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How can we address the situation where my father believes in black magic and follows fraudulent individuals who claim to offer solutions for it, even though discussing it with him only makes him angry and he blames all our problems on black magic?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Black magic is not the only reason behind every problem in our life, but if you father thinks that and follows fraudulent individuals who claim to offer solutions, you should never do anything or say any word which can hurt his feelings or make him feel disrespected. Let him do whatever he thinks right but you should not encourage wrong ideas or fraudulent persons.

'Wassalam.
What are legitimate reasons in Islam for a girl's father to decline a proposal from a boy?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

In this kind of situation, it is always best to have correct healthy communication with parents, to see the grounds, requirements and expectations the parents have towards who they want their child to get married to. 

You might think the father's excuse is baseless, or unfair, but your assessment might be wrong. 

The father is the guardian (wali), and he must act according to the interest of the daughter, which means if someone who is religious and has akhlaq, and is compatible to her (kuf`), proposes, and she expresses interest and approves, and everything is good from every other aspect, it is haram for him to refuse.

In Islam, it is called 'adhl (عضل), and it means the male guardian prohibiting marriage of women under his custody. And it is haram. 

And Allah knows best
Is it permissible to marry a Shia girl who was previously a convert from Wahhabism without the approval of her father, in order to avoid committing a sin?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

It does not matter what madhhab or ideology the girl's father may be, her family should absolutely be involved, and her father must give consent for the marriage to be valid. Unless, of course, she meets the requirement of "balighah/rashidah". 

And Allah knows best
Does obtaining permission from the girl's father for permanent Nikah also imply consent for Mutah?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes if the girl is virgin which means that she was never married.

'Wassalam.