Advice

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?

Not feeling attracted to women

Q: My son is 23 years old and a hafez ul quran. We have been talking to him about getting married and after many months he has now confided to his mother that he does  not feel attracted to women but perhaps more to a man. He assures her that he has not done anything wrong and he has been looking for Duas to pray to help him overcome this illness. Can you help please urgently?

Asking for a separation

Q: My husband is having an affair with other women, which he refuses to break relations with. He is a very abusive man who abuses me emotionally, mentally and physically. We have 2 children together who have witnessed all the abuse. Do I have grounds for a divorce and what are they?

Requesting for a divorce

Q: I have been married for four years now. My husband has a problem abusing substances, when he gets involved with this activity he becomes a total different person. He doesn't give me money for food or for my and the kids essentials. He steals and sells anything in our home, sells the car
and if we are renting eventually we get put out and that leaves us either going to stay at his moms place or we have to separate, me staying at my parents and him at his. While busy with this substance, he commits zina as well then accuses me of committing zina and sends me disturbing texts. I know he is unfaithful because I get messages on his phone or people would tell me and he will deny until I presurise him to a point of admitting. He relapses every 4 or so months and for a period of 2 to 3 months, when he is not smoking this substance he is in jamaat, makes sallah 5 times a day and is a very good example for me and the kids. This is so confusing to me, its like I've married two different people, I do not know what to do, I feel I cannot be married to him any longer but I fear Allah so much so that I rather stay and live this confusing life. We havn't been living together for more than a year now because of this problem. He has and every time we get close to finding a place and moving in together he relapses. My parents are against the marriage and don't want me going back. I've spoken to him to seek help but every time he gets to his feet he assures himself and myself it won't happen again and if I keep bringing the subject forth he gets mad at me. He has been to several institutions but all with fail. What I want to know is do I stand on halaal grounds for a fasagh? He doesn't want me to but the pressure gets so much to me that I fall into deep  depression.

Correcting one's intention

Q: A person does an act of Sadaqah-E-Jariah with a corrupted intention. Maybe contributing to a Masjid, distributing a Deeni kitaab etc. Perhaps the intention was one of pride and show.

  1. Does the magnitude of the person's sin and disobedience in the sight of Allah Ta'ala continue to multiply and grow as people use/take  benefit from the action he has done? Then, the same person later on realizes his error of having a corrupted intention and accordingly makes taubah.
  2. If his taubah is accepted by Allah Ta'ala, could he now start receiving reward for his initial action?

Being pleased with Allah Ta'ala in whichever condition one may be

Q: I have it incredibly difficult. I do not know where my future will bring me. I have now waited about 7 months to get into the university. In January, there was a new class that started. but I still did not get admission to medical school. I have sent them emails and they have said that when some students quit they will be releasing new offers but only for some students (they have the list of them). I want this more than anything else. I want to do this for my parents I want them to be proud of me. But I feel that everything seems impossible and very difficult now. When I was in high school I had very good grades but at the end of the school year my grades went down. I do not know how, we complained but the school didn't help me. All my other friends got admission some in Norway and in other countries, they are studying and they are happy. They have a future. I have not told anyone this, not even my parents. I am a loser, I am not studying something. I have worked hard for this for so many years. School ends in June and I must wait two years. I can not waste so many years. Please how can my hajat get fulfilled? Any wazifa or dua I can do?