Advice

Entertaining thoughts of a strange man

Q: I have a question concerning marriage. I'm a 21 year old female and I've recently met someone at a friends wedding. My parents don't want me to get married yet as I'm studying towards a degree, so I haven't told them about my interest, the man i've met also doesn't know about my interest. I refuse to get into a relationship with him as I'm aware its haraam. I am however extremely impressed with his character and feel that he would make a great spouse. My question is, Is it possible to make dua to marry this specific person? And if so what should i read?

Refraining from joining people who have unpleasant ways and behaviours

Q: I have a bit of a dilemma. I am a very sensitive and emotional person and I find it very hard to make friends. The friends I have are very loud spoken and speak to me with no respect and are rude to me, but i don't tell anyone because I don't want people thinking bad about them. But recently I feel so hurt with the way that they treat me I think bad thoughts, for example I wish bad upon them. I don't know how to stop thinking like that and I really want to stop! Example today they all ganged up on me because I told my mother that boys stay over at their house but I was not spreading rumors, I was just telling my mother because I was at their house at the time and they blame me for their parents stressing as we are studying away from home so basically I was labled as the bad one. Basically I just want to know how to react or handle their behavior and should I approach them and tell them how I feel? But they get very angry and it has to be their way so I really don't know what to do! I am also studying away from home and I do not like it and I am very unhappy. Please help me!

Being interested in a boy

Q: I am a 20 year old girl who is interested in this one boy and I really want to be with him but we can't because we have not made nikaah. His parents want us to make nikaah so it is halaal and we won't be commiting sin, but my parents don't want us to make nikkah as they think I am too young. My question is, am I allowed to make nikaah without my parents knowledge, rather than commit a sin and be in a haraam relationship? Please advise me on what I should do as my parents do not let me make my own decisions and I feel Islamically that I should make nikaah.

Stepmother insisting on spending time in seclusion with the stepson

Q: Is it permissible for a man to be in seclusion with his step mother (his father, the stepmother's husband) has passed away? Both are young. The stepmother insists on spending time in seclusion with the stepson. She does not want any third person to be with her when she is with her stepson. The wife of the stepson feels insecure about this, and is a cause of her unhappiness. Please advise whether it is permissible for the step son to be alone with his stepmother, and if it is permissible then what naseehat should be given to the newly married wife?

Bussiness problems

Q: I am 40 years, my second brother is 38 years, my 3rd brother 35 years, my father 65 Years old. Our father is the owner of the business but my mother is still controlling the shop. She sits on the cashier and controlling the business. Our father has to ask her for money and she always questions about what my father is going to do with the money. Sometimes she refused to give money if she comes to knows that our father is spending on us. The business is very big but we are still struggling for money etc. In other words we cannot see barkat in that family business. The company has two trucks and one car. But my brothers and I have no car. We have only motobike due to short wages. What shall we advise our father?