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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

176 Questions

I am a 16 year old girl and I would love to work someday as a doctor. Is it wrong of me to wish for such a life, while my parents do support me in looking to study medicine but they seem like they would want me to get married right afterwards?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Nothing wrong in wishing to work as a doctor especially when thousands of our females need female doctors to treat them. Even if you get married after medical graduation, you can work as a doctor and there is no contradiction between marriage and working as far as you organise it with your husband.

Wassalam.
What is the punishment for children who raise their hands upon any of their parents and hitting them? What should parents do with such a child?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Mistreating any of the parents is very dangerous and it is a major sin which leads the sinner to hellfire beside causing misery in his life in this world. Parents need to study the reasons of this misbehaviour and try their best to make their children understand what is right and what is wrong. One of the possible reasons can be bad friends or watching bad films etc.

It is really a big challenge for the parents and they need to take advice from specialists beside seeking help from Allah (SWT).

Wassalam.
If someone's parent did a major sin, is it enough for us to phone that parent from time to time, or must we go to their house and meet them often?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is not enough to just phone your parents but you must visit them and serve them in every possible way. Their sins are between them and Allah and do not change your responsibilities towards them even if they are non Muslims.

Wassalam.
If a child breaks an oath can their parents pay Kaffarah for them?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

There is no Kaffara on non Baligh child, but if his parents wish to pay a Kaffara, they can do so but it is not obligatory neither on them nor on the child.

Wassalam.