Previous Marriage and Name
371 questions
Is the questioner asking about something related to his previous relationship with the woman who wanted to abort her fetus, three years after the incident?
Is it permissible to marry a divorced woman? And does the husband experience intrusive thoughts about her previous interactions with her ex-husband?
What should a girl do who has fallen in love with a young man online, fears her family and his family rejecting their marriage, especially after a previous bad experience, and feels remorse?
Is it permissible for someone who is unable to marry to enter into an 'urfi, Misyar, or "friend" marriage, or to have a girlfriend or mistress, knowing that this is impermissible, in order to achieve a normal life given difficult financial circumstances?
Does divorce occur in the following cases: the husband's saying "If you go out, you will not be under my عصمة (bond of marriage)" intending to prevent her, but without specifying a duration; his saying "If you neglect your home one day and it becomes untidy, I will leave you," accompanied by an oath but without the intention of divorce; his saying jokingly "I divorced you once" while not knowing her intention by "you divorced me"; and his saying "You know how" jokingly in response to her intrusive thoughts? And are these merely intrusive thoughts?
Is the wife's demand to register the husband's property in her name a sin? What is the ruling on her returning to her husband after their divorce and his marriage to another woman, knowing that she was the cause of their previous divorce?
Am I sinful for requesting a landline telephone in my mother's name without her knowledge, using a general power of attorney from her, in order to pay off a previous debt, knowing that she would not have objected had she known, and she has since passed away? And what should I do now?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding the ownership of a house registered in the name of the eldest daughter, and is it permissible for the father to demand the transfer of its ownership to his name, knowing that the mother contributed to the construction of a previous house with her salary, and that the son contributed a portion of the price of the current house, and that the father justifies registering the house in the mother's name previously as a means to evade taxes, and then retracts his gift, and does the mother have the right to demand compensation equivalent to her salary that she contributed to the construction of a previous house?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man registering his son, born to a woman who passed away and had no official documents, under the name of his second wife after her consent, due to his need for civil papers?
What is the ruling on marrying a girl who is older than me and has a previous marriage experience, knowing that I cannot distance myself from her, and I have committed adultery with her, and she suffers from spots on her body as a result of my breaking off the engagement, and my confusion has not gone away despite repeatedly performing Istikhara prayer and Ruqyah?
Is it obligatory for a girl to inform her fiancé of the details of her previous relationships, after he has found out about them and intends to divorce her after marriage?
Why did the Prophet (peace be upon him) marry a number of women?
What is the authenticity of the narration regarding the marriage of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to Sanaa bint Asma bin Al-Salt Al-Sulamiyah, and her death before he consummated the marriage with her?
Is a man considered a guardian for his two daughters from a woman he lived with and had children with before marrying her, knowing that the mother did not observe an 'iddah of clearance? And is the husband of his daughter from his first marriage considered a mahram to his new wife?
What is the stance on someone who has undergone gender reassignment surgery: to which gender should they belong, their old gender or their new one?
Should I change my name to my mother's surname, or is it permissible for me to keep my father's surname after he acknowledged his paternity to me, knowing that various fatwas have been issued on this matter?
Is it permissible for a devout Muslim to marry a woman who has two children and is not a virgin, and will his family look down upon her because of this, knowing that she accepts him and feels love towards him, despite her awareness of the prohibition of dating in Islam?
How was Haman one of Pharaoh's courtiers in the Qur’an, while the Torah and Israelite traditions indicate that he lived in a different time and place?
Is there a wisdom behind naming the Prophet (peace be upon him) "Ahmad"? And is it permissible for a Muslim to say "Ahmad (peace be upon him)" or to bear witness that "Ahmad is His slave and messenger"?
Will God hold someone accountable for remembering a person they loved before marriage, despite loving their spouse and working to make them happy, and feeling guilty about it?
How is the inheritance divided in the case of a man dying and leaving a wife and a daughter, then the daughter dying leaving her heirs, then the wife dying after marrying the first deceased's paternal uncle and having children with him, then the paternal uncle dying leaving his wife and a son from a previous marriage?
Is it permissible for the husband to legally register his wife's daughter—who recently embraced Islam and has a daughter from a previous relationship with a Muslim man who abandoned his daughter—under his name, due to the impossibility of proving her biological father's name? And does the ruling differ if this daughter was a result of a legitimate marriage contract or a casual relationship before Islam? What is the legitimate relationship of the daughter with the rest of the husband's children and household?
Does the second wife inherit from the house that the husband registered in the name of his first wife? And is the husband obligated to register a house in the name of his second wife to achieve justice, or is what happened before his marriage to her not her concern?
Is it obligatory to return lands gifted to some children, to the rest of the heirs, or do they remain their property?