Previous Marriage and Name
371 questions
Is congratulating a friend on the passing of years since she started wearing the niqab, and publicizing that to encourage her and invite others, considered a bid‘ah (innovation) or permissible?
Is it permissible for me to name my son "Takbir"?
How can one respond to someone who cites the poetic verse "You are the one named in the Qur'an" to prove the existence of the Qur'an before the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, knowing that there is another narration of the verse with the wording "al-Furqan"?
What is the ruling on someone who says, "Every woman I marry is divorced," without naming or specifying? And does the same ruling apply to someone who says, "All women in Libya," or "in Asia and Europe," are divorced if he marries any of them? And what is the ruling on someone who says to a specific woman, "So-and-so is divorced," or "So-and-so is threefold divorced," before proposing to her or marrying her?
Who was the first wife of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, after Khadijah, and what was the name of her previous husband?
Is it permissible to marry a girl after a previous relationship with her mother that did not exceed the bounds of friendship, given the repentance of both parties and the questioner's knowledge of the girl's uprightness and her family's commitment?
Does the second wife inherit from the business that was started with the first wife's money? And is it permissible for the husband to bequeath this business to his first wife? And do his children from the previous marriage inherit from this business?
Should a girl agree to be engaged to a young man she met online, knowing that he appears committed and serious and wishes to propose to her soon?
Did Khadijah have children from a previous marriage before the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and is it true that Fatimah is not the daughter of the Prophet, but rather Khadijah's daughter from a previous husband?
Did the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, not love his other wives besides Khadijah and Aisha? Was his preference for Aisha based solely on beauty? Were his marriages to the others for consolation? And is his choice of Aisha to be nursed in her home and Sawda’s relinquishing her day to Aisha evidence of discrimination and lack of love?
Is marriage the solution for a 21-year-old medical student suffering from frequent masturbation, given his mother's refusal due to his studies, and his fear of delaying his studies or that marriage might not be the optimal solution?
Is it permissible to utilize the Tawarruq method for the necessity of marriage, given the existence of a previous car installment taken from the Arab Bank, and the inability to transfer one's salary to another bank?
Does the marriage remain valid if the wife swears an oath by her husband's name not to wear makeup, then secretly wears it without his knowledge, and is it permissible for her to pay expiation without his knowledge?
What is the ruling on this intense jealousy over a female friend getting married, and what is its cause, given that there were previous illicit practices between them from which they have repented?
How can a girl's father be convinced to facilitate marriage despite the unavailability of a home, when he himself married without a home?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a financially capable sister whose husband is also financially capable, but who has children from a previous marriage and is struggling with their expenses and installments, while there are those who are poorer than her?
Is it permissible to open an anonymous account to disseminate religious knowledge for fear of showing off, or is it better to publish under one's real name due to potential benefits such as a suitor recognizing them?
What is the ruling on marrying a Muslim woman residing in a European country who is seven years my senior and is not a virgin due to previous relationships, knowing that I love her very much and have sought Allah's guidance regarding marrying her three times, and each time my attachment to her increases?
What should a man do who discovered after his marriage that his 19-year-old wife was not a virgin, and she confessed to him about her previous relationships before marriage, taking into account that he does not want to tarnish the reputation of her parents, who are good people, and that she threatens him with suicide if he tells anyone?
Is disposing of a flat by giving it to a brother at cost price – while there is a previous will from the mother for two-thirds of the profits to her – considered a Sharia transgression, and must the brother pay the remaining heirs at today’s price after the rise in property value, or at the previously agreed-upon price, and does the waiver of the sister and her husband of their share of the profits to him provide a solution for that?
Does the repeated failure to complete an engagement mean that the girl is bewitched or supernaturally bound from marriage?
Is there a Companion named "Nihad" or "Hannad"?
What is the ruling in Islam regarding a fiancée informing her suitor about a previous emotional relationship, which may have included moral transgressions, if he asks about it? And is this considered concealment or withholding of testimony?
Does the daughter of the paternal grandfather's wife (mother's father's wife) from a previous husband become a suckling sister if the questioner was suckled by the grandfather's wife?