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Politics & Government
78 fatawa from 3 South African Darul Iftas on Politics & Government, part of Social, Media & Ethics. 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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Politics & Government fatawa — page 1 of 2
- Mufti Online1 Jul 2026
Upholding the laws of Islam in a Muslim or non-Muslim country
I would like to ask regarding فقه الأقليات. What is it? Could some examples be given of where it is applied? What's Mufti Saheb's stance on it? If…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Sep 2024
Keeping the returns from a mandatory government retirement fund
I have subscribed for GPF. The government forcefully deducts some amount like 5k each month. At the end of retirement, govt. will return that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Mar 2024
Who's responsibly is my Mother in law?
Assalaamualaikum, My question is: Whose responsibility is my mother in law when her husband passes? My wife has no brothers, and says that her…
Ahmad Patel - Mufti Online23 Dec 2023
Shaking hands with one's mother in law
Is a person allowed to make salaam with his hands with his mother in law?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam15 Aug 2023
Please answer these questions regarding rights of in-laws and marital disputes?
Kindly answer these questions for me: What are the rights of Mother and Father in law towards their daughter in law? Can the wife refuse to respect…
- Ask Imaam18 Jun 2023
In-laws are interfering with our marriage
Assalamu Alaikum! I live in India. I got married one year back. But the family of my spouse doesnt like me from the beginning. But we were living…
Mudassir Benish - Azaadville25 Aug 2021
Eating The Food Of A Person Who Tampers With An Electricity Meter
A family member who we visit very regularly and even sleep by their house on some weekend and uses electricity in their house which she doesn’t pay…
- Ask Imaam27 Jul 2019
Using neighbours electricity connection due to departmental holdups.
Assalamu Alaikum mufti Sahab, I purchase a land in a village and build a kuchcha house for my family and kid.i apply for electricity but didn’t…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Ask Imaam6 Apr 2019
Rights of In-Laws
What are the rights of the husband's parents on his wife? If the parents are oppressive and wish to enforce rules on their daughter in law, what…
- Ask Imaam10 Dec 2018
Mother in law and Daughter in law
salaam i have a question with regards to family and marriage. i live with my mother and wife in the same house and it might just happen mymother…
Hussein Muhammad - Ask Imaam5 Nov 2018
Husband’s responsibility towards parent’s in-law
Aslkm 1. Do I have any responsibility towards my mother in law in terms of monetary or any such matters? Do I have to do for her? 2. My wife does…
Mahomed Yasser Yunus Hussen - Ask Imaam18 Oct 2018
How do I deal with my Mother-In-Law?
Assalam o Alikum Following are the detail of some of the issues which I am facing. I am requesting you to please look into these issues from…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online20 Feb 2018
Choosing a daughter in law
My son is 20 years old and wants to get married. We know that we should not stop him. The girl however is not of good character. On the one hand we…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Feb 2018
Watching TV
I’m not a Muslim but my mother in law is... I want to clarify if it is an Islamic teaching that watching tv or movies is evil?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2018
Lying to receive a pension from government
My father was a hardworking man all of his life. Due to poverty in his homeland he went to a European country and worked there in a factory for 25…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam19 Aug 2017
Is Hijab necessary in front of father in law?
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. My wife wanted to know if she has to wear a hijab in front of my father (her father in law); as…
Muhammad Yaasir Iunus - Mufti Online17 Apr 2017
Applying for a Government Pension fund
Is it permissible to apply for an old age state pension? What is the Shari’ah ruling in this regard?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Apr 2017
My father-in-law is disrespectful to me. What should I do?
Aassalam Alikum, Please help me with duaa or wazifa .. My father-in-law and mother-in-law don’t like me, they feel that I am harassing her daughter,…
Mu’ādh Chati - Ask Imaam2 Apr 2017
Can I refuse to live in the same house as my abusive mother-in-law?
I have been married for 10 yrs and live in Canada. My in laws specially mother in law has always created problems in our marriage. She lies a lot,…
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz - Ask Imaam18 Jul 2016
Is it sinful for wife to stay in the same house as her in laws when her husband is not there?
The husband works abroad. The husband want wife and daughter to live with her family when he is away because he read somewhere if the husband is…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online17 May 2016
Using government sponsored uncapped internet for personal use
I was paid for getting internet for a research project sponsored by the government. I went to local private phone company and purchased Internet…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam15 Apr 2016
My brother and to-be sister in law talk behind my back and are being mean to me. How do i treat them?
I haven't been talking to my brother and to-be sister in law since 6-7months. I keep telling him I am busy or I will talk when I will have time. The…
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Government assistance
I have an education saving account at the bank. Basically, we deposit money every month for education, and on top of that, the government puts 2.5%…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Nov 2015
Government allowance
My question is about that my husband lost his job and he is still applying for jobs too but no luck yet and we got house on mortgage. If he doesn't…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam9 Sep 2015
Mother in law watches dramas!
We don't watch television in our house. My mother in law watches dramas and lets the commercials play on her tablet and it bothers me quite a bit.…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Ask Imaam18 Feb 2015
Is it permissible to publish a picture called "Cartoon of Muhammad ﷺ” without a depiction of the Prophet ﷺ?
Is it permissable to publish a picture called "Cartoon of Muhammad (pbuh)" without a depiction of the Prophet? For a long time, I have been thinking…
Bilal Mohammad - Mufti Online11 Feb 2015
Paying government fines with interest money
I have an account in which I am receiving interest based on available balance every month. Every month, I separate this amount and set it aside…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam19 Dec 2014
If your brother in-law and husband do ghibat, that should not lead you distancing yourself from your sister
If i dont feel cofertable with my brother in law and always he and my hsband talk gibat for my brother and family,so it would be a sin if i donot go…
Immad Bin Arshad - Ask Imaam4 Dec 2014
What advise can you give to someone who's mother in law is causing her son to give me a divorce because she does not like me?
What advise can you give to someone who's mother in law is causing her son to give me a divorce because she does not like me? Asalamualykum I have…
Saleem Khan - Ask Imaam4 Oct 2014
Mother in Law is unbearable. Can I demand a separate residence?
I need Islamic guidance regarding my marital life. I am wife of a third son of the family and observe sharaee purdah alhamdulillah. both my brothers…
Zameelur Rahman - Ask Imaam16 Aug 2014
Husband and in-laws
I am having problem with my husband mainly because of my in-laws. they both are very interfering and this has led into an almost breakage in our…
Arshad Ali - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2014
What are my rights and responsibilities regarding my mother-in-law?
My husband has lost his father. he is of 4 siblings. The responsibility is put upon him, with his (my husbands) consent & permission, that his…
Sohail ibn Arif - Mufti Online10 Aug 2014
Being forced by the government to pay interest
If a person works at an accounting office that deals with tax and due to no fault of his own the government reassesses the tax liability of a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam15 Jun 2014
I'm having issues with my mother-in-law and that is impacting my relationship with my husband?
.... months ago my parents pretty much emotionally blackmailed me into a marriage I wasn't the least bit interested in. We were allowed to have one…
- Mufti Online16 Jan 2014
Taking money from a non Muslim government
In a dar al kufr country, can the money from the kafir government be halaal to take by any means? Such as taking it by deceiving them through lying?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam15 Jan 2014
I have an endless problems with my in-laws. Should I be cordial with them while keeping a distance?
I have endless problems with my in laws. Few years ago I married my aunt’s daughter. Before we got married, my relationship with my aunt and uncle…
Zameelur Rahman - Mufti Online10 Dec 2013
Government provided medical aid
I understand that we are not supposed to have medical aid however in the United States, the people who have low income, the government provides for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam25 Nov 2013
Is it permissible to join family gatherings wherein my husband’s brother in law is present?
My question is that I observe shariah perda and the guy I got married to was told that before but after marriage I have to go in front of his…
Saleem Ibn Sajawal Khan - Ask Imaam6 Nov 2013
Avoiding husband's sister-in-law due to oppression
I have a very bad relationship with my in laws. They have done many things to me and said many things about me. My mother always taught me that…
Hisham Dawood - Ask Imaam30 Oct 2013
Am I responsible to financially assist my family-in-law?
when i got married my husband was not earning well but we were living in joint family system it was hard for him to keepup,as i was doing job so i…
Hanif Yusuf Patel
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