23. January 2019
Salaam Alaikum Sheikh. I wonder if you can help me with an issue I have inshAllah. Recently my husband spoke to me about possibly entering into a muttah marriage with another woman. I feel very strongly that polygamy wouldn't work for us no matter what way he does it. It has left me anxious and find myself constantly worrying about what his plans are. Is muttah marriage permissible? Can he do it without me knowing? It feels so wrong to me on so many levels. Any advice would be greatly...
15. March 2017
As salam mo alaikum, I am 28 years old female. I am happily married since 2015 AL HAM DULILLAH. I had a baby boy in 2016. He was hospitalized and diagnosed with large vsd (hole in heart). He was discharged after 19 days. He was then again admitted in hospital for his surgery. After a week he was given to me for a night and then again taken away from me. He was on ventilator till he died. He was my first child and i did nothing but all the possible efforts to keep him safe and healthy. My...
15. January 2017
I am reaching out for some perspective dear doctor. I do not know why I am reacting the way that I am. Currently pregnant 20 plus weeks unplanned pregnancy, went back and forth between aborting it. It's been 20 weeks and I'm still anxious fearful depressed numb nothing gives pleasure, I pray I beg God for relief but nothing. I found out I'm having a girl, already have triplets that I conceived from ivf. We were very happy I had no desire for a son. With this pregnancy people's comments all...
15. January 2017
Dear Sir, I married in 2009. We have some domestic issues among us. About 18 months ago I given first divorce to my wife. There was no witness at that time. We got compromise in short time and started living together. Again our issues started and on [date] I given her second divorce on paper. It was written not verbal. There is no witness of this divorce. My wife lived 4 days after this divorce with me and then shifted to another house. Kindly guide me what is situation now. 1. Is it completely...
01. December 2016
Asalamu Aleykum, I wonder if you can guide me on a personal matter. I have written my will and alhumdullilah have advised my executors to seek guidance from a knowledged sheikh in order to ensure inheritance is distributed according to sharia law. Inshallah it will be. However there is a matter, which I want to include in my will. I remarried recently and as my husband, he will be entitled to a share of the inheritance, as yet we have no children and it may not be possible. Upon marriage my...
15. November 2016
Asalamalaikum Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, I am writing to you with a great sense of urgency. I'm hoping to get some insight in the following matter. My muslim daughter wishes to marry a man who is from a christian background but who is not a follower of the Christian faith. He believes in the oneness of god and he has no objection to my daughter or their future children practicing Islam. I would like to know whether a Nikaah is permissible in this particular situation. I have met with a couple of...
01. June 2006
This Conference resonates with visions of the subtle and sublime; it permeates the world with echoes of The Divine. Centuries of discourse coalesce upon a moment to ponder a single emotion in time. The records of existence are re-opened and examined as the ideas migrate and rebound. It is not what we know, but what we could know that guides us; aren't the possibilities limitless when exploring the Divine? We search for God in the permutations of the rejuvenating text, in the enticements of...