Family and Companions
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Is it true that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Keep your women confined, and blame no one but yourselves, and teach them the Quran, and instruct them to glorify Allah at both ends of the day, and do not let them go out of their houses"?
How can the seemingly conflicting prophetic hadiths that speak of "the best of people" be reconciled, and are they outwardly contradictory?
Is it considered filial disobedience for a young man to marry a girl whom his father loved, even though the father borrows money and procrastinates in repayment, without the parents' consent?
How can I balance my efforts in calling my family, including my parents, to religious adherence, with developing my scholarly knowledge in the fields of Sunnah, Aqidah, Sirah, and Fiqh?
Is it permissible for a husband to ask his wife not to marry after his death so that they may be together in Paradise, and is there a precedent for this among the Companions or concerning the wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
Is it possible that what the questioner did, looking at maharem after the death of his mother and grandmother, could lead to a punishment from God inflicted upon his family, and what is the path to repentance?
Why is Al-Zuhri considered a weak narrator, and why are there narrations by him in Sahih Al-Bukhari despite his weakness?
Are the people of Yemen better than the Companions, based on the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) saying: “The people of Yemen have come to you, their hearts are more tender than yours,” and his saying: “Faith is Yemeni… Indeed, harshness and hardness of hearts are among the boisterous, at the roots of the tails of camels, where the two horns of Satan appear, among Rabīʿah and Muḍar”?
ما هو المعنى الصحيح لكلمة "غزى" في اللغة والمعاجم والقواميس، وما هو الرد على من يدعي أنها تعني "سار ليلاً"؟
Is it permissible for a young man to marry a Ja'fari Shi'ite girl with a bad family reputation? What is the ruling of this marriage in Sharia? What is the Sharia position regarding his disapproving family? Is it permissible to attend the wedding if he insists on it?
Does leaving the bathroom door open or leaving clothes inside it cause harm to the family members by the devils?
Is the incident of Ali reminding Zubayr of the Prophet’s saying, "Do you love him?" and his fighting against him "while you are an oppressor" authentic, and is the hadith mentioned therein authentic?
How can a father be persuaded to approve his daughter's marriage to a young man the family rejects, despite the mother's approval and the couple's desire?
What is the legal ruling on marrying a second wife when the first wife desires a divorce, and what is the impact of that on the children?
Did the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to wear his ring on his index finger?
What is the correct interpretation of the number of the Prophet's wives who were given the choice between staying or departing in Surat Al-Ahzab? Were they nine, as Ibn Kathir mentioned, including Zaynab bint Jahsh, or four? And how can one reconcile the inclusion of Zaynab bint Jahsh among the nine who were given the choice with Allah's command to His Prophet to marry her in subsequent verses?
How do we differentiate between excommunicating someone who slanders the Prophet’s honor and the statements of Imams Al-Hasan Al-Basri and Mujahid that Noah’s disbelieving son was born of adultery?
What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an at the grave, and has any hadith been reported concerning that, and is it permissible to dedicate the reward of reciting the Qur'an to the deceased in some sittings?
To what extent is Al-Buhuti's statement true that the dead see the deeds of the living, know their circumstances, and are affected by them? And is 'Aisha's veiling from 'Umar after his burial based on that?
Is it considered a correct action for a person not to travel to attend a relative's wedding due to their certainty that it will involve musical instruments and dancing, and instead to suffice with congratulations, a phone call, and sending a sum of money?
Is a person sinful for eating food from someone who deals in usury? And is it permissible to prevent one's wife from visiting her family, who rely on usury in their lives and cause discord between spouses?
Is the reason for the revelation of the Hijab to differentiate between free women and slave women, taking into consideration the story of Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), and why did Umar beat slave women if they wore the Hijab, and it is said that their 'awrah is from the navel to the knee, and is it permissible to expose slave women to fitnah (temptation/strife)?
Is a wife considered sinful, Islamically, if she does not return the apartment that served as a dower, after obtaining a divorce by judicial decree?
What is the ruling on my refraining from visiting my husband's family in our new home, while my husband and children continue to visit them in their home, due to their previous ill-treatment of me?