Who are those from my relatives with whom it is obligatory upon me to maintain ties of kinship?
Category: Parents & Family
Obedience to parents
To what extent is obedience to one’s parents [legislated]? And should it be at all times?
Maintaining ties of kinship despite relatives cutting off from him
I stopped speaking to my older brother for a period of years, and that was [only] to avoid problems – so what is the ruling regarding that? And is what I did correct?
Our elderly grandfather
We have an elderly grandfather who is particularly ill mannered. And we fear Allaah if we were to leave him to sit by himself, and yet if we sit with him, he is very obscene in his speech – something which is not befitting of someone of his age!
I don’t want to look after my mother any more
After what I have experienced of her for the last 14 years, I no longer want to be responsible for her.
My mother asks me too many questions
[It was then that] her dealings with me began to change, and her love [towards me] changed to dislike, and my life with her became very difficult.
Reconciling between my parents and my wife
How should a Muslim reconcile between keeping his parents and happy and hi wife happy?
Quarrelling between my wife and my mother
I have been married for 5 years [now], and [unfortunately] there is always [some sort of] quarrel in the family. I have a mother and young brothers for whom I am solely responsible – as I am the [only] one who works and financially supports them.
Something special for my wife
I live [together] with my father, my mother, my wife and my brothers in one house, and sometimes I bring something specifically for my wife to eat – without my parents knowing [about it]. And privately together, my wife and I eat; so what is the ruling regarding that?
Be dutiful to your parents
Whoever raises his voice at his parents whilst in a state of anger, is he sinful for doing that? And should he seek their forgiveness [for doing so]?