Choosing a Spouse
157 questions
Is the wife entitled to prevent her husband from marrying another, knowing that Islam has permitted a man to marry up to four?
Is the husband a choice from God or from man, and can one overlook the trait of lying in a suitor who exaggerates matters and whose life is greatly affected by his mother?
Is it permissible for a young man suffering from prostatic congestion due to sexual repression to masturbate or imagine sexual scenes for the purpose of pleasure?
Is it permissible to memorize the entire Qur’an with the intention of seeking reward from Allah and obtaining a wife who is also a memorizer of the Qur’an, by analogy with "Good [women] are for good [men]"?
Is it permissible for a wife to take contraceptives without her husband's permission, knowing that she gets pregnant and gives birth annually, and fears for her health and well-being due to successive pregnancies and births?
Is distress or sadness caused by a beloved friend in Allah who performed a permissible act considered ungratefulness towards the spouse, even while not forgetting his kindness or uttering anything that indicates denial of his good deeds?
Is a daughter's refusal to marry on the grounds of completing her studies considered a sufficient reason to postpone marriage, and is it permissible to force her into marriage?
Am I permitted to refuse to complete the engagement with my current fiancé, who does not commit to lowering his gaze, refuses the niqab and the growing of the beard, and does not encourage me to draw closer to Allah, knowing that I have not felt acceptance towards him from the beginning, and he refuses to fulfill the condition of living near my family after marriage?
What is the ruling on marrying a righteous and good-looking young man who stipulates that the girl must be strict in her religiosity and that her thinking be Salafi, given her desire for him and her fear of this condition?
Is a wife entitled to confess to marital infidelity during her marriage, and what is the husband's role if she confesses?
Is it permissible to go to wedding halls designated for women only that have musical instruments, for the purpose of choosing a wife?
Is the questioner's not marrying until the age of 37 her destiny, and what are the reasons for not completing an engagement despite suitors coming forward, and what is the reason for her meager sustenance despite working for 17 years?
Is a pronouncement of divorce counted if the wife was given a choice and she chose divorce, then you took her back?
Is it permissible for a father to disinherit his son and reclaim everything he had given him for the purpose of marriage, and to expel him from the home, due to the son's disobedience to his father in choosing a wife?
Is it permissible to marry a dark-skinned girl whom the mother rejects because of her color, without the parents' consent?
Does a woman who has been irrevocably divorced deserve her allocated share, knowing that the endower did not amend the endowment deed before his death?
Should a young woman marry the man with whom she previously committed adultery, knowing that they have both repented, but he rarely prays, his money is mixed with unlawful earnings, and he has an interest-bearing loan? Or should she marry someone else and fear deceiving him? Or should she never marry at all?
What is the recompense for slandering another person?
Is it permissible for the wife to look at her husband's phone conversations, and is it permissible for the husband to grant her permission to do so?
What is the meaning of "a woman of religion and character," and does religion not include character?
Is it considered a loss of modesty for a committed young woman to reply to a message from a young man who proposed to her online, after they exchanged basic information for the purpose of initial acquaintance?
Would a committed young woman accept marrying a religious young man of good character, whose job, however, requires him not to deal with certain categories of committed people, thereby raising her concerns about the future impact of that on her social relationships?
Is marriage to a girl who practiced lesbianism and repented permissible or forbidden? Must she inform the one she will marry? Should she distance herself from the one who shared the sin with her, even if they both repented together? What should she do with the messages related to the sin? And how does she know that her repentance has been accepted and that she has been forgiven?
Is a person born with their spouse already destined, or do they have a role in determining that, and what is the supplication that can make them forget this matter?