Custody and Maintenance
286 questions
Is the khul' (divorce initiated by the wife) practiced in Egyptian courts in accordance with Islamic law, especially given the negative consequences it entails, such as the husband being expelled from his home and deprived of raising his children, and is the "tamkeen" (enabling the wife to reside in the marital home after divorce) used in this situation lawful according to Islamic law?
Does a woman have the right to request a separate home near her family when her husband marries another, and is it permissible for her family to intervene to prevent her from living with her husband if she does not consent to the second marriage?
What is the ruling regarding a second wife who manipulates documents, files lawsuits for dower and maintenance, abuses her husband, lives with her mother, refuses reconciliation, and does not care about divorce? Is her filing for divorce considered Khul‘ (a form of divorce initiated by the wife)? And to whom does the custody of the daughter go, given concerns about her upbringing due to the mother's behavior, educational level, and threats?
Is the money my ex-husband pays to cover my living, housing, and medical expenses, by order of the Canadian court, considered permissible (halal), knowing that I relinquished to him more than I needed?
Is it permissible for children to go with their mother after her divorce from their ill-tempered father? And is it permissible for them to travel to a foreign country to seek asylum without their father's knowledge in the event of a lack of financial support? And does the father have the right to be angry at their actions, knowing that their ages are (6, 9, 14, 15) and that one of them is contemplating suicide?
What are the things a husband must spend on for his wife? And is he only required to clothe her if her clothes are torn or worn out?
What should a man do whose wife neglects her home, her husband, and their daughter, applies makeup upon returning from work and after her private lessons outside the home, insists on working despite his request for her to quit, defies him, and stipulates that she will not return to their home unless she continues her work?
My husband provides the basic necessities such as food, drink, and clothing, but he does not meet my personal needs, such as providing pocket money or buying gold, under the pretext that we are in a foundational stage. We live abroad, and I endure loneliness and the children. Is it permissible for me to take money without his knowledge in exchange for reducing my meals, so that I can buy my necessities? I kindly ask for your prayers for me, my children, and my husband for righteousness, guidance, and happiness.
What is permissible and impermissible for the mother, Islamically and legally, if she requests divorce or Khulʻ, regarding the deferred and advance dowry, alimony, and child custody?
What is the ruling on a woman paying a private investigator to prove her husband's adultery before a judge, so that she may obtain a larger financial settlement in the divorce?
Is it permissible to stipulate the wife's relinquishment of child custody—in the event of a dispute leading to divorce—for the marital relationship to resume, provided this is officially documented and she agrees to it?
What is the ruling regarding a wife who left the marital home, took the children, and disappeared? Does she deserve alimony? Is her action considered khulʿ?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding a girl's question about the extent of the obligation to spend on her siblings and to give her parents a portion of her salary, given her dire need for every penny, in light of her parents' negligence in spending and their drowning in debt?
Is the wife's request to move out of the in-laws' house due to her discomfort with her father-in-law and his brother considered an exaggeration, and what is the ruling of Islamic law on that?
What is the ruling on a mother who leaves the marital home without a reason, files for khul' (dissolution of marriage), prevents the father from seeing his children, and benefits from their money? What is the ruling on spending the children's money on a lawyer? What is the ruling on one parent depriving the child of the other? And what is the age at which custody ends?
Is a wife entitled to request a separate home from her husband's family, even if the visit is temporary and the family home is small and does not provide her with privacy, and is the husband entitled to compel her to stay in his parents' home?
Is it permissible for a daughter to take money from her mother, who is the sole provider but is restrictive in spending and does not give her daughter enough to meet her needs, to satisfy her needs and allow her to live as she wishes, and is this act forbidden and does it prevent the daughter's supplications from being answered?
Is it permissible for a father to withhold financial support for his children if their mother prevents him from seeing them and participating in their upbringing, and if she has stripped him of his guardianship and authority over them by virtue of the positive law that grants custody to the mother until the age of 15?
Isn't obliging the husband to financially support his abusive divorcee until she remarries an injustice to him and an impediment to his responsibilities and new life? And what are the Islamic legal rulings in such a case, and are there any penalties for the wife?
Is it permissible for a traveling husband to send money to his brother for his own pleasures, while depriving his household of it?
What is the ruling on a wife resorting to the Swiss judiciary instead of Islamic law after her husband verbally divorced her, and her seizing more than her due and her maintenance, and her refusal of the divorce to prevent her husband from marrying another, knowing that her divorce has not yet been judicially finalized?
What are the rights of a wife who has custody of the children if she asks for a divorce?