QUESTION: What is the ruling regarding a wife who fights with her husband? ANSWER: It is necessary for the wife to obey her husband, and upsetting the husband by fighting and arguing with him is impermissible. Severe warnings have been cited in the Hadith for a...
QUESTION: What is the rule if a wife is visiting her parents, and her husband requests her return? ANSWER: The wife should not visit her parents without her husband’s consent. When she visits, then she should return as soon as her husband requests her to return. She...
QUESTION: What is the Fatwa in relation to disobeying one's husband? ANSWER: It is not permissible for a wife to disobey her husband in those actions that are permissible; rather, it is obligatory upon her to obey her husband. The wife is strongly encouraged to obey...
QUESTION: When a husband engages in immoral behavior such as flirting with other women over the phone, how should a wife respond? ANSWER: The wife should look for the perfect opportunity to prevent and stop her husband from doing wrong. If he refrains, then well and...
QUESTION: Is it permissible for a wife to sleep separately from her husband due to the husband being involved in sin? ANSWER: It will not be correct for a wife to sleep separately from her husband because he is involved in sin; rather she should try to correct him in...
QUESTION: Is there such thing as marital rape in Islam? Is consent necessary each time for either partner? Can a spouse caress/fondle the other at any given time without consent? ANSWER: One of the objectives of marriage is to safeguard one’s chastity. Rasulullah...
QUESTION: If one's marriage is annulled and reconciliation is only possible after renewing the Nikah once the Iddat has terminated, then is it permissible to talk to one's husband during the Iddat period, or is it already Haraam? ANSWER: An annulled marriage is...
QUESTION: Can the Nikah of a woman, who resides in South Africa, be performed here in South Africa if she doesn't have any guardians or representatives with her? Her family live abroad. If yes, please explain the procedure it entails? ANSWER: It seems from the nature...