything forbidden in Islaam, then he or she is permitted to retain it (such as the name George, for example). As noted, though, it is preferable to change it to an Islaamic name, as this also distinguishes him or her from the kuffaar.

Note that if changing one's name in official documents and records poses a great inconvenience, it would suffice to change it among the people. In this case, he or she is called by his or her new name by friends, acquaintances, and the general public, while offical documents would retain the original given name.

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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.  If you have not performed your obligatory Hajj (as an adult, i.e. when Hajj becomes obligatory on you), you have to make Hajj with this money that you have, because Hajj is an obligation that becomes obligatory as soon as the person gets enough means to cover its costs, according to the majority of scholars, and this is the preponderant opinion.If you have already performed your obligatory Hajj, then we advise you to try and save the money that you need, and buy a new house in another area, free of all that you have mentioned.  There is no doubt that a person is likely to be influenced by the environment in which he lives, and by the people he mixes with, like neighbours.  If he remains safe from that; his wife and children may be affected and influenced.Your wife does not have to perform Hajj unless she can afford it (by herself).  If you are asking whether it is an obligation on you to afford the money for your wife to make Hajj, the answer is no.However, if you do that, it is something good and you will get the reward, Insha Allah.  Children have to perform Hajj when they reach the age of puberty.  If a child performs Hajj before the age of puberty and his Hajj is correct, he will get the reward, Insha Allah, but he still has to perform the obligatory Hajj as an adult.Allah knows best.
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Praise be to Allah.

All praise be to Allaah, who has guided you to Islam, and we ask Allaah to give you the strength and courage to be steadfast in following His guidance. It is the greatest blessing He has bestowed upon you, and it is incumbent upon you to express and show thanks for this blessing, by worshipping and obeying Him.

As for your question, wearing hijaab is a mandatory obligation which cannot be neglected. If you cannot find a place in France that will allow you to work while wearing hijaab, then you must strive to move to a country you can wear the hijaab while working, as you have indicated. It is not permissible for you to not wear hijaab under any circumstance. If it is possible for you to accelerate your efforts to get married so that you may be able to manage without working under such circumstances, this would be even better and preferable. We share with you your feelings, in the sense of religious brotherhood, of the hardship that faces our fellow sisters in France with regards to the issue of hijaab, and ask Allaah to strengthen you with the courage it takes to stand up to it. By no means is it easy, and it takes great will and determination.

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Answer: All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.According to the correct opinion of the scholars, it is incumbent on a Muslim woman to cover her entire body, including the face and hands, in front of all non-Mahram men, including her husband's brother and her sister's husband. In fact, the obligation of adhering to the Islamic Hijab in front of the male in-laws and non-Mahram relatives who frequent the house is more emphasized. 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir reported that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: "Beware of entering the places of women." A man from the Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allaah, what about the Hamw?" The Prophet replied: "The Hamw are death itself." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]  The Hamw are all male relatives of the wife's husband who are lawful for her to marry after divorce or the husband's death.If a woman unveils her face or hands in front of her in-laws, then she is disobeying her Lord and exposing herself to Fitnah (temptation, tribulation).Allaah Knows best.
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds.  I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and messenger.Indeed, you did well by helping your husband and spending on the household and you will be rewarded for this, Allaah willing. Zaynab the wife of 'Abdullaah Ibn Mas�ood asked the Prophet (saw) said, "O Prophet of Allaah, is it permissible and acceptable for me to spend the Zakat (obligatory charity) on my poor husband and the orphans of my brother who are under my protection?" Thereupon, the Prophet (saw) said to her: "You will receive a double reward (for that): One for helping relatives and the other for giving Zakat."However, it is not permissible for your husband to consider this as obligatory on you or that he would oblige you to do so as the wife has an independent monetary liability and it is the husband who is obliged to spend on his wife, children and the household as we clarified in Fataawa 88121 and 31645. Moreover, you have the right to spend on your parents and this is one of the great acts of righteousness to them, and Allaah The Almighty will compensate you better. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers."}[Quran 34:39] Therefore, it is not permissible for your husband to prevent you from doing so. Thus, we advise both of you to have a mutual understanding on this matter and not let the devil interfere between you because he [the devil] may make this as a reason for separating between you as he is keen on separating loving spouses. Allaah Knows best.
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