Nikaah & Marriage Issues

Q: I am four months pregnant and I wish to abort the child. The doctors say that the child will be born as a down syndrome child. Is abortion allowed in Islam? Will I be sinful?

Q: I have had spinal cord injury therefore, I don't get erection so no sex. My wife needs it and I want to do it. I am a young man 40 years old. Doctors can't help me. My question is can I use a strap on penis to satisfy my wife and myself and to keep the family from breaking apart?

Q: I would like to know my friend is sixteen and he is getting married to a girl who is sixteen. He is going to have his two friends as witnesses and he will give mahr and both the boy and girl will sign a contract. They both are Muslims. I wanted to know if the nikaah will be accepted as there is no guardian from the girls side because her parents says it's to early to get married.

Q: Is it permission to listen to music with one's husband to be more romantic and is it permissible for him to sing for his wife or for the wife to sing for him?

Q: Is it right that if a pregnant woman reads or talks about great persons of Islam the child in the womb will be born as such?

Q: If a man keeps bad faith for his sister in law although, he did not practically commit anything, but shows his interest in her verbally while communicating with her. Does this effect his nikaah in anyway?

Q: An accident occurred in bus journey some years ago, that is: my mother in law's seat was beside my seat. She was feeling ill because of some illness but I was feeling lust/desire but not highly exited. Then I probably touch her (not her private part). But I was mentally addicted by shaitan’s waswasa. She didn't know this was my situation. I had no idea before about marriage, mahrams and hurmat-e-mushara. After I came to know about hurtmat-e-musaahara, I repented and made Towba to Allah Ta'ala. Now I am very alert about shaitan’s waswasa. But mentally I am worried about that accident. Now my wife would be lawful? I have one daughter. Please clearly advise me.

Q: Is it halaal to conduct a second nikaah of the same couple (after sometime when the parents of one partner agree to allow the marriage)?

Q: I want some Ahadith about dowry system. Because my spouse's family wants from me and I will not afford this. Kindly give me the answer.

Q: I have a question about my step son. What does Islam say about breastfeeding a step son (he is my husband's son, his mother has left this child in our custody). If I am not wrong, every child has a right to be breastfed according to Islam. So as a stepmother is it permissible for me to breastfeed him? Is it sawab or gunaah?