Fathwa - Who should wife obey, her husband or her mother?

Question
Respected Sholar, I wouldlike to get an answer for the below question
as soon as possible. I am a working lady and motherof two kids (health
condition not that good).All my earnings of these many years is given
to myhusband who take cares of us and love us but spend a lot on his
family. Now my mother is really upset with all these especially when
she sees me working with poor health with no savings for me and kids.
My mother insists me to request my husband to give me half the share
of his house which is under his name. But his parents,sisters
(frequently), brother, brother's wife and kids all stays in this home
that he don't want to keep the share in my name. Moreover, his family
is much concernedfor his money than us. Because of which my mother
insist me to do this. Please let me know what I should do? Either
Ishould listen to my mother which will make my husband angry or listen
to my husband which will make my mother curse me. I am scare of Allah
and don't want to make my god angry. Please suggest what I should do?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
MuhammadisHis slave and Messenger.
First of all, may Allaah reward you for helping your husband and there
is no doubt that this strengthens the marital relations and love
between you and him.
If the mentioned house isthe property of your husband while you have
no share in it, then you have no right to ask your husband for
anything from this house and your mother has no right to order you to
do so.
If we presume that you have a share in it, then you are not obliged to
obey your mother as on one hand she has no benefit in this matter, and
on the other hand, you might be harmed by raising this issue with your
husband. Obedienceto parents is not an obligation in such matters. For
more benefiton the limits of obedience to parents, please refer to
Fatwa 131695.
Hence, we advise you to try to please your motherand to avoid her
anger asmuch as possible. In the future, it is better not to inform
your mother of your spending on your husband, and you may save some of
your moneyso that your mother will be comforted by you having some
money.
Allaah Knows best.

Fathwa - It is an obligation to break the oath that involves committing a sin

Question
a/a my question is some days before due to some misuderstanding
between me and my any I took oath that I will not talk with her till
my death. and I broke my oath god will snach my favourite thing i,e my
papa from me. Now thesedays my ant is so ill and she say sorry for her
mistake . Now I want to go her home but my oathbounded me and I don't
want to lost my papa at any cost so please give me the solution how
can I solve my mistake.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad,
is His Slave and Messenger.
You have to turn to Allaah The Almighty with repentance for what you
have done which is deserting your aunt without a Sharee'ah-acceptable
justification, then you have to talk to her, maintain ties with her
and remove all effects of that desertion. Then, you should pay the
expiation for your oath. That is because breaking an oath, if the oath
involves committing a sin, is an obligation. For more benefit, please
refer to Fataawa 81598and 123480.
As for what you have stated of losing your father, we hope that no
harm would affect him due to that supplication. Amongst the forms of
Kindness and Generosity of Allaah The Almighty to His slaves is that
He does not answer the supplications one makes against himself or his
family while he is angry. It was stated in TafseerAl-Baghawiand
others: "Zayd ibn Aslamsaid:Laghw (an inconsiderate oath) includes
one's supplication against himself saying: may Allaah make me blind if
I do not do such and such, and may Allaah make me lose my money if I
do not come to you tomorrow. Also one may say: He is a disbeliever if
he did such and such. All of that is Laghw and Allaah The Almighty
does not impose blame (upon His slaves) for it and if He were to
impose blame upon them for it, He would have hastened for them the
punishment." [End quote]
Allaah Knows best.

Fathwa - Permissibility of airing sexual health programs depends on their content

Question
Assalamualaikum. I am a Journalist and heading an News Television
channel. my viewers are demanding to air sexual health related
programs during night times. As a follower of Islam can i permit to
air such programs in the television?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
MuhammadisHis slave and Messenger.
Achieving sexual health issomething required and it is permissible to
aim to achieve it like any other objective which the people need among
the objectives that benefit them in their religion and their life.
As for airing programs about sexual health, thenthe ruling about it
differsfrom one case to another. If the content ofthese programs are
scientific and beneficial, and it does not include prohibitions that
are greater than its benefits – like showing forbidden scenes or
inciting desires,the thing that may cause temptation and spread it
amongst the Muslims, then it is permissible to broadcast them on the
channels and teaching them to the people like all other programs that
benefit the individual and the whole society.
But if the content of these programs includes the prohibitions that we
have mentioned, and its harms are greater than its benefits, then it
is not permissible for you to permit broadcasting them to the people,
as the objective of the Sharee'ah is to repel harms and reduce them
and achieve benefits and complete them.
Allaah Knows best.

Glorious Month of Holy Ramadan

The month of holy Ramadan enjoys a specialimportance in the
Islamiccalendar. As Holy ProphetMuhammad (S.A.W.) said:"It is Allah's
Own month."It is the chief of all months and the most glorious one. As
we already know, 'Fasting' isone of the important pillars of Islam and
it is the very month of Ramadan during which fasting has been made
obligatory for all adults and sane Muslims. By fasting during Ramadan,
a Muslim besides discharging an obligation imposed uponhim by Allah
(SWT), becomes entitled to great reward in the Hereafter. On the other
hand, any lapse in the matter amounts to a great sin. Fasting is an
article of worship, the knowledge about the performance or otherwise
whereof rests only with Allah (SWT) andthe person concerned. Hence, it
is Allah (SWT) alone who will reward that person for it, on the Day of
Judgment.
The blessings of Ramadan are not limited to fasting alone, because the
performance of all sorts of worship and good deeds during this month
is also a source of great Divine favor. The revelation of the Holy
Quran commenced during this very month and it is therefore the duty of
every Muslim to read and try to understand the meaning of the Holy
Quran and thereby gain an insight into the Divine secrets enshrined
therein. It brings peace and illumination to the mind and imparts
purity to the soul.
Holy Ramadan is the month of fasting, intensive prayer, sacrificeand
Divine worship. Throughout this month a devout Muslim fasts during the
day in the true sense of the word, that is, he had merely denies
himself food and water, but as explained by Holy Prophet Muhammad
(S.A.W.), exercises strict control over his tongue, eyes, ears,
thoughts and deedsand does everything possible to seek the pleasure of
Allah (SWT).
Devout supplications to Allah (SWT) and repentance of one's sins
during Holy Ramadhan are the sources of Divine blessings and mercy.
Some nights, among the last ten nights of Ramadan, are called the
'Nights of Glory' (Laylatul Qadr). These are the 19th, 21st, and 23rd
nights. Muslims keep awake during these nights and offer special
prayers. Even among these nights, the 23rd enjoys excellence over
allthe others. It is accompanied by great blessings, and he usually
grants the supplications made to Allah (SWT) during this night.
The month of holy Ramadan, besides being the month of worship and
Divine blessings, carries a historical importance as well. As already
mentioned above, the revelations of the Holy Quran commenced in this
month. The epoch-making 'Battle of Badr'and the ' Conquest of Makkah'
also took place during the holy month ofRamadan.
"Ramadhan", according to some traditions is one of Allah's names. This
is why we can not say Ramadhan without making it clear that we are
talking about the month, and therefore weshould always say the month
of Ramadhan. Commander of the faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (A.S.)
said: Do not say Ramadan, but say themonth of Ramadhan. For you do not
know what Ramadan is? This same meaning was referred to by Holy
Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) in his speechduring Shaaban: The month of
Allah (SWT) is coming ...Let us:
1.Learn Islam with ambition,
2.Observe Islam with sincerity,
3.Practice Islam with discipline (Sunnah),
4.Spread Islam with truthand kindness.
Whosoever recites only one 'Ayat (Verse)' in Holy Ramadan, he will be
awarded as if he had recited the full Holy Quran, in other months.
Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)
Everything has a spring and the spring of Holy Quran is the month of
Holy Ramadan. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (A.S.)
Today (Day of feast of fast-breaking) is the feastof those whose fasts
are accepted and their sorbs are favored by Allah (SWT), and any day
in which you do not commita sin, is the day of feast. Imam Ali ibn Abi
Taleb (A.S.)