Question 561 - The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 6

Question and answer [link]

Question 561

Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. Your Eminence, Sayyid Ahmed Alhasan, I sent an earlier message, but I believe it was not clear. My matter is that I know a girl who was sexually molested when she was twelve years old. The molestation was by her maternal uncle and did not go beyond minor touching. The family learned what had happened, and the girl’s father decided to prevent her from seeing her maternal uncle or even being present in the place where he was, without seeing him, even if she were accompanied by her mother, family, and relatives. He even prevented the children from being present in the place where the maternal uncle was, even if the uncle did not see them. Is he entitled to do that? He believes that the only solution he would accept is killing or burning the uncle. The girl’s maternal uncle has apologized, asked forgiveness, and said that he repented sincerely, but the girl’s father is not convinced of his repentance and still wants to kill him. The girl is now twenty-one years old and has decided to make Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, the judge between her and her maternal uncle. She does not want any person, whether her parents or family, to intervene. Is this one of her rights? This decision was based upon seeking refuge in Allah through supplication and prayer, until the girl found reassurance in a dream she saw, but she made a promise to herself and to Allah not to tell this dream to anyone at all. She wants only Allah to be the judge between them. Is this her right? Is it permissible to kill the maternal uncle? The maternal uncle has declared his repentance and was afterward granted success in performing the umrah and visiting Imam al-Husayn (a) and other holy places. Your Eminence, Sayyid Ahmed Alhasan, I ask to receive an answer as soon as possible and for the answer to address all the details of the questions mentioned. Thank you. The second matter: I would like to ask whether a wife must obey her husband in everything, without his consulting her or giving her any convincing reason, when she is unconvinced and dissatisfied while the husband refuses to hear her opinion. Another question: At what age may a girl make her own decisions while observing the conditions of the religion? I am sorry for going on at length, and I need a prompt response. Thank you. Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. Sender: M. M.

Source: The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 6; Author: Imam Ahmed Al-Hasan; Question 561; Page Not available; AL-JAWAB-AL-MUNIR-V6-Q561. View Arabic source · Open the original Arabic source ↗