Question:

Assalaamu ‘alaikum

Respected ‘Ulama

I am currently living with my in-laws and am expecting a child. I would like to know the Islamic ruling regarding going to my mother’s home for confinement. Some people have been taunting me and claiming that it is not permissible.

Please advise

Jazaakallahu Khairan

Answer:

Bismihi Ta‘ala

Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh

Respected Sister

Just as it is permissible for a woman to …

Question:

Assalaamu ‘alaikum

Respected ‘Ulama

How long after a proposal is it advisable to make nikaah?

Please advise.

Jazaakallahu Khairan

Answer:

Bismihi Ta‘ala

Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh

Respected Sister

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) advised Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) saying: “O ‘Ali! Don’t delay in three matters: salaah when its (mustahab) time enters, a janaazah when it is ready, (the marriage of) an unmarried person when a suitable partner is found” …

Question:

Assalaamu ‘alaikum

Respected ‘Ulama

I have been married for several years. Recently, my husband committed adultery in a hotel room with a woman he had known for only a week. I discovered this purely by chance. I later spoke to the woman involved, and she claimed that she knew my husband was wealthy and intended to obtain money from him, and that she therefore lured him into this sin.

My husband has since repented …