1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

133 Questions

Can a financially independent Syed girl who wants to marry a compatible boy to avoid sin proceed with the marriage if she is certain that her father will reject the proposal due to an invalid reason related to not being Syed?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Father is not allowed to reject his daughter's marriage with a compatible believer when she wants to save herself from sin, just because of a cultural reason which is never a condition in Sharia.

I advise her to contact her Marje’ of Taqleed to explain to him his situation and seek him guidance.

You can get the email address of the main Maraaje’ of Taqleed in the Internet.

Wassalam.
Can the child of a Muslim, particularly a revert with a non-Arabic surname, have a Muslim first name but keep his father's non-Arabic surname?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes. It is allowed for Muslim to have a non Muslim surname or even name as far as it does not go against the faith of Islam. There are many pious Muslims who still carry a surname of their non Muslim grand fathers and it does not harm them at all.

New Muslim does not need to change his name or surname to a Muslim name or surname.

Wassalam
If one's father does not make sacrifice on Eid-ul-Adha and does not pay Zakat, are their adult children responsible? Is the household income Haram?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If the father does not fulfill his obligatory duties, his children are not responsible about that. The sacrifice (Qurbani) is not obligatory but only in Hajj. 
'if the father does not pay his financial dues like Zakat and Khums, the household income does not become Haraam.

Wassalam.
Is it permissible for me to request my father to send me for Ziyarah despite his non-payment of Khums on our house, or should I wait till I can support myself financially?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes , you can request your father to send you for Ziyarah. His Khums is his responsibility but if you are sure that he has dues of Khums on him, you can politely request him to consult a trusted Aalim.

Wassalam.