Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Please explain the blessings in Mahr and the Islamic rulings regarding the same. Answer: Jazakmumullahu Khayran/ Thank you for your question. Mahr is an Arabic islamic term used to denote a bridal gift that is given to the bride by the groom at the occasion of marriage. This is… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Is it mandatory for a Muslim woman to change her surname to her husband’s name after marriage in Islam? Is it wrong to continue using her father’s family name? Answer: Jazak Allah Khayr/ Thank you for your question. There is no explicit evidence in the Qur’an or Hadith, neither… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Is it mandatory for a Muslim woman to change her surname to her husband’s name after marriage in Islam? Is it wrong to continue using her father’s family name? Answer: Jazakumullahu Khayran/ Thank you for your question. There is no explicit evidence in the Qur’an or Hadith, neither commanding… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have so many dense hairs on my chest, shoulder and back. Very soon I’m getting married, in shā Allāh. I want to look good attractive and handsome for my wife. I’m thinking of waxing or shaving some of the hair. Please guide me, is it permissible in Islam?… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: We have a question about the Islamic ruling on child tax credit. It is paid to the main carer who is my wife. She uses it to provide for our daughter. There is extra money left over which is in the savings. Is this money the child’s property or… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: I have a frame in which the four sūrahs are written with glass paints. When we moved, it broke and I could not fix it. I do not know what to do. Somebody told me to remove the writing with some sharp thing and then recycle the glass. I… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a wife wants to travel abroad to help refugees, is it permissible for her to secretly take her husband’s money to pay for her and or her friend’s trip? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for contacting us with… read more »
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Verse 34 in Sūrah Al-Nisā apparently explains that men are favoured over women. According to most English translations we find the word “beating”, that is if a wife shows immoral behaviour. Please clarify the true meaning of the verse, as there are many people who seem to be very… read more »
Q: Is it obligatory for the husband to inform his wife before he returns home or can he return unexpectedly, without informing her? Will there be a difference in the ruling in the case where the husband was gone for just a few hours, and the case where he was gone for a prolonged period?… read more »
Q: If a husband set a condition for talaq (like if his wife does this then talaq will occur) and after some time the husband wants to remove this condition, can he do it? A: No. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach) Source