Artificial insemination
Q: Can you take your husband's sperm and inject it in yourself to try and get pregnant because he has a problem he can't penetrate.
Nikaah & Marriage Issues
Listening to the law regarding the legal minimum age of marriage
Q: Most countries today have set the legal minimum age of marriage at 18 or higher. In light of the hadith commanding obedience to those in authority so long as it is not in disobedience to Allah, does this mean that we as Muslims are required to follow these laws regarding marriage age? What is the opinion of majority scholars?
Putting star stickers on children's hands as a way of rewarding them
Q: Are you allowed to put star stickers on children's hands as a way of rewarding them?
Wife asking the husband to give her an amount as mahr monthly
Q: Can a girl ask for 500 rupees each month as mahr? She has set this as her mahr that each month I must give her 500Rs.
Making decisions in a relationship with mutual understanding
Q: Id like to enquire, how often is the husband required to take his wife to visit her parents if they live in another city (500km away).
Is there any requirement to the amount of days the wife should spend at her parents if it will be away from her husband?
Spending the nights equally with one's wives while travelling
Q: A man has more than one wife. If he travels with more than one wife, is it compulsory upon him to exercise equality in their night turns during the journey?
Iddat for a revert woman previously married to a Hindu
Q: Few months back my very close friend started to like a Hindu girl (who is married to a Hindu with 1 child). Me and 1 more common friend knew about it. We advised him to move away but this girl was separated from her husband (but still in marriage) as this guy used to drink and beat her up. She is not happy rather scared of him. On our explaining, he convinced her and she had converted to Islam. We follow hanafi fiqh and as per our knowledge her previous relationship (marriage) is finished with Islam.
Is it okay for us to do my friend's nikah with her after completion of iddah (3 periods). Is it allowed as per Islam? There is no way she wants to go back to her husband as she is already separated. Doing divorce will cost a lot in Bhutan (her own country) and she can not afford it? Please guide us if we can do nikah for him and her.
Teaching the children to be transparent with their parents
Q: Please can you recommend what age is appropriate to teach a child their body parts?
My 3.5 year old only knows it as her private area. And in the shower I only point to all the areas no one is allowed to touch. As she is getting older and ready for school soon my fear of sexual abuse increases daily and I want to know what I should be teaching her and when?
I only recall my mother ever talking to me about my own body when I became baligh, and I learnt about the male body when I was getting married. Now though, it's different. There's so much more fitnah. And parents that allow their kids to use screens, these kids are exposed to so much more.
I just want my daughter to get the correct knowledge from myself and her father here at home first before we send her out.
Taking a second wife secretly
Q: Is it permissible for a man to take another wife secretly without knowing of his wife.
Singing and dancing on the occasion of nikaah
Q: In 2-3 months I'm getting married. We are Pakistanis so in our culture before the wedding day we do an event called Dholki where people get together and sing and dance. I'm trying to avoid doing haram things.
Is it possible to use drums at the event? Is it only duff that is permissible? The event will be a female only event. Can we dance? At the nikaah event can we use music with only vocals and drums?