Question Summary:
What should I do my husband doesn’t spend time with us?

Question Detail:

I know in hanafi school you cannot recite anything in congregational prayer be it tarabih or fard or witr prayer.So can I recite the translation of fatiha  and any other sura in my native language in my mind along with the imam( I dont know arabic by the way) ?   And can we recite thana( subbahanaka alla huma ....) in congrehational prayers?what if we are joining late or the imam had started reciting?
My mother was in the last siiting of prayer and she called me if I had found so and so,she then finished her prayer,I asked her to repeat the prayer since she had spoken during prayer,but she told me that shaitan had made her do it and she did it unintentionally,what should she do?

I am confused as to how many questions we can ask in one 20 minute session?Because some ask multiple questions in one session and you guys wrote we can ask two questions?So two questions in one session or two questions in two sessions?
Please please do not turn down my questions,if I am breaking any rules then please tell me and I will not repeat the mistakes in sha Allah.

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The attitude of your husband to endeavour to perform Salah in congregation is highly commendable.
Spending time with one’s family and children is also and order of Shariah. Spending time together ought to increase family love for each other and enjoy Allah’s bounty of being together. If that is followed by frequent fights and disputes, then the purpose of spending time together is defeated. Instead of the outings invoking Allah’s mercy, the shaitaan enjoys the outcome.
Our advice is you discuss this with your husband and search for an amicable solution.
It may be an idea to ensure that while going out as a family, the Salah with congregation be facilitated.
In the likely event of missing Salah with congregation due to unforeseen circumstances, then one will be excused. There is no need to get angry at that and spoil the good deeds of being together with the family.
You know your husband better and you know when it is the best time to approach him and get across him. Use that opportunity and try to convince him to change his approach as it is in the interest of the family. If need be, you may state you consulted us and show him this ruling. Also make dua to Allah Ta’ala to make this issue easy.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Zakir Husain
Student Darul Iftaa
Michigan U.S.A
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.