Advice

Marital problems

Q: I am married from last years. My wife went to her parents home 3 weeks back. All was normal before she went. From her parents home she called me and told me that she is coming back in 2 days time. After that my mother got a call from her father and he told my mother that she wants divorce. I better give divorce or they will go to the court. I am not allowed to meet my wife and kids from her father. Even I can not talk to my wife and kids. I don't know if my wife also wants this or not because I don't have any communication with her. What is the Islamic ruling about this situation and what is the ruling of divorce in this situation?

Becoming spiritually motivated to do ibaadat

Q: I would like to know how do I get back spiritually to ibadaats because I'm so worried after years it took me so long to grow a beard an then perform my salaah an did it constant for 2 years all of a sudden I feel I lost the plot, not interested, that feeling is no more there and feeling down and out financially depressed too much of pressure and losing hope. Please guide me. I'm aware of neglecting my salaah but I don't.

Premarital relationships

Q: My fiancé is in London and is struggling. He has now applied for a work permit and is about to complete his degree. I am now 25 and still at home it has become difficult for me and they depend upon his work permit in London where as I tell him its Allah who has to feed us. Please give me wazifa for him so he can get settled and we can get married. Also a wazifa for my own rizq as I am working and earning and I have to fix my wedding with it. I hope you understand my both problems and deal with both of them separately or a combined wazifa. But please guide me with both.

Being patient and turning to Allah Ta`ala

Q: I am married with 3 kids and residing in South Africa and all the kids are going to Islamic school sponsored by Muslim organization because we can't afford it as the Refugees in SA. We are all sleeping in one room but Alhamdulillah we are surviving by Allah's Mercy. Now my husband want to
relocate to UK all alone and told me we'll join him later. I am not complaining as we are sustaining through my income. My question is my heart doesn't want him to leave us, he may reach there and start adultery in the name of UK permit. I have been making Tahjuud, fasting for Allah to help us, please advise.

Being involved with a non-Muslim

Q: I am in quite a problem. I don't know how to put this but anyway I met this guy he is not muslim and I don't know what got in to me, but I dated him and things have gotten serious between us. I know its wrong for me to be dating and a non muslim too! But every time I try and stop our relationship, we always getting back together and he just won't let go. I don't know what to do anymore. My parents don't like him for me but my mother does like him but she tells me that she will never stand for it, she don't want a non muslim for me and even if he converts she won't accept it!

Educating people

Q: One of our Muslim friends in college played holi with non muslims and the seniors of the college Muslims with long beards beat him mercilessly:

  1. Did they do the right thing or he should have been convinced with ease?
  2. If they did wrong by beating him, are they sinful and should seek apology from him?

Communicating with a man before marriage

Q: My current fiance was previously married and told me he divorced his previous wife and she is in idah. During the idah they were seen together. Is this right? And what form of proof can I get to show that he has really divorced her and that she has sat her idah out as he has lied before about giving her the talaaq? Please advise on what I should do going forward.