Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for a man to drink the breast milk of his wife and does it nullify the marriage? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. It is the consensus of mainstream…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have been separated from my husband for 9 months now due to domestic violence. I contacted him asking for my divorce. Due to having a child contact court case ongoing, he has written that he will give me divorce after the court case. In such a situation, is…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My wife is 41 and is pregnant with our third child Alḥamdulillāh. This was a planned pregnancy as we wanted more children and planned for 3, given we were married at 33. However, this pregnancy unlike the others carried higher risk factors due to age and previous 2 c-sections…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a husband says “take 3” to the wife, does it constitute as a religious divorce? Is saying “take 3” a metaphor of divorce/ ṭalāq? The person in question wanted to say “take 3 capsules” but due to waswās (devilish whispers), he is having doubts. Is saying “take 3”…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am in contact with an Ismā’ilī and I am a Sunnī Muslim who offers prayers Alḥamdulillāh. I want to ask if it is permissible to marry this Ismā’ilī guy or is it outside the pale of sunnī Islam? Please advise! Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can we use husband’s name after marriage? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. To use one’s husband’s name to express affiliation and or identification, as a wife to the husband, is permissible.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have been diagnosed with OCD and it was very tough initially. Over time it is getting better. Usually, in winter months it comes back. The doctor gave me medicine and a 4 months course on CBT and ERP where they ask me to speak words of ṭalāq and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question is about ‘iddah (waiting period before remarriage) when the husband dies. When exactly does the count of the ‘iddah days start? Is it immediately after the husband dies including the day of his death or is it the day the husband gets buried. Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A few months back I had a very bad fight with my wife. I sometimes lose control of my mind, and say and do things which I do not intend to do, or say. During these times of rage, I hit myself to the extent that the next day…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for the walī (guardian) of the bride to also be a witness of 1) her wakālah (representation)? 2) the actual nikāḥ (marriage)? Also, can the wakīl (representative) and the witness be the same person, or does it have to be separate? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم…