Her sister does not pray and does not behave properly

 

What should i do of my younger sister. She does not offer any prayers, she is always telling lies and fighhting.The whole house is sick and tired of her.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

We appreciate your getting in touch with us,
and we ask Allaah to guide us and protect us from the evil of our own selves.

 With regard to your sister’s situation, it
is the same in the case of many young people these days. We ask Allaah to guide them and us. Our duty towards them – as it seems to be – is as
follows:

 Firstly: we should turn to Allaah and ask
Him to guide them, for He is the controller of the hearts. Perhaps a du’aa’ from the heart will be the cause of her happiness in this world and in
the Hereafter.

 Secondly: you should stop dealing with her
on the basis that she is a child or that she does not know what is in her best interests. People – especially in adolescence – like the people
around them to make them feel that they are important; they do not like people to treat them as if they are still children.

 Thirdly: try to get her in touch with
righteous young women, and keep her away from her friends who are not good, even if that means changing her school. That should be done without
her realizing what is going on, because otherwise she may become more stubborn which will make the problem worse.

 Fourthly: You should not look at her with
disapproval only, rather you should express your approval of good things that she does and you should give her gifts if she does good things.

 Fifthly: you could advise her via a person
whom she likes, such as a teacher or friend, etc.

 Sixthly: You should try to give her tapes or
books containing teachings in an indirect manner, such as putting them near her or listening to the tape in the car whilst she is riding in it.

 With regard to her not praying, this is an
extremely serious matter. The status of prayer in Islam is that of a foundation on which the entire structure rests. Hence the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “The covenant that stands between us and them is prayer; whoever does not pray is a kaafir.” (Narrated
by al-Tirmidhi, 2621; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2113)

 And he (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: “Between a man and shirk and kufr stands his giving up prayer.” (Narrated by Muslim, 82).

 So you have to advise her and preach to her
and guide her to the right way; for this purpose you may combine encouragement and threat, gentleness and strictness; if the matter requires some
harshness sometimes, there is nothing wrong with using it.

 The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “Teach your children to pray when they are seven years old, and hit them if they do not pray when they are ten, and
separate them in their beds.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 495; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 466.

 This strictness and harshness is only in her
best interests.

 We ask Allaah to set the affairs of the
Muslims straight.

Does his wife become haraam for him if he commits zina with her sister?

 

If a man commits zina with his wife’s sister, does his wife become haraam for him?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Allaah has forbidden a man
to be married to two sisters at the same time. Allaah says, listing the
women who are forbidden for marriage (interpretation of the meaning): 

“…and two sisters in
wedlock at the same time, …”

[al-Nisa’ 4:23] 

The scholars differed
concerning one who commits zina with his wife’s sister – is zina like
marriage to her or not? 

Ibn Qudaamah said in
al-Mughni: If he commits zina with his wife’s sister, Ahmad said: He
should refrain from having intercourse with his wife until three menstrual
cycles have passed. 

It may be that her sister
does not become haraam as the result of that, and neither do the other four,
because this is not a marriage, and simply having intercourse does not
prevent marriage (to her relatives), on the basis that intercourse with a
slave woman does not prevent marriage to any the four. End quote. 

Those who regarded it as
meaning that he cannot have intercourse with his wife until the woman with
whom he committed zina has completed her ‘iddah quoted two hadeeths as
evidence: 

1 – The report that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever
believes in Allaah and the Last Day, let him not deposit his sperm in the
wombs of two sisters at the same time.” 

2 – The report that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Cursed is
the one who deposits his sperm in the wombs of two sisters at the same
time.” 

But there is no basis for
these two hadeeths, so they are fabricated. 

Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may
Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

There is no basis for
either version. 

Ibn al-Jawzi mentioned the
second version, but he did not attribute it to any of the books of hadeeth.
Ibn ‘Abd al-Haadi said: I did not find any isnaad for it after searching for
it in many books. End quote. 

Al-Talkhees al-Habeer
(3/343). 

The correct view is that
his zina does not make his wife haraam for him, but the 'iddah is obligatory
if she (the other woman) wants to get married after she repents. Her ‘iddah
does not have anything to do with his having intercourse with his wife. 

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih
al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

It says in al-Rawd
al-Murbi’ by Shaykh Mansoor al-Bahooti al-Hanbali: The one who has
intercourse with his wife’s sister on the basis of a dubious marriage
contract or blatant zina, his wife become haraam for him, until the woman
with whom he had intercourse completes her ‘iddah. 

This means: if a man has
intercourse with his wife’s sister – Allaah forbid – we say to him: Your
wife is haraam for you until the woman with whom you had intercourse
completes the ‘iddah that is required of a woman who commits zina. And if it
so happens that the woman with whom he had intercourse becomes pregnant as a
result, his wife is not permissible for him until the one with whom he had
intercourse gives birth, even if the pregnancy lasts for four years! But we
prefer the first view, which is that zina does not have any effect, because
adultery cannot be regarded in the same terms as a valid marriage. End
quote. 

Al-Sharh al-Mumti’
(12/133, 134) 

And Allaah knows best.

Should he show that he is hafiz of Qur’aan so as to encourage people?

 

I am hafiz of Qur’aan, praise be to Allaah. Is speaking of that for the purpose of encouraging others permissible? Or is it something that should be kept secret between a person and his Lord? i.e. is it better to conceal it?.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is permissible for a
person to speak of what Allaah has blessed him with of knowledge or hifz
(memorization of Qur’aan) if that is done so as to ward off harm or to serve
the interests of people, such as if he wants to encourage them to memorize
Qur’aan and seek knowledge, and that is not regarded as the kind of
self-praise that is forbidden. Allaah tells us that Yoosuf (peace be upon
him) said (interpretation of the meaning): 

“[Yoosuf (Joseph)] said:
‘Set me over the store‑houses of the land; I will indeed guard them with
full knowledge” (as a minister of finance in Egypt)’”

[Yoosuf 12:55]. 

‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood
(may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I recited seventy-odd soorahs to the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the
companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) know that I am the most knowledgeable among them of the Book of
Allaah. If I knew that anyone was more knowledgeable than me, I would go to
him. Narrated by Muslim (4502). 

Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have
mercy on him) said, commenting on this hadeeth: This hadeeth shows that it
is permissible for a person to mention virtues and knowledge that he has if
there is a need for that. 

With regard to the
prohibition on praising oneself, that refers to praising oneself
unnecessarily, when the motive is boasting and self-admiration. But
prominent people often praised themselves when there was a need, such as to
ward off harm thereby or to achieve something that is in the people’s
interests, or to encourage them to acquire knowledge from him, and so on. An
example of serving the people’s interests is when Yoosuf (peace be upon him)
said: “Set me over the store‑houses of the land; I will indeed guard them
with full knowledge”, and an example of warding off harm is when
‘Uthmaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) said, when he was under siege that
he had supplied equipment to the army that went to Tabook, and had dug the
well of Roomah. And an example of encouragement to others is when Ibn
Mas’ood said this (the words quoted above) and when Sahl ibn Sa’d said:
There is no one left who has more knowledge of that than me, and when
someone else said: You have come to the expert, and so on. End quote. 

But whenever a person is
able to conceal his knowledge, that is better, because his showing it and
speaking of it may open the door to the shaytaan and cause him to fall into
pride and self-admiration. 

And Allaah knows best.

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Building more houses than are needed and paying zakaah on them

 

I have read in one hadeeth that if a man builds houses more than what is required then on the day of judgement he will have to carry those houses a burden on his back. I would like to know that if one pays proper zakat of the extra houses then still he has to burden those on his back on the day of judgement.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

Firstly: 

We do not know of this hadeeth to which you
refer. The one who it is proven will carry things on his back on the Day of Resurrection is the one who took things unlawfully from others in this
world, whether by force or by stealth, or stealing booty from the battlefield before the spoils of war were distributed. 

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah
be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stood before us and spoke about war booty and how serious
the matter is. He said,

“I should not like to see anyone amongst you
on the Day of Resurrection, carrying on his neck a sheep that will be bleating, or carrying on his neck a horse that will be neighing, saying: ‘O
Messenger of Allaah! Help me!’ and I will reply, ‘I cannot do anything for you, for I have conveyed Allaah's Message to you.’ Nor should I like to
see a man carrying on his neck, a camel that will be grunting, saying: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Help me!’ and I will reply, ‘I cannot do anything
for you, for I have conveyed Allaah's Message to you.’  Or one carrying on his neck gold and silver, saying: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Help me!’ and
I will reply, ‘I cannot do anything for you, for I have conveyed Allaah's Message to you.’ or one carrying clothes that will be fluttering,
saying: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Help me!’ and I will reply, ‘I cannot do anything for you, for I have conveyed Allaah's Message to you.’” 

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2908; Muslim, 1831

Secondly: 

With regard to a
Muslim building a house that is bigger than he and his family need, Ibn Hazm said: 

(The scholars) are agreed that it is
obligatory for a man to build that which will shelter him and his family from prying eyes and from cold, heat and rain, or to buy a house or
dwelling that will cover him in the manner mentioned. And they agreed that it is permissible to seek to earn more money and build a more spacious
house so long as that is done by halaal means and he fulfils all his duties towards Allaah, but they differed as to whether that is makrooh or
not.” 

Maraatib al-Ijmaa’,
p. 155 

What the Muslim should
do is not to go to excess in matters of this world, and to limit himself to what he needs, based on the general meaning of the verses which forbid
extravagance, such as the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And those who, when they spend, are neither
extravagant nor niggardly, but hold a medium (way) between those (extremes)”

[al-Furqaan 25:67] 

Al-Tirmidhi (4283) narrated from Khabbaab
(may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A person will be rewarded
for all his spending except what he spends on building.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. Also narrated by
al-Bukhaari (5672) from Khabbaab (may Allaah be pleased with him). Ibn Hajar said: This is understood as referring to what exceeds one’s
requirements. 

This is also indicated by the way the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was: he rose above preoccupation with this world, and warned his ummah against indulging in
worldly pleasures, as he said in the hadeeth: “By Allaah, I do not fear poverty for you but I fear prosperity in this world as those who came
before you became prosperous, and you start to compete with one another in worldly gains, as they did, then you will be destroyed as they were.” 

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3158; Muslim, 2961. 

Thirdly: 

There is no zakaah due on the houses that a
Muslim builds for his family or children, even if their value rises. And houses that he builds to rent them out are not subject to zakaah
themselves, rather zakaah is due on the rent if it reaches the nisaab and one whole hijri year has passed. Houses that he builds in order to sell
them are subject to zakaah, because they are a kind of trade goods, so after one year has passed he should calculate their value and pay zakaah on
them, one-quarter of one-tenth of the total value.  

For more details on this issue and the
evidence, see the answer to question no. 10823. 

And Allaah knows best.

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She gave birth to a child who only had four fingers; how should she deal with this calamity?

 

A son was born to me who has only four fingers on his right hand, and I was not bothered by that, but last night I was looking at a picture of a right hand and how Allah creates the fingers and palm so beautifully, and I burst into tears. It is true that I cannot do much about it, but I do not know why my son is like this, when there is no one else in the family who has this condition; even his older brother is physically complete.


I think these feelings are natural and would be felt by any mother in a situation such as mine. I am very upset by it but I do not show my pain. But sometimes I think how I am going to answer his questions when children make fun of him in school when he is older, and he comes to me and asks me about that. What should I tell him then?.

Praise be to Allaah.

We understand your feelings towards your child as a mother
and how you feel when you see that Allah has tested your son with what you
mentioned. We will highlight a few points that we hope will be beneficial to
you in dealing with this test and handling it well. 

-1-

You have to ponder the great wisdom of Allah, may He be
exalted, in what He decrees; the fact that your son was created with only
four fingers is included in what you should ponder. Allah, may He be
exalted, has not created anything in vain; rather He has created it for
sublime reasons and great wisdom. For example, He has decreed that some of
His creation should be affected by physical defects in which they vary. One
of the greatest wisdoms behind that is that this is a test for his parents,
and for the son when he grows up and become an adult who is accountable. We
have discussed this in detail in the answer to question no.
13610. 

-2-

We hope that you will not be distracted by painful memories,
because focusing too much on feelings of sorrow and pain will lead to
neglecting your duties and not striving in the child’s best interests. It
may also lead you -- Allah forbid -- to get angry and object to what Allah,
may He be exalted, has done. 

-3-

We do not think that the fact that Allah created your son
with four fingers is a serious test. Allah has made his mind sound and has
made him able to move, and he can eat, sleep, see and hear. These are great
blessings for which you need to be grateful. 

-4-

We advise you to take care of your son and teach him skills
in which he may be able to surpass his peers, to make up for the defect in
his body. For example, you could teach him to memorize Qur’aan or seek
knowledge, which will make him a distinctive child who is praised, so he
will not feel that he is less than his peers. 

-5-

Avoid dealing with him on the basis of pure emotions; do not
let him see that you are upset or sad, so that he will not feel that he is
less than his siblings or peers. 

-6-

Tell his brothers and sisters that they have to be careful in
the way they speak to him and not make fun of him, and there should be
strict punishment for anyone who goes against that. 

-7-

Work with the school administration and social services so
that he will be taken care of and looked after, anyone making fun of him
will be punished and he will be helped to overcome the effects of that if it
happens.  

-8-

Try to make your son one of those who frequent the mosques,
so that he will have good friends who are seekers of knowledge and those who
have memorized the Qur’aan. These are the people who -- in sha Allah -- will
not make fun of him. 

When he grows up, teach him that Allah, may He be exalted,
has tested other people with things that are more severe than what he has
been tested with. There are some who cannot move, and some who are insane,
or blind, or deaf, or who have leukaemia, or who have to have kidney
dialysis every two days, and so on. There are many severe calamities that
Allah has spared him from. He should understand that what Allah has tested
him with is nothing in comparison to other severe calamities. Over and above
all that, he should understand that he has been given the greatest blessing,
namely Islam; Allah has made him one of those who proclaim the Oneness of
Allah, which is an immense blessing for which he should give thanks with his
heart, his tongue and all his physical faculties. And he should understand
that this world is the place of tests, trials, sorrow, pain and
imperfection, and that happiness, joy and perfection will come in the
Paradise of eternity, so let him strive to be one of its people. 

We ask Allah, may He be exalted, to help you and make things
easy for you, and we ask Him, may He be exalted, to guide him to that which
leads to His pleasure. 

And Allah knows best.

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Rulings on images on the television

 

Some of those who call people to Allah still have some reservations about images on televisions, hence they do not take part in TV programmes. What is your opinion on that?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Yes, there are undoubtedly people who have reservations
about that, namely using images produced by cameras for the purpose of
broadcasting on television and they have reservations about spreading
knowledge via television. That varies according to what Allah has given to
people of knowledge, understanding and insight, and examining end results.
Those who have knowledge and feel at ease working in television and
conveying the message of Allah, will have their reward with Allah. Those
who are confused about the matter and whose hearts are not at ease with
that, we hope that they will be blamed. 

Personally, I believe that the one whose heart Allah puts at
ease concerning this issue and whom Allah helps to do that, this serves a
great interest -- which is spreading religion and guiding people to good --
and the harm resulting from the images produced for that purpose it is a
minor harm which is insignificant when compared with the great interest that
is achieved, namely conveying the message of Allah to the people, teaching
the people the laws of Allah and guiding people to good, so that that the
followers of falsehood will not have this field to themselves and will have
all these facilities to themselves to spread their call to falsehood. We ask
Allah to keep us safe and sound. End quote. 

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) 

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Ruling on drawing the face of the patient before doing cosmetic surgery on him

 

My question is with regards to the drawing of inanimate objects. I work as a doctor, and often we see patients with injuries/deficits etc on the face and therefore have to draw the face with features in the medical records to highlight these injuries etc.


I had read that it is forbidden to draw the face/facial features. In the case of medical records, to document injuries and so forth, would this be permissible Islamically? I cannot undo what I have now done, and am worried about the consequences of my actions.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is
not permissible to draw or photograph animate beings such as humans, birds
or animals. This has been discussed previously in the answer to question
no. 8954. 

An
exception is made from that in cases of necessity, such as photographs for
passports or ID cards, or photographs of criminals and the like. 

That
also includes what you have mentioned of drawing or photographing the face
and whatever deformities or injuries are in it before doing surgery, and
keeping the picture in the medical records. This is a case of necessity, in
addition to the fact that the picture is incomplete. But in that case it
should be limited to a photograph and should not be drawn, because drawing
is more haraam than photography; the majority of fuqaha’ are of the view
that it is forbidden to draw animate beings, whereas in the case of
photography, there is a well-known difference of opinion among contemporary
scholars concerning it. 

Shaykh
Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem Aal al-Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: 

If the
picture is incomplete, such as a picture of the face or head or chest, and
so on, and something is removed from the picture that represents a part of
the body without which there can be no life, then the words of many fuqaha’
indicate that it is permissible, especially if there is a need for that,
which is partial depiction. Whatever the case, people should fear Allah as
much as they are able to and should avoid that which Allah and His Messenger
have forbidden.

“And
whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him
to get out (from every difficulty).

3. And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine”

[al-Talaaq
65:2-3] 

End
quote from Fataawa al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem, 1/167. 

And Allah knows best.

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