Is contraception allowed in Islam? During the time of the Holy Prophet sas, some companions practiced a form of contraception. When they asked the Holy Prophet sas...
Should men be stay-at-home dads or homemakers? Hadrat Khalifatul-Masih IV ra wrote: Those men are qawam [maintainers] who financially provide for their wives. Those useless men who live...
Does Islam allow a husband to beat his wife? Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran: And as for those on whose part you fear disobedience, admonish them and...
Some Muslims translate the words (hit them) in Surah an-Nisa’, 4:35 to not mean “hit,” can this word have a different meaning? The Promised Messiah as taught us a standard to judge whether an attempt to translate a word of the Holy...
What is the appropriate way of divorcing one’s wife in Islam? There are 3 categories of divorce and 3 numbers of divorce. The Categories refer to what the couple must do...
If a husband legally divorces his wife before observing the three month waiting period, can he take his wife back without a nikah even though they are no longer legally married? In most states, there is more than three months waiting period before legal divorce. It would be assumed that the...
Can a woman be divorced while she is pregnant, and who has custody of the child? Hadrat Ibn ‘Umar ra narrated that he divorced his wife while she was in the state of menses. Hadrat ‘Umar...
Is anal sex, oral sex or masturbation permitted in Islam? Anal sex is forbidden in Islam. The Holy Prophet sas said: He who has intercourse with his wife through her...
Wife taking husband’s surname after marriage? It is narrated about the adopted son of the Holy Prophet sas, “We used to call Zaid bin Haritha, the...