Question
I am a divorcee with two minor children a boy 7 years and a girl of 5 years. The father has full access to the children and also keeps them for weekends. My concern is that most of the time my children are exposed to bad habits and issues which are detrimental for the morals of the children. The father has a friend who smokes. His father (the grandfather) is also a chain smoker. My children are in the company of smokers when with the father. The grandparents regard television to be permissible. The greater part, if not all, of the income of the grandparents is haraam. Do I have the right to stop my children from going with their father? How should his rights be accommodated?
Answer
In the scenario depicted by you, it is necessary to prevent your children from going with their father. They should not eat anything given by the grandparents. Since the grandparents are TV people, the children should not be allowed to visit them. The grandparents should be allowed to visit the children at your home. The father should be allowed access at a neutral venue where he could be with the children even the whole day. But he should not be allowed to take the children with him.
The Imaani and Akhlaaqi development of the children is of paramount importance. It is obvious that television and haraam income will ruin both the Imaan and morals of the children.
A. You had to rise, complete the second raka'ts and make Sajdah Sahw. If you did not make Sajdah Sahw, then you have to repeat the two raka'ts.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 27 No 12
- PDF page
- 6
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