Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Children & Upbringing
1,131 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Children & Upbringing, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Children & Upbringing fatawa — page 1 of 29
- Jamiat KZN29 Oct 2026
Is it permissible to sell or use hair extensions or wigs
Is it permissible to sell or use hair extensions or wigs to cover one’s loss of hair?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Mufti Online21 Oct 2026
Teaching a child with a dominant left hand to eat with the right hand
My daughter seems to be dominant in her left hand. I never thought there is anything wrong with this but comments from a few family members have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Sep 2026
Child being fed with porridge made from breast milk
Porridge was made from breast milk of a certain woman and another child (under 2 yrs) happened to eat that same porridge. The second baby who the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Sep 2026
Waking the small baby from his nap
My baby is almost a year old. He changed his nap times and now naps for the second time around 5 or 6pm. However, if it's getting close to 7pm, I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood16 Sep 2026
Items Purchased For One’s Child
My daughter left home over a year ago to pursue a Haraam relationship with her stepfather. She subsequently took all her possessions with her. I…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Using Sassa government grant amounts received on one's children
I earn a decent amount of salary to take care of all the basic necessities of myself, my wife and 3 kids. At the end of the month I don't have any…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown7 Sep 2026
Can the Welfare of Existing Children and the Mother’s Capacity to Care Constitute a Valid Excuse for Abortion Before 120 Days?
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. We follow the Hanafi madhhab and urgently need a case-specific ruling regarding abortion. Conception…
Baba Abu Bakr - Ibn Masood17 Aug 2026
Hijrah For The Purpose Of Deeni Upbringing
I am mother of 5 children aged between 19 and 5 years old. We live in the USA. We have been considering moving to another country with a strong…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown24 Jul 2026
Who Inherits When a Woman Passes Away Without Parents, Husband, Children or Siblings?
A woman passed away not having any close relative alive. She outlived her husband, brother, parents and did not have any children. The closest…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Jamiat KZN13 Jul 2026
Committing suicide as an expiation for Zina
I would wish to know if I committed Zina. The punishment for Zina is death by stoning or the like. Could I inflict the punishment on myself to win…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - MJC9 Jul 2026
Preventing Visitation of Grandparents
Assuming that by “biological father” you are referring to an Islamic father, meaning that the child was conceived within a marriage, please be…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Jamiat KZN29 Jun 2026
Inheritance of predeceased children
In the event of a deceased parent’s estate, must any predeceased children also be included in the inheritance? Does the right of the predeceased…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Camperdown14 Jun 2026
Giving Sadaqah from a Non-Baligh’s Wealth
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Is it permissible for parents to give Sadaqah from a non-baligh childs money?
Baba Abu Bakr - Camperdown3 Jun 2026
Naming a Child Sufyaan
Asalamualaykum wrwb Can a person name their son Sufyaan? People are telling us that he was the last Sahabi ra to convert, and his granson was Yazid,…
Baba Abu Bakr - Ibn Masood30 May 2026
Separating Children’s Beds
Considering the following Hadith of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, “Command your children to perform Salaah when they are seven years old,…
Mufti Umar Farooq Rangila - Camperdown13 May 2026
Fear of Mispronunciation of a Child’s Name
There’s a couple that can’t decide between the names E’saa and Adam . They fear people won’t pronounce the ع properly in E’saa because the meaning…
Baba Abu Bakr - Camperdown8 May 2026
Using Models/ Props to Teach Children Practical Hajj
Can students learn how to perform hajj practically by using a big box to explain the tawaaf etc. They will have to walk around the box and basically…
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online7 May 2026
Upholding the laws of Shariah in a non-Muslim country
I need clarification on a matter. My wife and I have been having marital problems for some time and we have 2 sons ages 6 and 10. First question, we…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 May 2026
Cellphone in the hands of children and adults
What age is best for a parent to give their child a phone?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 May 2026
Custody of a 14 year old girl after divorce
If a woman is divorced and has 2 children; 1 girl (14 years) and 1 boy (25 years). If she gets married again, should the daughter stay with her son…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 May 2026
Disciplining someone else's child in the masjid
If another persons child comes to the musjid and is playing or makes noise can I hit him? If the child is between 7 and 12.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Apr 2026
Children standing in the adults' saffs if they are misbehaving
Is it correct for a person to keep his sons behind him in the masjid - away from other children as these children are causing a disturbance in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Apr 2026
Disciplining one's child with love and compassion
Is it better to refrain from hitting a child when they do something wrong?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville24 Apr 2026
Distribution Of Assets To Children In A Person’s Lifetime
Does a person have to distribute his assets equally amongst all his children if he gives it during his lifetime or can he give more to his sons and…
- Mufti Online12 Apr 2026
Responsibility of children to take care of their mother
We are 4 children (2 daughters and 2 sons). My father passed away a few months ago. Who is responsible for taking care of and for the financial…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown7 Feb 2026
What is the consequence of the lack of a father figure in the life of a male child?
What is the consequences of the lack of a father figure in the life of a male child. Is it true that the father bears a greater responsibility in…
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online20 Jan 2026
Woman staying at home for 40 days after childbirth
Is it an Islamic tradition for a woman to stay in the house for full 40 days after giving birth or is it just an old tradition?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Dec 2025
Taking permission from the ex-husband when taking the children to different places
I am a divorced woman with two daughters under the age of 9. I live with my parents and travel with them. Is it necessary to seek permission from my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Dec 2025
Where children should stand in the musjid
1. Where should children stand in the saff, just one saff behind the men, or two, or very far back? 2. If the 9 yr old child stands one saff behind…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Nov 2025
Looking after one's child in the musjid
1. What age is it suitable to start introducing a boy to the masjid, by taking him now and again? 2. What age is it suitable to regularly bring a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Nov 2025
Going for swimming lessons to pools with no segregation between men and ladies
What do our Ulama say about sending kids or youth or adults to swimming pools or gyms where there are mixed ladies and men with no segregation and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Nov 2025
Attending one's children's awards day in a church
My children's awards day will be held in a church. Will it be permissible to attend?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2025
Is it okay if my child watches educational cartoons to aid their mental development?
Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakathu, Mufti Sahab. My question is about what would be the best way to teach children. I have read that…
Ibn Aḥsan - Ask Imaam22 Oct 2025
As a revert, with children and being completely dependent on the evil non-Muslim father of my children, what should I do?
I am a very new convert. I`m a mother of 4, and still living with their non-Muslim father....what am I to do?!?! I have no job or no car, and now…
Hanif Yusuf Patel - Jamiat KZN21 Oct 2025
Time-Frame for removing Pubic hairs
How often should a woman trim the hair under her arms and in the pubic area? Is it every 40 days or after each menstruation when Fardh ghusl is…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Jamiat KZN14 Oct 2025
The implications of breastfeeding
If my sister’s 1-month-old daughter drank a few drops of my breast milk, would that be sufficient for her to be considered my milk daughter (radaa’i…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Ibn Masood4 Oct 2025
Advising One’s Child
Thirteen years ago, my eldest son had a stillborn child, whom we named ‘Muhammad’. Two years later, my younger son had twins, one of whom we named…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville29 Sep 2025
Breastfeeding An Adopted Child (Revised)
When a baby girl is adopted and breastfed by the adoptive mother, do the brothers of the adoptive father (married to the mother) become the baby…
- MJC28 Sep 2025
Fathers Duty Towards his Unmarried Daughter
With regards to your query, please be informed of the following: 1. A father is financially responsible for the basic needs of his poor children who…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Ask Imaam24 Sep 2025
How do we lawfully entertain ourselves as teenagers?
Assalamu alaykum ww respected Mufti sb. I had this question if you could please help me out. A young teenage Muslim asks how do we lawfully…
Mahmood Suliman
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