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What is the ruling on a woman leading her husband and children in the prayer row because she is seated on her bed? Is her congregational prayer accepted?

What does it mean to be good to a father who divorced their mother and mistreated her in front of his children? Should one take the initiative to ask about him, or is it sufficient to respond when he inquires about them?

If a worshiper joins a congregational prayer during the ruku, is it obligatory for him to say one takbir or two takbirs considering the takbir of ihram and the takbir of ruku?

My husband's mother is my aunt (my mother's sister); her husband passed away two years ago. Is it permissible for her to wear gold, such as earrings or a bracelet?

My sister promised my brother that she would give him her share of the inheritance from our father, but the apartment was not sold at that time, and now the heirs have agreed to sell it. She is now a widow; does this count as a revocation of the gift since she says she needs the amount after her husband's death? Note that she has orphans.

I am married, but my husband does not care about me, spends his time on social media, and talks to women, knowing that I have not fallen short in my duties towards him. Is it permissible for me to neglect him?

A sister asks if she has pieces of gold, and she divided this gold between her two daughters and herself (the mother), one daughter is 21 years old and the other is 14 and a half. Does she have to measure the zakat threshold for the gold for each one separately? Or does she combine the weight of all the gold and apply a unified threshold?

Why is the blood money of a Muslim woman half that of a Muslim man and half that of a dhimmi? Is a dhimmi better than a Muslim woman? What is the wisdom behind halving her blood money?

My mother, is she obligated to give to my brother because he is poor and does not have a house or a job, and he has a barrier preventing him from working, or is it not obligatory? She likes to give charity, and others are not as closely related as her child. If I convince her to give to her son, would that be considered wrong?