Her father is sexually attracted to her – what should she do?
Question

                I'm a 19 year old girl and my father is sexually attracted to me. There was an incident where he seduced me and even though I confronted him about it, he still does it. I told my mom but she acts as if she's unaware of it, even though I have a sense that she is. I don't think she can do anything about it though, since we rely on our dad financially. We also need him beside us because we live in Canada, which is a whole new country for us. Can you please tell me how I should deal with my dad? Or how I should treat him after this incident? Should I even speak to him at all?.
Praise be to Allah.
    To Allaah we belong and unto Him is our return. This, by 
    Allaah, is something that would make one weep. Have things become so bad 
    that the fitrah has been turned upside down and a father feels such things 
    towards his daughter? 

    There is no doubt that this father is mentally ill and 
    sexually deviant, and he needs urgent and intense treatment for his heart 
    and mind, both psychological and physical treatment. 

    For yourself, you need to take measures to make it difficult 
    for your father to find any opportunity or time to seduce you or interfere 
    with you. Do not be alone with him in the house, and lock the door when you 
    are in your room. Do not let him enter upon you on his own. All of these 
    measures will reduce the opportunities for interfering. But in order to stop 
    this problem altogether, that can only be done by getting treatment for your 
    father, or telling everyone about the problem. You have to realize that you 
    need to be prepared for the effects that disclosing the situation will have 
    on you and on the whole family, but this is better than things staying as 
    they are now. 

    Your mother has to fear Allaah; her not caring about what her 
    husband is doing is something for which she will be called to account and 
    she will be regarded as a partner in his crime, because she could do 
    something to stop him doing this evil deed. 

    You can seek the help of one of your wise relatives to 
    intervene in this matter and stop the deviation of this sick father. 

    Undoubtedly these sick actions on the part of some fathers 
    have their causes, and no one can deal with a problem without knowing its 
    causes and how to treat it. Some of these causes have to do with the father, 
    some with the daughter herself and some with the time and place in which the 
    family lives. 

    The causes of this deviation that have to do with the father 
    include the following: 

    1-Weak faith, lack of fear of 
    Allaah and a failure to realize that He is watching.

    2-Addiction to alcohol or drugs.

    3-Mental or psychological 
    illness.

    4-Watching provocative shows on 
    satellite channels, or looking at permissive pictures

    5-Too much free time

    The causes that may have to do with the daughter include: 

    1-Careless in the manner of 
    dress. Many girls wear tight and short clothes in front of their fathers and 
    brothers, which goes against sharee’ah and may provoke evil desires in sick 
    souls that have been stirred up by satellite channels and permissive 
    pictures.

    2-Carelessness in some actions, 
    such as kissing on the mouth or provocative touching, or sleeping in the 
    same bed or under the same cover as her father or brother. These actions are 
    also contrary to sharee’ah and provoke evil.

    If we want to deal with such deeds that go against the fitrah 
    (sound human nature) and Islam then we must put a stop to these causes that 
    lead to such decadence. This may be done in the following ways: 

    1-Striving to spread virtue and 
    good morals among the family members, and to strengthen their faith in 
    Allaah, their awareness that He is watching and their fear of Him. This may 
    be achieved by observing prayer regularly and on time, and keeping away from 
    forbidden things and bad attitudes.

    2-Totally avoiding looking at, 
    listening to or reading provocative programs and stories.

    3-Keeping away from bad company 
    who only lead one to evil and bad things.

    4-Keeping girls away from clothes 
    that go against Islam, such as tight, short and see-through clothes; 
    avoiding provocative touching and kissing on the mouth.

    5-Seeking spacious living 
    quarters where a girl will not need to be with her father or brothers in the 
    same room or under the same blanket.

    6-The mother should play her role 
    in tackling such problems, by not being heedless or careless about anything 
    she sees or hears that goes against sharee’ah, and she should not wait until 
    things get really bad or cannot be set right. Rather she has to be aware 
    from the outset, and not allow her daughter to be careless or allow her 
    husband to do whatever he wants.

    7-Wise relatives should be 
    informed of such actions so that matters may be dealt with. If that does not 
    work, then you have to make a complaint to the sharee’ah court or to the 
    security services in order to stop his evil actions towards you.

    8-Our sister who has asked this 
    question needs to take the matter seriously and not delay taking action. We 
    advise her to make du’aa’ and seek out the times when du’aa’s are answered, 
    such as the last third of the night, asking that your father be guided and 
    that his evil be withheld from you.

    9-It is haraam for you to take 
    your father’s actions lightly. You have to ward him off with all the 
    strength you have, and raise your voice in shouting for help, even if that 
    leads to his being shamed or imprisoned.

    10-If none of these 
    solutions work, then we do not advise you to stay in the house. We advise 
    you go and live with some righteous sisters or with your relatives where you 
    can live with them in accordance with Islamic rulings.

    We ask Allaah to relieve your distress and to guide your 
    father and withhold his evil from you. 

    And Allaah is the Source of strength.