Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is the wife entitled to refuse to live in the marital home registered in the name of his son, and another house in which the second wife and the husband's adult children share, and is she entitled to the custody of her children and their maintenance if the husband rejects her condition and divorces her?
What is the traditional exegesis of the Almighty's saying, "So there is no blame upon either of them for what she gives to secure her freedom," and what is Islam's stance on the law of Khulʿ?
Is what I did permissible, in taking back my wife after the second and third divorces, on the grounds that the divorce occurred during a period of purity in which there was intercourse, and what is incumbent upon me to do regarding that?
Is the husband's intention not to return home, with the wife's knowledge, considered a divorce, even if he does not utter it? And how many divorces are counted if a divorce ruling is issued? And how is the 'iddah calculated? And can the husband take his wife back if it is not a major irrevocable divorce?
Is a husband considered to be harming his wife if he refuses to divorce her, while she insists on wearing the hijab and refraining from dealing with usury, knowing that the husband is aware of her psychological distress and feelings of instability due to this commitment?
What is the ruling regarding the marriage of a German Muslim woman to a Muslim man before her official divorce from her Christian husband, from whom she separated a month ago? And does her waiting period (iddah) begin from the date of her separation?
Is there a legal basis in Islamic law for granting custody of children to the divorced mother, and what is the interpretation of "And if you are in discord, another woman will suckle for him" in Surat At-Talaq? Does this apply to the wages for fostering and housing, and is it permissible to compel the divorced husband to relinquish his more suitable home to his divorced wife?
What is the point of a wife's endeavor to enter the Sacred House to perform Umrah when she is seeking a contentious divorce for trivial reasons after 30 years of marriage?
What is the religious ruling regarding the marriage of a man and a woman after the man has uttered the divorce several times in different ways (threat, conditional statement, oath), and in one of these instances, the divorce was carried out by a registrar as a first irrevocable divorce, and the woman claimed that she became completely forbidden to him, while both parties wish to reconcile and mend their relationship for the sake of their children?
Is my marital intimacy with my husband after he divorced me for the third time permissible or forbidden, given Dar al-Ifta's fatwa that this divorce did not occur based on my husband's intention?
What should my uncle's wife do, given that her husband has stipulated that for reconciliation she must remove her niqab and khimar and wear adorned and embellished clothes, otherwise he will divorce her, and she fears she will find no shelter or one to support her?
Is a wife's request for separation from her husband—who insults her, curses her family, beats her, and reveals their household secrets—considered a mistake, even though she loves him but fears having more children with him due to the possibility of a future separation?
What is the ruling regarding someone who suffered from divorce-related intrusive thoughts and uttered the word (of divorce) three times: the first time he did not intend to effect a divorce but was rather recalling what he used to do; the second time he moved his tongue with the word while ascending stairs; and the third time he uttered it during prayer unintentionally, knowing that he believed that uttering a divorce must be done with a voice audible to the ear?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man and woman who continue to live as husband and wife after their divorce in court, with the wife refusing to marry another man, then marrying another man and returning to the first husband and engaging in marital relations with him?
Will Allah be pleased with a second marriage if I sought a divorce from a previous undesirable marriage and married a committed young man?
What is the ruling on a husband and wife remaining together in the same house without cohabitation, due to the husband's belief that his wife has become unlawful to him, despite numerous jurists issuing fatwas that the divorce did not occur because it was pronounced during a state of extreme anger?
Is swearing an oath upon one's wife that she is "forbidden to him until the Day of Judgment," with his awareness and intention, after she had previously rejected him twice (one of which was over the phone), considered a second or third divorce?
Is the husband's statement to his wife: "If you leave it a second time, I will hide it from you and you will never see it again" considered an allusive divorce (kinayah), a conditional divorce, or merely a fleeting thought (waswas)?
Is the wife sinful if she abandons the bed of her husband who is addicted to drinking alcohol, and should she seek a divorce from him?
Is the phrase "leave me alone" considered a كناية طلاق (kinayah talaq - an ambiguous statement that may imply divorce) if it was said with the intention of getting rid of the wife's annoyance, not with the intention of divorce, knowing that the speaker does not want a divorce?
Is it permissible to disobey one's father and contact the husband to resolve marital problems, or to go to court and request a khulʿ after this long period of separation?
Is a wife considered divorced if she leaves her husband's house despite his telling her: "If you leave the house, you are divorced"? And what must be done if the divorce occurs?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man who said to his wife: "If you do not return with me, then it is unlawful for me until you are divorced and your divorce paper reaches you," or "Upon me be the threefold divorce," and then he regretted his statement and the wife desires separation?
Does the wife's divorce take effect if she goes to her work with the intention of taking a leave, after the husband conditioned her divorce upon her going to work?