Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Can you provide a brief easy to understand article related to ‘iddah rulings that can be given to a recently widowed lady? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. ‘Iddah is the duration…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: I have a question regarding raḍā’ah (breastfeeding). Is the new husband of one’s foster mother a maḥram? Example: if ‘Ayeshā and Bilāl were married and have some biological children together. ‘Ayeshā also breastfed a baby girl called Zaynab. Later Bilāl dies, and ‘Ayesha marries Yūsuf. Will Yūsuf (the new…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: The rule, لا يلحق البائن البائن (the severe divorce does not connect with another severe divorce), is it always or only in certain conditions? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. The principle,…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: If someone is adopting a child, and the law here is, that you have to give him your family name, will this be allowed? They also give the option to have two names, his family name and yours? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Can an English (British) divorce result in a ṭalāq (islamic divorce)? What if a British judge grants us divorce and we get back together within 3 months? Do we still have to do ḥalālah? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: I was joking around with my wife about a second marriage. She said, “How will you please her in the bed when you cannot please me. You last only 1 minute.” I said, “Are you not ashamed talking like this?” She said, “I can talk like this because it…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: One of my close non-Muslim friends is getting a nikāḥ done with a Shi’ā girl. He wants me to be his witness. Is this permissible? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Being…
Answered Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have been married for more than 21 years now. All these years, I have suffered mental abuse from my husband. Even after fulfilling all my duties as mother to his children and his wife, he taunts and complains all the time. I am seeking therapy as I am highly…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am Irish and my new husband is Egyptian. He asked to do a misyār marriage and I accepted. This happened while sitting together. He called two of his male friends and a third man who I believe was the ‘imam’ to conduct and ask me to accept the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling on a woman who refuses her husband to see the children? Also, what is the ruling on women who claim their husband’s assets after divorce? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for…