Counseling

Question:

Please if you can help me I’m quite distressed at the moment. My husband and I married very young, during the first years of marriage we used to have a lot of violent arguments where he would be extremely angry and beat me and tell me he doesn't want me in his life. On one occasion when he was very angry he shouted talaq 3 times, and I said 'u didn’t mean that' and he shouted he did and slammed the door. We found out a few years later, after we started controlling our tempers that this all could constitute a divorce.

Question:

I have heard that fasting can affect the quality and quantity of milk in breastfeeding women and that it is therefore better not to fast. Does this apply to all breastfeeding women or only for those with newborns?

Answer:

Asalaam Alikum Sister,

Question:

When Should Children Be Encouraged to Fast?

Answer:

It is encouraged that children observe fasting when they reach the age of seven, if they are physically capable of bearing it.

Some Muslim scholars state that the child should be physically disciplined if he does not fast by the age of 10, which is the same rule that is applied to prayer.

Question:

Assalamu-alaikum. My question relates to the holy month of Ramadan.

It is my understanding that due to the length of the Islamic year, Ramadan appears to happen about 10 days earlier every solar year. In all places on the Earth other than the equator, this means the time we must fast each day gets shorter or longer (as sometimes Ramadan falls in the summer, sometimes in the winter etc).

Question:

Are there any particular foods one should stop consuming the month before Ramadan?

Answer:

When our bodies are healthier it is easier to digest fats, metabolize sugar, use nutrients we consume and eliminate toxins from our system.

Question:

Could you please clarify how does Islam care about youth? Pls. give an example from the Prophet’s life. In other words, how did Prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him) care about youth?

Answer:

Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Question:

What is the importance to get our bodies ready for Ramadan?

Answer:

For most people, Ramadan means that your way of eating, sleeping and living will change dramatically.