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

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

21 Questions

Is it permissible for my parents to be considered as my maternal cousin's own parents, given that she is my milk sister and is living with us as a family member due to her mother's passing?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Milk daughter is not allowed to marry with her milk father nor her milk brother, but she does not have a share in inheritance like a real daughter unless by a will and within the limit of the one third. As she is living with your family due to her mothers passing away, you and all your family members should give her all moral support and look after her in every possible way. 
Wassalam.
What are some ways to be a good older sister to my siblings in a manner that is consistent with the teachings of the Ahlul Bayt?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Good sister is the sister who always treats her other siblings with caring and sympathy and looks after them and helps them in every possible way.

Wassalam.
If my 9-year-old sister ate during the day in Ramadan due to feeling hungry, what is the ruling regarding making up for that broken fast? Is it necessary for her to repeat it or should she observe two consecutive months of fasting instead?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

The age of taklif for a female is completion of nine lunar years, which in Gregorian calendar is 8 years, 8 months and 20 days (approximately). 

If she is younger than this, she does not need to make up to anything, and her fasting is just for learning. If she is of taklif age, and she was extremely hungry, unable to continue fasting, she just makes up this day later on as qadha`, and there is no kaffarah. 

It is always strongly recommended to wake up for suhur (pre-dawn) time and have a healthy meal, drink water, etc., to be able to avoid severe hunger during the day, especially for younger people.

And Allah knows best.
My sister is falling in love with a Sunni guy. How can I talk to her in a way to make her understand that this may not be a good decision´?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It depends on the intellectual state of your sister. Sometime love disables rational thinking when it becomes a blind love. You should pray to Allah to avoid us and our beloved ones blind love. You should ask your sister whether she is ready to think about the future or not ready. She should think about her future after few years from such marriage when love emotions evaporate as usual. What will be the future of her children if any. Will she take the risk of their possible deviation from the way of Ahlul Bayt (AS)?

Simply tell her to study majority of such love marriages between persons from different faith backgrounds and take the lessons from thousands who suffered and still suffering but can not repair the damage.

When there is a possible harm on your or your future children faith or religion, you should avoid such risk.

If the man is open minded and ready to to read and understand and follow the Prophet and his Ahlul Bayt, then the matter is acceptable. Just promises are not enough, but real practical steps are required before the marriage.

 Wassalam.