Law

Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.

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Time . Father . Law . Mahr . Marriage

At the time of my Nikah my father-in-law did not let me or my father decide my Mahr. Can anything be done about it now?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 month ago

If you have agreed to the Mahr which was suggested by your husband or father-in-law, then it is valid Nikah. But if you rejected the Mahr before the recitation of the Nikah, you need to recite the Nikah again with an agreed Mahr between you and your husband.

Wassalam.

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Food . Law . Children

I see many expat ladies giving tuitions to kids or selling homemade food in a country which does not allow it for them according to law. Would that be considered Islamically permissible?

Rebecca Masterton, Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been... Answered 5 months ago

Regardless of whether it is permissible or not, supposing one of them was caught? What reputation would that give to the Shi'a living in that country? Why do they want the benefits of living in that country while at the same time not respecting it?

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Australia . Law . Lawyer

I live in Australia, can I study law in this country and become a lawyer?

Yes you can as a Muslim study law in any part of the world to defend the oppressed. You must avoid supporting any wrong even if it is done under a legal cover.

Wassalam.

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Shariah . Law . Marriage

In Shariah law, is it permissible to have an Islamic marriage and then have the civil marriage several years later due to distance and citizenship restrictions?

Yes it is permissible to delay legal registration of marriage for legal requirements although real marriage is the Islamic marriage and all the rights and duties start from the Islamic marriage.

Civil marriage after Islamic marriage has no value as far as Islamic rules are concerned. It just confirms the marriage in front of the government offices.

Wassalam.

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Shariah . Law . Government

Is it mandatory to govern a nation with Shariah law? If so, would that not make it impermissible to hold government positions in countries with secular law?

Sharia law is for Muslims who believe and obey Allah and not for non Muslims.

When Muslims want to implement the Islamic law which is known as Sharia law, it is their decision and no one can object on them as we don't object on people who opt to follow their own way of legislation in any part of the world. It is part of the basic rights to believe in your own faith and implement it.

Holding a government position in secular countries is permissible for Muslims as far as they don't indulge in injustice or sinful acts.

'Wassalam.

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Parents . Law . Husband . Father . Wife . Mother . Marriage

Can co-parents-in-law marry such as a husband's father and a wife's mother?

Yes it is permissible for husband's father to marry the mother-in-law of his son if she is widowed or divorced. Wife is Mahram for her father-in-law only not for his sons and husband is Mahram for his mother-in-law only not for her other daughters. This rule of being Mahram does not include the parents of the husband and wife.
'Your mother-in-law must observe Hijab from your father but not from you. Obviously, when they are non-Mahram to each other, marriage between them is permissible.

Wassalam.

Parents . Law . Husband . Father . Wife . Mother . Marriage

Can co-parents-in-law marry such as a husband's father and a wife's mother?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 2 years ago

It's fine as long as there is no secondary reason why they can't marry (for instance, they have a blood relationship that prevents it, etc.).

Anyway I think it is rather sweet. I hope they are all happy!

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Law

While driving, my wife insists that I drive exactly at the speed limit, since that is the law, even if no one else follows it. But my children say that everyone drives faster than the limit while being safe. Who is Islamically correct?

Muslim is supposed to abide the law in driving speed limits as it concerns the safety of people.

Wassalam.

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Law . Punishment . Apostasy (Irtidad)

Can one take the law into their own hands and punish apostates or blasphemers?

Seyed Ali Shobayri, Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the... Answered 2 years ago

Bismillah,

Asalamu Alaykom,

Such matters should be for a legitimate Islamic government who can implement such hudud, or under an infallible as some scholars would state.

One cannot take matters into their own hands. Even some ulema who may allude to doing so would forbid it if this caused a Muslim to go into harm or trouble which most likely occur.

May Allah grant you success

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Law . Muslims . Salah (Prayers)

Is there any international rule or law that guarantees Muslims the freedom to offer prayers anywhere in the world?

One could refer to Article 18 of the Declaration of Human Rights as stating that all people have the right to practice their religion publicly or privately. However, this doesn't encompass all spaces (for instance, I can't go to my neighbour's house uninvited and just start praying); it can be construed as a general idea that people should have the overall right to observe their religion in their country.

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Law . Prophets . Mut'a (Temporary marriage) . Qur'an

Did Mut'a exist in the law of the earlier Prophets or was it a new law introduced in the Qur'an?

Temporary marriage is the solution for sexual needs of human beings who are unable to have permanent marriage . It is the way to save them from sinful acts.

As the need was existing all the times, no doubt, the prophets have guided people to the same solution.

Wassalam.

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Islam . Creed . Law

Is it correct to say that Islam does not force people to believe in its creed or rules of law? If so, what is the justification for enforcement of Islamic law in certain countries?

No force in faith at all, means no one can be forced to believe in the Faith,

لاإكراه في الدين (No compulsion in Faith)

al-Baqarah, Verse 256.

But social system in Muslim society must be according to the rules of Islam for all who live in the society , and no one should be allowed to break the social system whatever his faith might be.

Wassalam.