Permanent Contraception

Question My wife is expecting our 3rd child mashallah. Our other 2 children were born via an emergency c-section therefore she is planning on having a further c section this time as she is unable to deliver naturally.l medically. At a hospital appointment the...

Calling Off Engagement

Question Assalam o Alikum 1. Is calling off engagement without any valid reason permissible? Answer The Shari‘a does not recognise an engagement as a binding relationship between two individuals. As you have suggested, it is a promise to marry at a date in the...

It is permissible to yell at wife to correct her

Question Hello, So this might sound weird but I would like to know if it’s ok to spank/yell at my wife when she angers me. Yes, I have read the ahadiths/surats saying that I should treat her with respect and be patient BUT in today’s world if a woman gets...

Marrying a Christian Woman

Question I have met a woman of a different religion at work, after getting to know one another we would like to get married. I explained to her how certain rules in our house must be followed such as no alcohol or pork allowed and only halal foods allowed, also if we...

Revoking divorce

Question Assalamu alaykum, If a man divorces his wife, then is intimate with her before the iddat ends, is the marriage valid again simply due to the fact that he was intimate with her? Or when he is intimate with her does he specifically have to have the intention...