Counseling

Question:

What is the significance of the Ka’bah? I converted to Islam last year by marriage, and a non-believer told me that Muslims go to Hajj just to touch the stone. Is this true? If not, why is it that all Muslims pray toward the Ka’bah and toward the East? I would like to learn more about my religion so when someone tells me something like this, I can tell them the truth about Islam.

Answer:

Allah says in the Qur’an, “The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka, Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings.” (Al-'Imran 3: 96). Thus by ordering us to face towards the Ka’bah, we are taken back to our Adamic roots.

Question:

According to Islam women cannot marry more than one male as then we will not know who the father is. But today we can know who the father is by DNA testing. So how can we answer this question if posed by a non-Muslim?

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.

Question:

How many children did the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) have and what were their names?

Answer:

The Prophet, may Allah’s choicest blessings and peace be on him, had a total of seven children: four daughters and three sons;

Question:

Salaam alaikum,
Is it true that Islam allows 9 year olds to be married? How legible is the consent of the 9-year-old? and likewise if she were forced to marry, that would be wrong.
I know that this doubt comes from the Prophet's marriage to Aisha, but my question is not about Aisha. I know her marriage was social reasons and it was recommended by a woman, infact. But was it just for that, or does this prove that it is ok for a child to get married?
Saudi is generally defamed for this too, because certain clerics there are quite outspoken for their support for such practises and claim that denying them is unjust to the girl child being married! Even if they weren't that known, the media definitely publizises them.
I want a clear answer from a knowledgeable Muslim - is getting girls as old as 9 permissible in Shariah?

Question:

If the husband wants to sleep with his wife and she does not want to and she hasn’t got a sickness or whatever, there is nothing wrong with her she just does not feel like it, and he ends up sleeping with her by force. Is this allowed in in the Islamic jurisprudence? is this rape or not?
Today many self styled Islamic clerics claim that this is totally OK in accordance with the authentic narrations of prophet Muhammed (PBUH).

Question:

My wife's menstrual period is not regular. Some times it comes after two or three months. Then it will not stop within normal days. Sometime it will continue for nearly one month. This time her period started to flow little by little and then it flow heavily. Can she restart her fasting and prayer? Does she have to wait till the blood stop completely?

Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

Question:

What is the concept of walimah in Islam? Isn’t it a must to give walimah after the consummation of marriage? Is it a must that the boy does it? Can the girl also share the expenses?

Answer:

Walimah is the feast given on the occasion of marriage. Since marriage in Islam is a solemn contract and a happy occasion in a person’s life, it is recommended to share this joy with others, namely, relatives, friends and the poor members of the society through a wedding feast.