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    How Should I Behave With the In-Laws of My Children?

    April 21, 2018 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Shaykh Umer Mian Question: Assalamu alaykum Are there any guidelines to how we should behave with the in-laws of our children or siblings? Answer: Wa alaikum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu A “cousin” is defined as follows: “a relative descended from one’s grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and […]

    Filed Under: General Counsel Tagged With: in-laws

    Can Zakat Money Be Used for Parents and In-Laws to Cover Medical Costs?

    July 21, 2017 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Can zakat money be used for parents and in-laws to cover medical costs? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, No, zakat cannot be given to your parents, but it can be given to your in-laws. Moreover, you cannot simply cover medical costs with zakat funds because there needs […]

    Filed Under: Hanafi Fiqh, Zakat Tagged With: in-laws, parents

    Can My Spouse Give Her Zakat to My Parents?

    April 23, 2017 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum My spouse wants to give zakat to my parents who are poor. Can she? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Yes, your spouse may give her zakat to your parents. The prohibition relates to giving zakat to your own parents, yet not to the parents of your […]

    Filed Under: Hanafi Fiqh, Zakat Tagged With: in-laws, spouse

    My Wife Broke Ties With My Parents. What Do I Do?

    April 6, 2017 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam alaykum, My wife, children and I lived with my parents at the start of our marriage. My wife and mother faced many small problems that have escalated, and I was unable to solve these issues. Eventually we all had a very bad misunderstanding that led her to […]

    Filed Under: General Counsel, Marriage and Divorce Tagged With: in-laws, ties

    Is It Obligatory for a Woman to Look After Her In-Laws?

    February 19, 2017 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, Is it obligatory for a woman to look after her father-in-law and mother-in-law in the absence of her husband? Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you well. May Allah reward you for reaching out to us. In-Laws It is the husband’s obligation […]

    Filed Under: General Counsel, Marriage and Divorce Tagged With: in-laws

    My Wife Says It’s Unislamic for My Parents to Keep Secrets Between Us. What Do I Do?

    February 17, 2017 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, My wife says it’s unislamic for my parents to speak to me privately and keep secrets between her and me. My parents says its unislamic that the wife wants to know about family matters which they are uncomfortable sharing with her. What do I do? Answer: […]

    Filed Under: General Counsel, Marriage and Divorce Tagged With: in-laws, privacy, secret

    My In-Laws Are Insulted When I Do Not Eat Their Store-Bought Meat. What Do I Do?

    January 24, 2017 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, My husband and I are very particular about the food that we eat. We buy farm-slaughtered meat, but do not force my husband’s family to do the same. When visiting them, I pack my own food so that my kids and I have something to eat. […]

    Filed Under: General Counsel Tagged With: in-laws, meat, slaughtered animals

    I Am Stuck Between My Mother and My Wife. What Does Islam Say?

    November 4, 2016 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: I am the only son, and am stuck between my mother and my wife. I have been trying to solve this issue over the last few years by using proofs from the Qur’an and Hadith, but it hasn’t worked. My wife has left to live in her own home […]

    Filed Under: General Counsel Tagged With: in-laws, mother, wife

    My Wife Does Not Want to Move in With My Elderly Mother and Disabled Brother. What Do I Do?

    September 27, 2016 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: My elderly mother lives alone at home. I am her youngest child, and I live with my wife and children in our own home. I would like to move back in with my mother but my wife is does not want to because of the neighbourhood and my […]

    Filed Under: General Counsel, Marriage and Divorce Tagged With: in-laws, mother, moving, wife

    My In-Laws Spoil My Child and Are a Negative Influence. What Should I Do?

    August 6, 2016 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam’aleykum, My in-laws spoil my daughter, criticise me on how I treat her, and I fear that they will be a negative influence on her as they are less practising that my husband and me. What should I do? Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this […]

    Filed Under: General Counsel Tagged With: abusive in-laws, in-laws, spoiling

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