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Is it my responsibility to live near my mother, even though she and my brother dislike my religion and pressure me to abandon it, despite the fact that I have two children and it would require moving to a non-Islamic country?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

It is your wajib duty to obey your mother, as long as she is not encouraging or forcing you to commit sin. She wanting you to live near her could mean she is still caring for you and loves you. It is just a matter of accommodating to her, compromising where you can, controlling your emotions, and also creating boundaries. 

With all the sacrifices you make for your mother, Allah ta'ala will certainly compensate in the best of ways.

And Allah knows best. 
Is it permissible to work in a company that may promote Haram, such as a children's science center with events involving TV shows that contain Haram elements like magic, even if I am not directly involved?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

If you want to work in a children's science center, then I would not say this center promotes haram. Yes, there might be certain elements of the environment that are not shar'i compliant, but that is like anywhere else. If you wanted to work in a supermarket, they also have music, etc. 

The magic that is there, from my understanding, is not really magic, but more like illusions and entertainment, so it would not be completely haram as well. 

Therefore, if you are working in such a place, and you do not have any direct involvement in any explicitly haram act, nor would you become influenced towards it, then it is permissible to work there.

And Allah knows best
I have fertility problems, and I have come across Hadiths stating that a woman who cannot bear children is considered less valuable in marriage. Some hadiths also suggest that not having children implies a life not fully lived. Are these authentic?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Allah (SWT) Says in Quran: He (Allah) Renders barren whom He Wants).(Sura Al-Shura, Verse 50). It is the Decision and Wisdom of Allah who should be barren and sterile. No blame at all on the person who was created by Allah as barren or sterile. Marriage which aims having children needs a fertile wife, and that is the reason of the narrations. No doubt that Allah (SWT) Makes some of His creatures as sterile for reason in their favor even if they don't know it but it is definitely in their favor. It can be avoiding them a harm which can happen if they had children or any other serious reason.

'Wassalam.
Do babies who die remain babies in heaven or do they grow up?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Babies who die, will be looked after by Sara wife of Ibraheem in Paradise as we have in the narration. They will enjoy best of their childhood and bounties of Allah in Paradise. They will remain babies in the Paradise.

Wassalam.