Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
What is the ruling if a man says to his wife: "By Allah, it is forbidden for me to share the bed with you," if he does not intend divorce or to forbid cohabitation, but only intends to lie on the bed with her? And does divorce occur if a man says to his wife: "You are divorced," during a period of purity in which he had intercourse with her?
Is the marriage contract valid if one of the spouses is in a state of ritual impurity (junub) or if the wife is menstruating? And does divorce occur if one of the spouses is in a state of ritual impurity (junub) or if the wife is menstruating?
Must the second husband ensure that his wife has completed her legal waiting period (iddah) after her divorce from her first husband, and what are the consequences if she has not completed it?
Is it permissible for a father to allow his ex-wife—who was divorced due to marital infidelity, deals with sorcerers and charlatans, and is seeking separation from her second husband—to live permanently with their student children in Egypt, knowing that the children desire this and the father’s new wife does not object to her communicating with them on the condition that she does not divorce her?
What is the ruling regarding a husband telling his wife: "Talking between us is forbidden," or "Each one of us is in a room," with the intention of threatening a quarrel, and what is the ruling regarding doubting the wording of the statement due to obsessive whispering (waswasah)?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the completion of the marriage of a girl to a young man addicted [to drugs], to whom she is clinging, despite his family's attempts to conceal his addiction?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding one who swore an oath by divorcing his two wives that he would not go to a certain place, then went there; and is he considered divorced from them?
Are the two phrases, "Keep your daughter with you" and "Whatever you want will happen," uttered by the husband, considered a divorce, especially since the husband later admitted that his intention with the first phrase was divorce, and the second occurred after he returned his wife to her family and said, "I reject you from within, and I will send you to your family"?
Am I right in refusing the lecturer's invitation to marry off my eight-year-old daughter, following the example of the Mother of Believers, Aisha?
Is it permissible to encourage one's sister to seek divorce and separation from her husband, especially after repeated problems, the husband's transgressions against her and her children, and his threat to marry another, knowing that he has previously divorced her twice, while taking into account that the sister will bear the consequences of this divorce?
Does a woman who has been irrevocably divorced a major divorce (baynunah kubra) observe the waiting period of a deceased person, and is she entitled to a share of the inheritance if her ex-husband dies after she receives the divorce paper and before her waiting period ends?
What is the recompense for a mother who reconciled her son and his wife after he had divorced her twelve times, knowing that the wife is pregnant? Is the child illegitimate? And what is the atonement for the mother, knowing that she is diligent in her prayers and fasting?
Can a husband take his wife back before her waiting period (iddah) ends, and where should the wife spend her waiting period, and must she leave the marital home, and what is the interpretation of verse 231 from Surat Al-Baqarah?
When does the guardianship of a husband who does not work and abuses his wife fall away, and is the wife considered negligent if she requests a separation from him after bearing all the burdens of life?
What is the legitimate Sharia and legal right in helping a woman separate from her husband after a marriage that lasted forty years, during which she suffered from his behavior and his causing her to undergo an oophorectomy, then his abandonment of her for seven years, and his depriving her of her right to children and compensation for her youth, and what is the way to recover her money and jewelry that the husband seized?
Does a woman have rights over a man after he ended his relationship with her, having married her without the knowledge of her guardian?
Is it permissible for the wife's family to force her to divorce her husband without a legitimate or logical reason, and what is the fate of the children if a divorce occurs, and how can the husband legally claim custody of his children?
1. Is it permissible for a woman to return to her husband after the Imam divorced her from him without his knowledge of the divorce? 2. Is the Imam entitled to divorce a wife from her husband who refuses to divorce her, despite her aversion to him and his abandonment of her?
What is the ruling on lying to a suitor about a past relationship for fear of separation and scandal, and is it permissible to conceal the details of the relationship from him if he swears by a vow of prohibition (tahreem) should something warranting it have occurred?
What is the ruling regarding a man who swore to his son that he would shave his beard, otherwise he would divorce his mother?
ما هي عدة المرأة التي مُسخ زوجها، هل هي عدة المطلقة أم المتوفى عنها زوجها؟
What is the ruling on taking sisters along when going out with one's wife, after swearing an oath of divorce, and does the divorce occur, knowing that the oath was made in a state of anger?
Is it permissible to file a lawsuit for alimony against a father who is absent and has ceased providing for his child, while the child is enrolled in university?
Why did Islam legislate divorce?