Q: When a baby is born, and the azaan needs to be given, I have read in Kitabs that the baby needs to be bathed then azaan must be given. Is this a general bath to wash off the impurities or must you give the baby a ghusl bath?
Q: There is a personality online that is promoting something called "misyar nikaah". The individual calls it "No strings Nikaah". A lot of young Muslim men seem to be supporting this. What is this? Is it considered permissible?
Q: After marriage, who comes first, the husband or the wife’s brother and family?
Q: A woman remarried when her children were still little. They regard her current husband as their own father. Is it necessary to inform them that he is not their biological father, keeping in consideration the hurt and emotional pain they will feel if they come to know? Also, the woman is afraid that they may behave differently should they find out.
Q: Must the hair of a newborn baby girl also be shaved on the 7th day after birth?
Q: Can a Muslim woman of marriageable age refuse marriage proposals altogether from Muslim men of good deen and character without meeting them with the approval of her father who is seeking a good spouse for his daughter, or accepts to meet with them due to her father putting pressure on her to get married with the intention of refusing the proposal before meeting the male prospective and then following through to decline the proposal after meeting them because she feels she is not 'mentally ready' for the responsibilities of marriage, or she says that there aren't any 'good' boys left due to trauma surrounding the idea of marriage, after witnessing firsthand from a young age her elder brothers 3 very toxic, unislamic and abusive marriages that all ended in divorce?
According to Islam, are there any valid reasons for a female choosing not to get married or to get married at a later stage (when one is mentally ready etc.)
And if a female is to choose not to marry, how is she expected to live her life whilst under the care of her elderly parents? Is she expected to stay at home or can she go out and work to take care of herself etc.?
And what category (fardh, waajib, musthab, sunnah etc.) does marriage fall under and what category does choosing not to marry for the above reasons fall under for a Muslim female? And what category would refusing a good proposal fall under? (Makrooh, haraam etc.)
Also, what is the responsibility of the parents and especially the father in the above scenario? Is it correct for him to keep pressuring his daughter to accept proposals coming home before making a decision for marriage (Note: he isn't forcing her to get married to anyone specific but is encouraging her to get married and leaving the final decision to his daughter after bringing good proposals for her given her age and that he is elderly and concerned for her wellbeing should anything happen to him) or should he decline the marriage proposals until his daughter is ready despite his concerns for her future?
What advice would you give to the father and daughter in the above situation?
Q:
1. What is the most preferred method in the following situation.
After birth, when should the adhaan and tahneek of the baby be done
a. Before the cord is cut.
b. After the cord is cut, before the bath.
c. After the baby is given a bath and the cord is cut.
2. Should both the adhaan and tahneek be done simultaneously according to the most preferred method?
Q: Is it permissible for a newly married couple to mutually decide not to have kids for one or one and a half years so that they may enjoy their marital life (e.g. travelling together on holidays, etc.)?
Q: With regard to the LGBT, if a person says that Allah created me like this, I know it is wrong but it is not in my control and he has the inclination to the other gender. How must such a person be advised?
Q: We are always advised by Ulama to get married early but on the other hand we are also supposed to provide for our spouse and most of the boys get financially stable or land a job only up until their mid to late 20s (atleast where I am from).
I have also heard that it is the duty of parents to get their child married on becoming baaligh.
My question is, how can we acheive balance in it when it is not possible to get financially independent early but it is also necessary for a husband to provide.
For example, when I was 17, an Aalim advised me to get married at a majlis, but how can a 17 year old fulfill the right to provide?
What is the extent of financial capability and what is the role of parents here (in light of that they are told to get children married)?