Q: I am in love with a christian girl, and we plan to marry since she has agreed to convert to Islam. However, her parents want us to get married in a church in order to keep their respect among their community, though they have agreed to let us perform a proper Nikaah after the christian wedding and to let the girl be a practising muslim. Am I allowed to get married in a church just to protect her family from humiliation?
Q: What is the Islamic ruling on dating? Will there be any difference in the ruling if the boy and girl are engaged and intend to get married in the future?
Q: Is it obligatory for the husband to inform his wife before he returns home or can he return unexpectedly, without informing her? Will there be a difference in the ruling in the case where the husband was gone for just a few hours, and the case where he was gone for a prolonged period? Also, is there any Hadith in this regard?
Q: I have read that a man can see the face and hands of a woman he is interested in marrying, if he is permitted by her family.
1. What are the limits of his gaze at her covered parts of body? Can a man gaze at the breasts, hips and buttocks region of her covered body?
2. Is it permissible to look for certain aspects of physical beauty of women one is choosing for nikah?
Q: Which parent has Islaam given the right of making the final decision in regards to the tarbiyat of the child? Which parent has the right to decide as to what the child may eat or not?
NB: Everything is within the sharia. There is no divorce.
Q: I am a Muslim and the man I want to marry became a Muslim 2 years ago. His family are Hindu and want us to live with them.
Is it permissible to live with people who have idols in their house and worship them even if their part of the house has been sectioned off so that there are two separate living areas?
Is it permissible for us to live there even though they drink wine?
Is it permissible for me to show my hair to my Hindu father and mother in law?
If the husband can afford to live separately, should this be the option he takes?
Q: I am a Muslim Sunni Sayyed woman coming from a religious background. Recently a Christian man has approached me. He says he wants to marry me. I also like him. He is ready for doing nikaah. I am a follower of Islam and don't want to compromise on Islam. Kindly guide me if it is haram to marry a Christian or can I marry him. My religion is a priority for me.
Q: If a girl got pregnant before marriage and married another man without knowing that she is pregnant and when she found out about it after marriage that she is pregnant, is the nikaah done or not?
What is the relation of this child with her husband if the baby is a baby girl?
Q:
1. What are the requirements of a valid marriage in Islam? Is the consent of parents mandatory?
2. If a girl and boy (both adults), in the presence of two adult male witnesses and without the consent of their parents, performed Ijaab and Qabool (without any duress and with free will), is this nikah valid?
3. If the answer to question 2 is 'yes' and if the parents of both the girl and the boy agree for their marriage in future without being aware that the girl and boy have already entered into nikah, (and the girl and boy do not want to reveal this fact to their parents), can they enter into nikah again when the marriage takes place for the purposes of registration in union council?
Q: If my husband stimulates my breast while I keep my legs closed and due to the added pressure of my legs being closed I reach climax, is this allowed? Because it’s very difficult for me to finish with my legs opened, so even though I ensure he finishes with normal vaginal penetration, I need him to stimulate me some other way in order for me to finish and this requires my legs to exert pressure on my private while he massages my breast or something of that sort. I’m not sure if the fact that he is stimulating me makes it okay or whether the fact that I am exerting pressure with my legs at the same time turns it into masturbation. Please advise.