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Relatives, Orphans & Adoption
134 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Relatives, Orphans & Adoption, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Relatives, Orphans & Adoption fatawa — page 3 of 4
- Mufti Online31 Jan 2017
Looking after one's mother and mother in-law
My question is in Islam is it obligatory for a person to look after his mum or mother in-law?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN31 Jan 2017
Rules pertaining to adopted children
As salaamu Alaikum. This is a follow-up to a question answered a few weeks ago where it was mentioned that if a girl’s mother and stepfather…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ask Imaam27 Jan 2017
Can we give condolences to a non-Muslim over the loss of a relative/family member?
Assalaamu alaikum WR WB Please advise if its okay to offer condolences to the family of a non muslim on hearing the death of one of their family…
Ibn Amῑr Al Hāj - Mufti Online4 Dec 2016
Making purda from the husband's brothers and cousins
What shall we do about purda, especially after marriage. Because in India, generally many families don't allow to do pardah from husband's cousin…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Nov 2016
Adoption
Is it permissible for someone to give away his newborn to his brother or sister if they don't possess a child and the child is to to be adopted…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Nov 2016
Observing purdah with non-mahrams within the home
Can my wife live with me in a home where my brothers and sisters also live? What is the Islamic view on this matter?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Nov 2016
Akhyaafee (consanguine) siblings
If my mother had children out of wedlock, are these children considered to be my siblings according to Islam? Am I responsible for them as the older…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Oct 2016Roman Urdu
Kisi rishtidaar ka bachcha adopt karna
Mera sawaal ye hy k meri shadi ko 9 sal ho gy hain but still we have no baby. Kia hum kisi realtiv ka bcha adope kr skty hain? Or agr kr lety hain…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jul 2016
Marital problems
I am working in the government for some time but have started an Aalimah course part time. I am uncertain of resigning due to challenges at home as…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jul 2016
Husband preventing the wife from visiting her relatives
If a husband orders his wife not go to some of her relatives and she goes without the husband's permission, is she living in sin?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN22 Apr 2016
Zakaat to relatives
Is it permissible to give Zakaat to ones father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-laws, daughter-in-laws? Can one give Zakaat to ones brothers, sisters,…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Jamiat KZN13 Apr 2016
Fosterage and Adoption
Does fosterage refer to adoption in Islam?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online4 Apr 2016
Is it compulsory for women to wear niqaab?
Do women need to wear a niqaab as well as hijaab?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam2 Apr 2016
If there is no evidence to show the relative has taken credit, should the family pay the amount?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh. One of my relative had takeb debts from…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Mufti Online16 Mar 2016Roman Urdu
Saas ki taraf se pareshaaniya
Mujhe pochna tha ke meri 2 betiyan hain Alhamdulillah nere bache buhat chote hain abhi or meri saas mere sath rehti hain or wo har bat ma kehti hain…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN4 Mar 2016
Are Uterine siblings Mahrams to each other?
I Have a son and a daughter. My son was born from my first marriage and my daughter was born from my second marriage. They are now Baaligh. Is my…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online8 Feb 2016
Adopted child
A child has been adopted by a South African Indian family. By what title may he address his adoptive father, mother and grandparents. Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Feb 2016
Observing purdah
I started practising purdah since marriage and encouragement from my wife. As a result my female cousins and their parents have taken offence and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN1 Feb 2016
Son-in-law as a Mahram
I am a mother and my daughter will be going for Umrah with my son-law. My mother and I want to go for Umrah with them too. Can my son-in-law be a…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online6 Jan 2016
Giving zakaat to an orphanage
Can zakaat be given to an orphan shelter centre?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Jan 2016
Observing purda with one's sister in-law
I am a Muslim sister who wears hijab and I try my best to practise my faith in the best way I can. I am married but due to circumstances surrounding…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2016
Woman marrying her brother in-law after iddat
If a woman got divorced by her husband, after iddat can she marry her brother in-law?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam1 Jul 2015
Do adoptive children have to cover in front of their adoptive parents?
Can Mufti saheb please explain the masaail and laws pertaining to adopting a female child that is below 2 years old. Will she have to make pardah…
Abdul Mannan Nizami - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Purda from son in-law's / daughter in-law's father
Does a woman need to observe purda from the father of her son/daughter-in-law?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Mar 2015
Is it permissible to adopt a child in Islam?
Do the rules of purdah apply when one has adopted a child? Also, is inheritance and other issues the same as with a biological child?
Abdullah Ghadai - Jamiat KZN18 Mar 2015
Is it permissible to adopt a child in Islam?
Do the rules of purdah apply when one has adopted a child? Also, is inheritance and other issues the same as with a biological child?
Abdullah Ghadai - Jamiat KZN3 Mar 2015
Hijaab from a brother-in-law
Should a wife make Hijaab from her brother-in-law/s?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ask Imaam4 Jan 2015
Do the rules of purdah apply when one has adopted a child?
Do the rules of purdah apply when one has adopted a child? Also, is inheritance and other issues the same as with a biological child?
Abdullah Ghadai - Ask Imaam18 Dec 2014
Do adoptive children have to cover in front of their adoptive parents?
Can Mufti saheb please explain the masaail and laws pertaining to adopting a female child that is below 2 years old. Will she have to make pardah…
AbdulMannan Nizami - Ask Imaam9 May 2014
The permissibility of adopting a child
Is it permissible to adopt?
Immad Bin Arshad - Ask Imaam29 Jan 2014
Is adopting a child (male/female) is permitted in Islam?
Is adopting a child (male / female) is permitted in Islam.
Zakariya Memon - Ask Imaam21 Nov 2013
Surname for adopted child
We are in the process of adopting a child and would like some advice about the name. The child father is not known and neither is his mother - he…
Hisham Dawood - Mufti Online17 Sep 2012
Purdah for Father-in-law and Brother-in-law
Which part of a female's body can be uncovered in front of the father-in-law and brother-in-law (the brother of her husband)? Can she expose before…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN7 Dec 2011
Breast Feeding an Adopted Child
Q. Asalaam-alaikum, I have a question regarding breast feeding a child for adoption. I’m aware that a child under the age of 2 should be breast-fed…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Jamiat KZN27 May 2011
Rules of Purdah (segregation) in Adoption
We wish to adopt a girl. Our concern is that once the child grows up, will she have to make purda from the menfolk in the home? Also, can the…
- Ask Imaam30 Mar 2010
Is it permissible to be a participant in a sponsored mountain climbing trip [Kilimanjaro] where the climb is done in aid of orphans?
Is it permissible to be a participant in a sponsored mountain climbing trip [Kilimanjaro] where the climb is done in aid of orphans in Afganistan.…
- Ask Imaam7 Mar 2009
Husband wants me to breastfeed my child infront of inlaws
I know that breastfeeding in front of mahram is permissible, however due to haya' i prefer not to do so and if i have to i cover as much as possible…
Ml. Abrar Mirza - Ask Imaam30 Oct 2008
I am a married female living with my in-laws i.e. father in-law, mother in-law and my husband’s sister. My husband says I can only cover between my navel and knees in front of them...
Sir I am a married female living with my in-laws i.e. father in-law, mother in-law and my husband’s sister. My husband says I can only cover between…
Ml. Zakariyya bin Ahmed - Ask Imaam18 Sep 2008
If a daughter is adopted by a couple as a baby and the child is breast fead by her adopted mother, when the girl matures - does she have to wear Hijab infront of her adopted father or not?
If a daughter is adopted by a couple as a baby and the child is breast fead by her adopted mother, when the girl matures - does she have to wear…
Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub - Ask Imaam1 May 2008
Can I use that money to buy Halal gifts for relatives and close family?
Q.1 Every month I take out some from my salary as "Lillah". When I take out , I don't have any particular niyat. Can I use that money to buy Halal…
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