Status of the marriage after one of the spouses accepts Islam
Q: If a married Hindu female converts to Islam then what will be the status of her marriage? Will it still be valid or would become invalid?
Nikaah & Marriage Issues
Upbringing of children
Q: Alhamdulliah Allah Ta'ala blessed me with two daughters. What is my duty and responsibility to them. What are the things a father needs to teach a child?
Witnesses for nikaah
Q: When someone does nikaah at home. What is the procedure with witnesses? How many does the male need and how many the female? I have heard even without witnesses it is counted and it is only sunnat to have witnesses and to do khutbah. If someone has done nikkah without witnesses and khutbah is it counted?
Is it permissible to look at the girl for the purpose of nikaah?
Q: When meeting one's potential spouse before the decision of getting married to the person, what in appearance will the person be allowed to see and what will be haraam to see?
Reciting Surah Maryam during pregnancy
Q: I am one month away from giving birth. Does Surah Maryam help to ease labour? What else can I read for a healthy baby, easy labour and at time of labour? Also have been told to eat a lot of dates. Please advise if there is any truth to Surah Maryam recitation and eating dates.
Understanding the needs of the wife
Q:
- Is it permissible for a women to masturbate if she doesn't get full satisfaction after intercourse with her husband? If not she has to wait a minimum of three days. How does she control herself?
- If the wife needs to have intercourse maybe every third night and the husband says that's too frequent, also at rare times the wife needs the husband sooner. How should she fulfil her need? Because this leads to masturbation.
- If a women has a dream where she is sexually aroused and satisfied. Upon awakening there is no wetness. Is ghusl fardh?
Is jewellery counted as part of the mahr
Q: When the grooms party gives gold earring, neckless etc to the bride at the time of marriage, suppose the mahr is 120000 rupees and groom party gave a gold neckless of 50000 rupees. Then does it count as part of the mahr or the groom has to give full mahr?
Is a woman free to marry after one talaaq
Q: If a woman has received her 1st talaq, she lives separately from her husband and her idda is over after three mestruations and there is no reconciliation from any party. Does that mean she is free? or the husband has to give her a 2nd and again a 3rd talaaq?
Using contraceptives
Q: Is it allowed to use contraceptives because a child has to breast feed for 2 years and if we do not use coitus interruptus or pill then how will a child breast feed for 2 years?
Girl and boy sitting in seclusion before nikaah
Q: When visiting a family to meet a potential girl for marriage, is it permissible for the girl and boy to sit in a separate room and speak about their plans, requirements etc, since it is embarrassing to speak in front of all the family members? There is a big window to the room so people in the adjacent room can see everything that is going on, but they can't hear.