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Marriage
[Q-ID0776] Can I have sexual relations with my wife before she has officially moved in with me / ‘rukhsati’?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب There is no problem in having intercourse after one has got married before one’s wife has moved out of her…
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[Q-ID0775] Can a Husband move into his Wife’s home after marriage?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, a married man can live in his wife’s home, provided she is ok with it; there is no problem with this.…
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[Q-ID0774] I currently live at my in-laws house, can I request a separate home from my Husband?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب No – if a woman wants a separate house i.e. she does not wish to live with her husband’s other wife or his…
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[Q-ID0773] Do I have to recite the Adhaan and Iqamah if I am praying at home alone?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If one’s home is so far from the masjid that the sound of the adhān given in it does not reach him then in…
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[Q-ID0772] Does the evil eye exist, what are its signs and how do I remove its affect on me?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The evil eye afflicting someone is a reality as is mentioned in the blessed hadīth of the Prophet ﷺ: “There…
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[Q-ID0771] Can a husband and wife have sexual relations during the month of Muharram?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب There is no obstacle in a husband and wife having sexual relations during the month of Muharram. There are…
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[Q-ID0770] What is the ruling on women praying Salah in see-through scarves?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Salāh will not be valid whilst wearing such a thin scarf which shows a quarter or all of a limb (i.e. part…
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[Q-ID0769] I don’t have time to pray Zuhr, Asr & Maghrib at work, is it okay if I pray them when I get home?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not permissible to cause your salāh to become qadā’ for the sake of this job of yours; you will have…
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[Q-ID0768] I am constantly in a state of travel, do I have to pray my Sunnah prayers?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب No! The sunnah prayers are not binding upon you because you are in a state of hurried and continuous…
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[Q-ID0767] Is it permissible for females to ride bicycles in Islam?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب There is no harm in it if done as an exercise in one’s yard or elsewhere with some privacy [preferably],…
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[Q-ID0766] Someone buried a Taweez (amulet) on my property, what can I do to protect myself?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Take the Ta’weedh out of the buried spot and dispose of it by putting it in water (river, stream etc.), and…
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[Q-ID0765] What is the share of a widow from her husband’s inheritance after his death?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the issue, as explained by the questioner, were true and assuming that the deceased only had the…
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