AOA Mufti Sahab,
I hope this email finds you in the best of health. I was hoping you could help decipher some of my concerns. I understand that you lead a very hectic life but I am in dire need of some guidance with regards to Islamic jurisprudence.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
You refer to three issues:
- Your In-Laws (parents in Law) meeting in public despite being divorced.
- Your mother in-law maintaining her maiden name.
- Your mother in-law using the pension fund.
1) It is prohibited in Shariat for divorced couples to freely interact with each other. They are regarded as Ghair Mahram’s and they should observe Hijaab.
2) It is permissible for a female to keep her maiden name. There is no compulsion in changing one’s name after marriage.[1]
3) If the pension fund was contributed by both spouses, then the fund can be shared between the two spouses after divorce as well. The Canada Pension Fund (CPF) is a government fund offered to citizens of the country to fulfil the needs of its citizens. It will be permissible to take benefit from such a fund. There is a Canada Pension Plan (CPP) where both spouses contributed and share the benefits to such a fund. This fund can also be shared between spouses even though one of the two spouses never contributed to the fund. If divorce takes place, then too the benefits can be shared. [2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mahmood Suliman
Student – Darul Iftaa
Gaborone, Botswana
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
28-12-1440| 30-08-2019
اب ك مساءل 721
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/cpp-split-credits.html