i am married to a salafi,live in a house full of salafi in laws.Living in jeddah therefore even surrounded by salafis.Myself i am a staunch hanafi and sufi but i cant practice tasawwuf at home. My husband wants to raise my daughter as a pure salafi and he wants her schooling to be salafi also. he wish to send her to a salafi madrassa. how should one hndle such situation I dont want my daughter to get any kind of salafi influnence in fact i am longing to give her sufi suhbat. please guide
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
If your husband is a Salafi and you both are surrounded by Salafis, and your husband wants to raise your daughter as a Salafi, then the Salafi influence on your daughter will be inevitable. We advise you to adopt a damage control attitude. Monitor your daughter’s education and use your influence at home and correct her to the best of your ability. Do not let the differences between you and your husband lead to a marital problems. Be prudent and diplomatic.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Zakir Husain
Student DarulIftaa
Michigan, U.S.A
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.