Question
One night at a very late hour my husband silently went into the room where our daughters were sleeping. From our bedroom I could see him in the mirror. As he approached the bed of one daughter, I yelled at him, and he quickly retraced his steps. It appears to me that he had an evil intention. Is our Nikah valid? I severely admonished him and warned him from entering the bedroom of the girls. They are now big and I don't trust my husband's nafs. He also kisses the daughters on their cheeks. I warned him, and said if he should kiss them on the heads. Am I right?
Answer
The admonition you gave him is proper and was necessary. May Allah Ta'ala save us all from the Fitnah of our evil nafs and the traps of shaitaan.
Your Nikah is valid. He did not do anything to invalidate the Nikah. If a man touches any bare part of his daughter's body with lust, only then will the Nikah becoming invalid. May Allah Ta'ala save you and your husband from such a satanic calamity. A father should not kiss his daughters on their cheeks. You were correct in advising him to kiss on the head. However, a man himself should understand his feelings. If he understands that the reason for wanting to kiss his daughter is the nafs, and that he had entered their bedroom late at night with evil designs, then it will be haraam for him to kiss his daughters even on her heads.
You should also whisper to your daughters to be on their guard and not be alone with their father. Furthermore, they should dress decently and be properly covered when he is around.
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