My question is: is my not speaking to her a kind of cutting off the ties of kinship, and is there any sin on me for that? Note that I felt at peace after that, and that was all I wanted?
We have a kaafir female servant, and if I ask her for something she throws it at me in a very rude manner. She only does this with me. If I tell her off and rebuke her, is there any sin on me for that?
What is Witr prayer – how many rak’ahs is it and how and when is it to be done?
How many rak’ahs are there in Taraaweeh prayer? Is it permissible to hold the Mus-haf whilst praying, or a notebook containing du’aa’s?
Messenger of Allaah.
We ask Allaah to compensate you with the best of that with
which He compensates His slaves who are patient, and to expand your heart,
and to make things easier for you, and to improve your relationship with
your family, for He is All-Hearing, Ever-Near.
With regard to your forsaking your sister, if that is because
she is doing something that goes against sharee’ah, and your forsaking her
will achieve some purpose for you, by keeping you safe from her evil and
harm, or it will achieve some purpose for her, by influencing her and making
her give up her sin, then there is nothing wrong with it.
But if it is for some personal reasons, or for some
difference of opinion over some worldly matters, such as some family
problems, then it is not permissible to forsake her or cut off ties with
her. If you greet her with salaams, then you are no longer regarded as
having forsaken her. That does not necessarily mean that you have to spend a
lot of time with her or talk to her a lot, especially if such contact will
not serve any purpose for you or for her.
We advise you to try to get to know some good and righteous
women by attending gatherings of good women, such as classes to memorize
Qur’aan and the like, so that they can be a good help to you in doing good,
and a means of warding off this introversion of which you complain, and so
that you may benefit from their knowledge and activities.
We also advise you to try to benefit from your free time by
listening to useful tapes and reading useful books which will increase you
in faith and knowledge.
With regard to the servant who is falling short in her work
and mistreating you, there is nothing wrong with you rebuking her and
disciplining her in a manner appropriate to her misbehaviour and in a manner
that will improve her, without transgressing the limits or harming her.
With regard to the rulings on Witr and Taraaweeh prayers, you
will find the answers to your questions in the Seasonal Topics section of
this website, under the heading “Night Prayer during Ramadaan.”
If you want more information, please see look under the
category: Fiqh (jurisprudence and Islamic rulings) > Ibaadaat (acts of
worship) > Salaah (prayer) – Salaat al-Naafilah (Supererogatory prayer) >
Qiyaam al-Layl (prayers at night), in the subcategories tree.
Under Question no. 1255 you will
find an answer concerning carrying the Mus-haf during night prayers.
With regard to carrying a book of du’aa’s whilst praying
Taraaweeh, there is nothing wrong with that, but it is better to try to
memorize some of the du’aa’s and recite them during your prayer. This is
more conducive to thinking of the meaning of the du’aa’ and not moving too
much whilst praying.
We ask Allaah to help you to do that which is good and to
keep you away from evil and its people… Ameen. Praise be to Allaah, the Lord
of the Worlds.
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