Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
What is the correct interpretation of verse 4 of Surat At-Talaq, "And those who have not yet menstruated," and does it mean that marriage to young girls is permissible, and what is the ruling on consummating the marriage with them, and how do we respond to those who cast doubt on the noble verse?
What is the ruling on a wife separating from her husband, whom she married by an 'urfi (customary) contract, and her desire for a Shar'i (Islamic legal) divorce from him after he began financially blackmailing her and refusing to divorce her?
What is the ruling regarding a man who said to his wife, "You are divorced, and forbidden to me as long as I live," intending to safeguard himself from immoral acts, but then committed them? Is expiation for breaking an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) required of him, and is the expiation repeated with the repetition of the sin?
Is a wife's request for divorce considered a sin if it is intended to seek a solution for her marital problems, and is the husband's affirmative response to separation counted as a second and third divorce?
Does Islamic law permit a mother to prevent a father from seeing his two-month-old children (a boy and a girl) under the pretext of the mother's right to custody in the Maliki school of thought, especially given the absence of substantive reasons for the separation and the long distance between countries?
Is it permissible for a woman married to a man who suffers from heart disease and impotence, and who refuses to divorce her, to divorce herself in absentia while remaining his nurse?
What is the ruling on a husband leaving the marital home to live with a foreign Christian woman, cutting off support and his ties with his family, and requesting a divorce? And is it permissible for the wife to try to get him back?
Is the wife still lawful for her husband after he uttered the oath of divorce four times without the intention of divorce, knowing that one of the times was in jest and another in a state of extreme anger, and they are still living together and have two children?
What is the ruling regarding a man telling his wife: "Go stay with your family" (literally, "Flee to your family's house"), while he later forgets about it and is unaware of his intention at that time, and is this considered a threat or an intention of divorce, given his subsequent rejection of the idea of divorcing her?
What is the ruling on uttering allusive phrases of divorce with the intent of threat and intimidation, without the intention of divorce? And does divorce occur by saying "O divorced woman" or "Take your clothes as you are divorced"?
Is physical separation from the husband and seeking a divorce from him legitimate in a case where I suffer from his lying, laziness, neglect, lack of financial and emotional care, in addition to his addiction to masturbation and watching pornography, and my suffering from sexual frigidity with him?
Is it permissible for a wife to financially establish herself from her husband's money in preparation for divorce, while remaining married to a man who does not engage in marital relations, does not seek treatment, and escapes by watching pornography and masturbating, despite the availability of financial stability and a conflict in temperaments and desires?
Is a wife considered divorced if her husband swore an oath of divorce saying, "My wife is unlawful to me if I return to sins," then he returned to sins forgetfully, knowing that he took her back and offered expiation?
Is a woman considered sinful and in breach of her agreement if she asks her husband to move in with her after she had agreed to live separately from him for long periods, due to her psychological suffering from the separation?
Is it permissible for a wife to keep her share of her father's inheritance (land) and not give it to her husband, who mistreats her and threatens her with divorce or marriage to another woman in order to seize the inheritance?
Is the husband's statement, "That's it, the relationship between us is over," considered a divorce, given that he did not utter the explicit word of divorce, and the wife admits her mistake and wishes to change, but feels that her husband does not desire that?
Is it permissible to divorce a wife residing in Jordan, while the husband resides in Palestine and is able to visit her, but she is unable to come to him, due to family insistence?
Is the apartment the right of the wife or the husband?
Is this instance considered the third divorce, thereby rendering the husband forbidden to his wife, taking into account the previously mentioned divorces?
What is the ruling concerning a husband who asks his wife to swear to him that she did not do something, then suspends her divorce upon her breaking this oath, saying: "If you have done those things, then you are divorced"?
What is the Islamic legal solution for a young man who has contracted marriage with a girl in another country, but it has become impossible to complete the marriage and for her to join him due to laws preventing Palestinians from entering the country where the husband lives, and preventing the girl from leaving her country for marriage? Is it permissible to seek help from someone to resolve this dilemma, which has persisted for four years?
Is a woman entitled to seek separation from her husband whom she does not love or feel convinced about, even if he is kind and loving, and they have a son? And is this considered displeasing to Allah, especially since she mentioned that Allah turns hearts and comes between a person and their heart, knowing that she has tried to accept and struggled with herself a lot, and fears Allah's wrath and facing people, and that her feelings have gone to someone else despite there being no interaction?
Is it permissible for a divorced couple to return to each other after three divorces, knowing that the last divorce was at the wife's request, and that the husband's family believes there is no returning to each other unless she marries someone else?
How is the estate of a man who died leaving a wife and three sons (a son and two daughters from his wife, and a son from another wife whom he divorced) to be distributed?