Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Does a wife inherit her husband and their deceased daughter after he divorced her over the phone while he was angry and traveling, and he suffered a stroke and fell into a coma before his death?
Do a married husband's repeated renditions of songs involving abandonment and separation from a beloved constitute a divorce?
Should I seek a divorce from my bewitched husband who resides in another country, or should I try to cure him remotely?
Is it permissible for the husband to prevent his wife from fostering her daughter from another husband? And is it permissible for the wife to seek separation if the husband insists on abandoning the fostering, or on the lack of necessity of the hijab in the presence of his brother?
What is the authenticity of the historical narration which states that the Ansar offered the Muhajirun that they divorce one of their wives so that the Muhajirun could marry her, and did Al-Albani authenticate this narration?
Is it permissible to advise a wife to divorce her ill-mannered husband who harms her and her children, knowing that she provides for him and the household, and this is out of fear for her life and the lives of her children, or is this considered incitement?
What are the consequences for a husband if he divorces his disobedient wife who left the marital home without a reason, knowing that he had a child with her and married another woman?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman during her waiting period (iddah) to complete her university studies, knowing that she was studying before the divorce, and that studying was a condition of the marriage, and that her husband has not consummated the marriage with her for a month and she has menstruated during this period?
What is the ruling, according to the Maliki school of thought, on someone who utters the word of divorce three or more times under the influence of anger and dispute?
Has Islam permitted the marriage of a non-pubescent girl, and what is the meaning of verse 4 of Surat Al-Talaq if it is not permitted, and how does that reconcile with a woman's right to choose her husband, and what is its effect on the girl's psyche?
Does a wife become divorced by uttering the words once and by writing them three times, and what is the ruling on taking her back?
Does a divorce issued by a husband while he is under the influence of sorcery take effect?
What are the differences and implications of divorce (talaq), khul' (divorce at the instance of the wife), and annulment (faskh)?
Will I be held accountable for not loving my husband and for hating him, and is a person rewarded for enduring what they cannot bear in marriage?
Is a wife permitted to refuse her husband's demand, "Bow down to me," knowing that he does not pray and is of bad character, and that he threatens her with divorce?
What is the ruling on a woman whose husband agreed with her to divorce her if he did not return by a specified date? Is this an irrevocable divorce (baynunah sughra) or a revocable divorce (raj'i)? And does the husband have the right to take her back after the agreed-upon period has passed?
What is the Sharīʿah's ruling regarding a woman who is given the choice between submitting to an abusive husband, returning the dowry, or being considered defiant (nashiz) and forfeiting her rights?
What is the Islamic ruling on a marital relationship that resembles the relationship of the people of Lut? And must the wife seek divorce and separation from him, or is it permissible for her to remain with him despite her knowledge of his persistence in this act and his ill-treatment?
Is what the husband said to his wife, "I swear you will not stay in the house, and go to your family's house," considered a divorce, especially given that there was absolutely no intention of divorce?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the marriage of a Muslim man to a European Christian woman, which took place with their mutual consent and acceptance, seeking Allah's testimony? Is this marriage considered valid according to Islamic law? If so, how is a divorce effected? And is the woman considered a legitimate wife with full rights and inheritance?
Her husband bewitched her, and the marriage took place. Is the contract valid or void?
Is there a legitimate (Sharia-compliant) solution to the problem of a woman whose husband traveled and neither provided for her nor contacted her, and the court rejects her divorce claim because a year has not passed since his absence, despite her suffering psychologically, socially, and religiously?
Does the husband have the right to demand the house and car he gave his wife as a condition for her return to him, and is she obligated to return them to him if she requests a divorce?
Has his wife become forbidden to him, requiring expiation, after he divorced her due to her behavior, then said she was forbidden to him until the Day of Judgment, and then he wished to take her back for the sake of their child?