What are a wife’s duties toward her husband in the light of Islam?

Islamic questions and answers

Question: What are a wife’s duties toward her husband in the light of Islam?

Answer: A wife has three duties toward her husband. First, she gives him physical and emotional companionship. Second, she protects his trust and faith in her, and she takes care of the household, the children and his property. Third, she obeys her husband in matters that are lawful in Sharia and in social matters.

Question: Suppose an unknown WiFi network shows up on someone’s mobile phone, and he connects to it and uses the internet. Is this jayez (permissible)? If not, does he have to pay back the cost of the data he used?

Answer: It is better not to use the WiFi line of an unknown owner, even if you can reach it. As far as we know, the cost of a WiFi line does not go up or down with heavy use. The owner pays a fixed amount. The owner may still face one problem, because his own use of the WiFi can slow down. So using such WiFi without permission is not allowed in Sharia, just like using another person’s belongings without permission.

If you know the owner, you may use his WiFi after you talk to him and get his consent. If someone has already used an unknown line, he must keep a firm intention in his heart to pay for it or make up the loss when he gets the chance. If that is not possible, it is good to guess an amount and give that money in charity, in the name of the owner, for the sake of Allah.

There is no problem with using WiFi in a public place or in a system that an authority provides. Sometimes many other people’s lines are available inside your own home. If you feel the owners will have no trouble, or they will say nothing even if they know, then using it may be allowed at the level of makruh. This means Sharia dislikes the act and it is not the best choice, but it is still permitted.

Question: My wife has died. Can I now marry her niece’s daughter? Is it jayez under Sharia?

Answer: While your wife is alive, you cannot marry her full sister, her niece or her niece’s granddaughter on the same side at the same time. In fact, strict purdah applies with them. The reason is that you may marry one of them after your wife dies. It is easy if you know the main rule of Sharia. The rule says, “You cannot marry a girl together with your wife if that girl could not have married your wife had she been a man.” The relations above fit this rule. But when you have no wife, you may marry any one of them if all other conditions match.

Question: Can I name my daughter Jasia Hussain Rawja? Please tell me.

Answer: Yes, you can. None of the three words in this name means anything against Islam. It is a meaningful name and a fit one to keep.

Question: A few days ago, I thought a sahu sejda had become wajib in my Asr prayer, so I did the sahu sejda. Later I asked the Imam, and he said the sahu sejda was not wajib for me. I did it without any need. Is my prayer valid?

Answer: If you did the sahu sejda without knowing, your prayer is valid. If you now feel doubt in your heart after you learned the fact, you can pray the qaza (make up the prayer) to be careful. However, Sharia gives a lot of relief in such cases. This is especially true for prayers that people offer with small mistakes because they do not know the rule.