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

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

104 Questions

Is it mandatory in Islam for the daughter-in-law to take care of her in-laws and fulfill household responsibilities?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

No, it is not mandatory, and she does not need to do any household responsibilities for them, unless it is out of her own good-will and her kindness. 

Her focus should be on her new life with herself and her husband, and her only duty to her in-laws is respect them like her own parents, honour them, treat them well, but does not need to do anything she does not want to.

Her husband and her in-laws should of course know what Islam says, and should accommodate to this as well.

 And Allah knows best
Does a Muslim Pakistani man still need to seek permission from my non-Muslim family, including my father, if I, a revert lady, am interested in marrying him?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Yes, whether the female is Muslim born or converted to Islam, he will still need to follow the correct shar'i and traditional Islamic custom of process of proposal and everything else. Involving family in the marriage proposal is extremely important, and so is seeking their blessings and happiness. 

And Allah knows best
Is it permissible for me to inform the family of a Muslim girl if a guy, who has been engaged to her for 3-4 months, is cheating on her?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No unless you have concrete evidence that he is committing Haraam which can destroy the life of the girl, then you can give them the evidence and leave them to verify and decide.

Wassalam.
My mother and I currently reside in a European country with access to Halal food. However, my father wishes us to move to a less favorable country for the sake of family unity. Considering that my mother can provide better for me, what should I decide?
Rebecca Masterton

Family unity is of vital importance. It sounds like there may be other issues here - more than that of halal food - possibly issues of balance of power between your parents. Why would your mother not want to be with your father? Is your father respected in the family? Do you have a close bond with him?