Pregnant woman performing the nawaafil and sunnats salaah sitting
Q: Alhamdullah, I am pregnant. So can I offer nafal and sunnah Salah on the chair and perform the fardh Salah by standing.
Pregnancy and Parenting
Father disciplining his daughter
Q: As a father, can one punish the daughter if she's a teenager? Islamically what physical discipline is permitted or should my wife do it?
Disciplining children for disrespecting food
Q: If children throw food items in which Quran Aayaat was recited on. After that children they felt guilty for that act. What is the kaffara for this action?
Shaving the hair of a toddler to make it grow thicker
Q: Is it permissible to shave a toddlers hair (e.g. 1 year old) as some say the hair will grow thicker thereafter?
Buying clothes for an unborn baby
Q: Is it okay to buy clothes for my unborn baby?
Adding extra money for one child so that the investment for both children will be equal
Q: I've got two sons. They're toddlers.
My elder son received alot of money as a gift when he was a baby while the second one didn't receive as much. I was thinking of converting their cash to gold. Will it be okay for me to give money to add only to the younger one so I can get the same amount of gold for each child or will it be unfair to the older child?
We will not inform them of this when they are older.
Father assisting one son financially
Q: Should a parent be equal to all of their children in terms of finance and gifts?
For example: There are 4 brothers. No. 1 is a doctor, set up by the father but paid back. No. 2 is in the business with his father as a partner, also paid back. No. 3 is still studying. No. 4 is an aalim and recently started working in the business. The father wants to set no. 4 up eventually.
Question: Will it be fair if the father sets up no. 4 in the business, without paying back. Basically giving him a business and not giving any other brother the same.
Parents having a favourite child
Q: Is it sinful to have a favourite child? Or even two or three out of your children?
Is this fair towards the others because how must they feel inside with a parent having a favourite?
Birthmarks
Q: I wanted to know the Islamic ruling regarding birthmarks. Is it when Shaytaan bites or kisses you?
Gifting one's property to one child only
Q: If a father gifts his property to one son only instead of all the legal heirs during his life, in this connection is the said gifted property is valid or not under Islamic law?