Custody and Maintenance
246 questions
What is the ruling on a father who does not spend on his children due to a dispute with their mother, and accuses his children of siding with their mother?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah concerning a wife who refuses to return to her husband's home, leaves without his permission, and rejects his request for her return, and what are the implications for the husband if he reduces the maintenance of his disobedient wife due to her disobedience?
What is the ruling on a father spending money on gifts and banquets for relatives who are not in need, while he is remiss in spending on his children's education, and is obedience to him obligatory in this matter?
In light of the wife's complete refusal to adhere to her Sharia-mandated and familial duties, her insistence on behaviors that are not in accordance with Islamic law, her rejection of changing her ways, and the husband's desire to divorce her, what are the rulings regarding alimony for the wife and the daughter, and is the husband entitled to demand the annulment of the mother's custody over the child, and when can he do so, and what are his rights regarding visiting his daughter and hosting her if she remains in the mother's custody?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah concerning a father who does not provide for his children and prefers over them a wife of ill repute, while their paternal uncle takes care of them?
What should I do regarding my wife's demand to move to a separate residence due to her inability to get along with my mother, knowing that my mother is ill and I cannot leave her to live alone?
What is the ruling on a husband who accumulates debts for his wife and abandons her and the financial support of his children, even though he knows that she seeks help from others, despite her many sacrifices for him?
What is the ruling regarding a financially well-off father not spending on his household and on the marriage of his children who are of marriageable age, coupled with his shortcomings in assisting his wife, and is this considered stinginess?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a husband who expelled his wife from her home, refused to financially support his daughter, and denied her legitimacy; and is the wife entitled to seek divorce in this situation?
Does seeking independence in a separate home conflict with a husband's dutifulness to his father, and is he obligated to provide for his married brother, his sister, and his nephew?
What should we do with a grandfather who refuses to spend on us, even though he is responsible for that?
Is the wife considered sinful if she leaves her husband, who lives abroad, to return to her teenage daughter who is suffering from psychological and academic problems, especially since the husband does not provide for her, commits forbidden acts, and refuses to return the money she borrowed from him?
Is it permissible for a wife to secretly take money from her well-off husband to meet her needs or to pay a fidyah that is due upon her, in the event that her husband does not give her any money?
Is a mother entitled to custody of her children after marrying someone other than their father, taking into account that she lives in a Western country that legally grants her this right, and is it permissible for her to follow these laws if she believes she will provide her children with a better Islamic upbringing?
Is the mother entitled to claim alimony for the previous period during which the children lived with her without the father providing support? And is a daughter given the choice between her parents upon reaching the age of 12 or 17, given the children's refusal to live with their father due to his mistreatment?
What are the procedures and advice that should be followed in a lawsuit filed by the husband with the Sharia Court regarding the custody of his minor daughters, especially after his neglect in spending on them for many long years? And is the mother entitled to claim her overdue maintenance and her daughters' maintenance, knowing that she is divorced, righteous, suffers from health conditions, and relies on her daughters for household matters?
What should a husband do with his wife who travels without his consent, whose visa has expired, and whose father is demanding a divorce while she does not want one, so that he does not wrong her or bear a sin?
What is the advice concerning a Muslim wife who sought the help of the police to expel her husband from his home in a Christian country, and what are the consequences for her regarding maintenance, housing, and custody of the children, and what is her ruling and the ruling on her family?
What is the ruling regarding a man marrying a Christian woman who later turns out to be an unbeliever in God? What is the fate of the children in terms of custody, financial support, and lineage? Is it permissible for him to remain with her in order to guide her to Islam?
What is Islam's ruling on a husband who does not provide for his wife, even though she is employed, and demands that she spend on the household despite his financial capability? He becomes angry when she asks for her rights, then takes punitive measures against her and her family because of it. He sends her an official notice demanding her return to the marital home while she is in the period of postpartum confinement (nifas), and deliberately avoids seeing his son? Is divorce the solution in this case? And how should the wife act?
Is a father excused from visiting his disabled son in another country for fear of falling into the forbidden with his ex-wife, given that he continues to provide for them both?
- Is my wife entitled to custody of our son despite her not knowing him, and would I hold her and her family responsible for any psychological or physical complications he might suffer? - Is she entitled to claim alimony for the period she spent in her family's home without my consent? - Is she entitled to seek a divorce without a legitimate Shar'i reason, and can I legally request her and prevent some of her family members from reaching her if her eldest brother is the cause of our problems, motivated by seizing her money?
What is the intended meaning of abandoning one's wife? Is it restricted to abandonment in bed, or does it include the absence of sexual intercourse or sleeping in a different room? And is the husband sinful if he sleeps in another room as a result of anger?
What is the difference between alimony/maintenance (nafaqah) and custody (hadanah), and does alimony/maintenance fall if custody falls?