Proposing To More Than One Woman

Question Questions about the Islamic etiquettes when a man sends a marriage proposal to a girl: Is he allowed to send proposals to many girls at the same time? If the marriage proposal has been accepted by one girl and discussions between families are proceeding, is...

Husband Supporting Family with Haram Money?

Question If a husband says his only way of supporting the family is by dealing with interest-based work, what should the wife do? Is it ok for her to accept this money as her dowry? The husband is actually helping people LOWER their interest rate on their houses, is...

Secret Marriage and Pre-Marital Interaction

Question Considering the following situation: Brother X is engaged to be married to Sister Y, with both families in complete approval of this union, but one set of parents desire that the couple wait until the Brother has graduated from a university, (which means the...

Raising Christian Children?

Question There is a brother I know who is married to a Christian woman. They have three daughters who are being raised Christian against the wishes of the father. What is the ruling for this according to Islamic law? What are the consequences for the father and the...

Son marries daughter-in-law: incest?

Question A man and woman got married. Both are Hanafi. The man’s son from a previous marriage fell in love with the woman’s daughter from a previous marriage, and they asked their parents to let them get married. Most of the extended family said that this...