Previous Marriage and Name
371 questions
Is it permissible to marry a girl who had previous sexual relationships without losing her virginity, and who has shown repentance and remorse, given concerns about a repeat of such behavior, and should the mother be informed of this?
Is it obligatory to inform the prospective fiancée about a previous, visible fractured rib, even though its physical effects have disappeared?
Is the marriage of a Hanafi man to his maternal cousin valid if he touched her mother with lust, and then married the daughter according to the view of the majority who do not prohibit that by mere touching?
How can a girl find a husband in a permissible and unconventional way, and what is the solution to stop constantly thinking about that?
I married a woman and discovered after the marriage that she had a previous sexual relationship, and I am thinking of divorcing her because I am unable to continue with her. I ask about the ruling on divorce in this case.
What is your opinion regarding a husband who divorces his wife and exposes her secrets to his family while she is in intensive care after a dangerous surgery, because his mother refused the marriage of the divorced woman's brother to a girl from her father's family, knowing that the divorced woman's mother did not formally go to propose to the girl?
What is the wisdom behind naming a Surah in the Noble Qur’an "Surat An-Nisa" (The Women), and there being no Surah named "Surat Ar-Rijal" (The Men)? And does this go back to the woman being a nurturing vessel for humanity, or a starting point for reform and corruption in the universe?
What should one do if, after proposing, he was rejected without a reason, yet he still desires the girl, and he has prayed Istikhara many times, being certain in his heart that she will return to him, but the reality is otherwise?
Is it permissible for a girl to refuse marriage due to a private reason, or for fear of previous negative experiences, and is she sinful for that?
Does a divorce, documented as "the first irrevocable divorce," take effect even if the husband believes it is the third divorce? And is it permissible for the couple to reconcile after that divorce? And does the final utterance, "You are divorced with a first divorce," enact a divorce?
What is Islam's stance on the Jewish thought which stipulates that "an Israeli is one whose mother is an Israeli," and what are the consequences of this regarding children not being attributed to their father if the mother is not an Israeli, and their being considered "cursed"?
Are the matters claimed by the first wife acceptable, and is the questioner's marriage to her husband considered an injustice to her, and did their previous friendship create a relationship that should have prevented her from marrying her husband? And is it among the rights of the first wife to compel her husband to divorce his second wife?
What is the ruling on taking pills to induce lactation in order to nurse an orphaned child, who would then become a son by suckling, knowing that the milk was not a product of pregnancy? And does the child become a son by suckling? And what is the meaning of the Prophet's saying, "The lineage is insidious"? And what is your advice regarding sponsoring an abandoned orphaned child, and considering his future and his feelings when he learns of his origin?
Must a committed Muslim woman agree to marry a young man who has had previous relationships or commits sins, even if he claims to have repented?
Are there significant differences among scholars regarding the ruling on the list of movables in which all movables are written in the wife's name only, with a detailed mention of the reasons for the disagreement?
If the adopted child knows of the impermissibility of changing his name and wants his share of the inheritance, is it permissible for the heirs to reluctantly divide the inheritance with him if they cannot prove in court that he is adopted? And is it permissible for the adopted child to keep his adoptive father's name to avoid harm that might befall his children (such as suicide) if they learn of his true identity, provided that he takes nothing from the inheritance?
Is it permissible to marry a man who is Muslim by name, has not received religious education from his parents, but shows a passion for religion and a readiness to apply what he learns, with the wife hoping to guide him after marriage?
Is a child considered a brother by rada'a (milk kinship) if he consumed food mixed with his mother's milk, as an infant, once or more?
Is it valid for the husband to take back his wife after he had issued a "final and irrevocable" divorce, attested to by two men, given that she had requested divorce multiple times?
Is it permissible to marry a Kitabiyyah woman who is pregnant by a man she is not married to, and is she obligated to observe the waiting period (iddah) like a Muslim woman?
What is the ruling on one who claims to be the Awaited Mahdi while not believing that Muhammad is the Seal of the Messengers, and does this constitute disbelief, and what is the ruling on his marriage to a Muslim woman, and what is the ruling on one who believes him and helps him spread his claims, and does one who marries his daughter to this man commit a grave sin?
Does a divorce in absence count for the wife, and prevent reconciliation, if witnesses are brought in without her knowledge or her hearing the pronouncement of divorce?
Am I obligated to undergo a surgical procedure on my face and lip to remove a birthmark and a deformity resulting from a previous operation, in order to please my parents and with the desire to get married, knowing that I made a covenant with Allah not to alter His creation? And will my parents bear sin if I do not undergo this procedure?
Do previous actions before marriage—such as inserting the male organ into the vaginas of girls before puberty, and kissing and embracing after puberty that are "less than fornication"—prevent a man from getting married out of fear that his repentance will not be accepted, based on hadiths like "Whoever commits zina will have it committed against him" and "Be chaste concerning the women of people, and your women will be chaste"?