QUESTION: If a child opts to live with the mother, is the father liable to pay maintenance for that child? The father maintains their other children who reside with him and cannot afford to pay separately for the child. ANSWER: It is the father’s responsibility to...
QUESTION: I am married for 3 years but I am disgruntled with the behaviour of my wife. I go to work everyday but I also have the responsibility to cook and clean in the house. To the best of my ability, I provide for my wife but she is demanding and becomes verbally...
QUESTION: A man wishes to marry a staunch Christian woman. The woman does not drink alcohol nor does she consume pork, but she does believe in the trinity. The man is trying to convince her to revert to Islam but she is trying to convert him to Christianity, as she...
QUESTION: I am separated from my husband and we share a two year old daughter. My daughter's father is requesting that she spends a minimum of two nights every week with him. What is the Shar'i ruling of custodial rights in this case? ANSWER: As per Islamic law,...
QUESTION: A lady's husband passed away at 1pm on the 3rd of May. On which date will her Iddah end? There is a common understanding that she must leave the house when the Iddah ends. Is there any basis for this? ANSWER: The injunction of serving Iddah after the demise...
Q1) After Talaaq and separation, is it permissible for the husband to tell his wife, "I give you one Talaaq-ur-Raj'ee, so tell your father to take you"? Shouldn't the Iddah be in her marital home? A1) Yes, the Iddah will be served at the husband's house unless there...
QUESTION: Please comment on the current trend today where men remain at home while women go out to work and earn an income for the household. In some cases, this is not the desire of a woman to do so, but she is left without a choice because her husband makes no...
QUESTION: A man and woman were married from 1999 until 2012, when they divorced. During this time, the husband was unemployed for seven years, with the wife sustaining the family on her income. In 2010, they bought a house together. When the divorce took place in...