Custody and Maintenance
246 questions
Is it permissible for a divorced woman who has no income and for whom the maintenance is insufficient to marry and leave her children with their father without sin?
What is the ruling on a wife boycotting her husband for more than 20 days for flimsy reasons, despite the husband's admonition to her?
What are the rights of a divorced woman? What is the amount of the 'iddah (post-divorce waiting period) maintenance? Does mut'ah (consolatory gift) maintenance equal 12 months' maintenance, commensurate with her usual standard of living? Is maintenance obligatory for a divorced woman during the period she is nursing a child who has passed the suckling stage?
What are the legitimate rights of a divorced wife who has custody of children, and do they include a monthly allowance for her and housing?
Is it permissible for a woman to file a lawsuit against her husband to claim support for herself and her daughter, knowing that he is aware of her pregnancy and need for expenses, and he does not send her any money?
Is the wife's insistence on having a separate home for herself, given that she is suffering psychological harm from living with her mother-in-law, a sin, and is the husband sinful if he agrees to her request?
Is a father sinful if he prevents his ex-wife from communicating with their children after she abandoned them and refused their return to her, with the intention of allowing her to see them later?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding demanding financial support from the husband for the past nine years and relinquishing custody of the daughter, while allowing him visitation rights, knowing that he abandoned his wife and daughter with her family for nine years without providing financial support or inquiring about them? And is it better to resolve the matter through mutual understanding or by resorting to the courts?
What is the legitimate Islamic ruling regarding what a wife is entitled to demand from her husband, given that she bears the larger share of household and children's expenses, feels psychological and physical pressure, and the husband refuses to acknowledge his full Islamic responsibility for providing financial support?
Is the paternal uncle obligated to spend on his deceased brother's daughters from their inheritance, given that one of them works and the other wishes to study outside Egypt, and is he required to give them the full inheritance for that purpose?
What is the ruling on a wife refusing intercourse if the reason for the refusal is the husband's bad breath due to smoking and hashish use, his engaging in masturbation, and his not lowering his gaze, knowing that the husband cannot stop using hashish, and if he stops, he harms his wife and destroys the house? Will the wife be rewarded if she perseveres with him and does not advise him? And how can one deal kindly with this type of husband without advising them to avoid problems?
What are the legitimate rights of a husband toward his disobedient wife who repeatedly leaves the marital home without his permission, and how can this matter be addressed?
Is the wealthy brother obligated to financially support his poor, widowed sister who lives with him, or is what he provides considered a debt upon her?
What is the legal ruling regarding the right of the child's paternal grandmother to see her grandchild, and is she entitled to take him to her home, especially if the father is traveling and not paying maintenance? And does this right cease due to the harm inflicted upon the mother by the grandmother and the father?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who does not spend on her children, and gives money to her brother, who it became clear buys alcohol with it?
Is the wife considered sinful if she insists that her husband come to bring her back to their home after a dispute, or should she return alone in obedience to him, especially after he accused her of theft and treated her badly? And is it advisable to be patient with such a husband?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman to live with her ex-husband and his second wife in the same apartment that he owns, based on the Libyan custody law that stipulates this? And how can the husband reconcile between paying his debts and spending on a divorced woman?
What is the mother's duty towards her infant, and will she be punished if she falls short in matters such as breastfeeding and feeding due to negligence and laziness?
What is the ruling on a husband who abandons his wife for four years and does not provide her with housing, while continuing to send child support payments, and what is the ruling on a wife who insulted her husband and his father because of his abandonment of her and his failure to provide housing?
Is it permissible for a father to provide for his wealthy married daughter who demands luxuries, and is it permissible to disown her, and what should be done regarding this matter?
How is the temporal ceiling arranged between admonition, abandonment in the sleeping place, and striking?
Is it a religious obligation to remain in a foreign country to be close to one's daughter, or is that not considered a requirement?
What is the ruling on a financially capable husband who does not fulfill his wife's and children's rights regarding maintenance and clothing, threatens divorce when complained to, and hosts his nephews in his wife's house, which is not large enough for her and her daughters?
Is it permissible for a divorced mother who has custody of her children to take a small portion of the child support paid by the father for her own expenses, given that she has no other source of income?