Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Does a divorce, issued by the husband verbally, in writing, and verbally over the phone, and repeated more than 5 times, fall under the pretext that it is an idle divorce (Talaq Laghw)?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who has initiated Khulʿ returning to her husband?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a married man having a love affair with his brother's wife, which includes acts of love without adultery, and are these acts considered major sins, and how can one repent from them, taking into account the difference in ruling between it being in an Islamic or non-Islamic country?
What is "talaq al-tunazzuh" (divorce for the sake of integrity/abstinence), and is it obligatory or recommended if a husband discovers, two years after marriage, that his wife is his sister through rada'a (nursing)?
Does a husband's divorce in Qatar guarantee him the right to custody of the daughters there, and does it nullify their right to financial support due to their departure from Egypt without his permission?
What is the ruling regarding a wife remaining with a husband who insults and curses her, treats her poorly, threatens her with divorce, and refuses to give her her rights, while she fears divorce and insists on staying with him despite her poor psychological state?
Can the one afflicted with obsessive doubts (al-mosawwes) adopt the view of the Shafi'is that "al-talaq" (divorce) or "talaq" (divorce) used as a metaphorical expression (kinayah) does not effect divorce unless intended, regardless of whether the pronoun "anti" (you, feminine) or another is addressed?
Is a wife still a wife religiously after signing civil divorce papers in America with the intention of ending the marriage legally only, and not as a religious divorce?
Does a divorce issued by the husband with the words to his wife: "You are thrice divorced, thrice divorced, thrice divorced" following an argument with his son and the wife's intervention to resolve the dispute, take effect, knowing that he had repeated the word divorce on previous occasions out of idle talk?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce from her husband after discovering he is infected with the Hepatitis C virus, and learning that he concealed this matter from her before marriage?
What is the ruling on saying: "By divorce" without attaching it to any condition, and what is the ruling on the marital relationship after this statement?
Is a woman permitted to seek divorce (talaq) or annulment (khulʿ) if her husband calls her "braz" (feces)?
What is the ruling concerning the divorce issued by an addict who is aware of what he is saying, if he divorces his wife three times on three different occasions while under the influence of drugs?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding women who intentionally provoke their husbands, seeking separation and family breakdown in pursuit of financial compensation, especially given the absence of Islamic courts and the Western laws that support women in divorce cases?
Is the wife considered divorced after the husband utters the divorce (talaq) following an argument, and what is the method for taking her back?
Is it impermissible to be intimate with a wife divorced once after a month has passed since the divorce, and what is the correct lawful way to take her back after the divorce took place in court and she is currently living with her family?
Does divorce occur if the wife goes up to her aunt's apartment after the husband swore by triple divorce that she would be divorced if she went up, and can this oath be annulled, and how?
Does a triple divorce take effect if the wife does not return by Friday?
Is it permissible for the wife's father to seek a divorce between his daughter and her husband, exploiting their problems, so that her view of him changes? And does the ruling on that differ before consummation or after it?
What are the rights of a wife who seeks divorce due to harm, and the rights of her two daughters, in terms of alimony, ‘iddah (waiting period), clothing, and housing? And how much is the wife entitled to if the husband’s salary is 16,000, given that she is the one seeking divorce due to harm?
Can the aforementioned husband, who irrevocably divorced his wife in absentia and then had intercourse with her, believing that his brother had taken her back after the 'iddah (waiting period) had expired, return to his wife after her arrival in America?
Is it permissible for me to speak with my ex-husband during my waiting period ('iddah)?
Is it permissible for a married woman to supplicate for her husband to be replaced by another better than him in this world and the Hereafter, or to supplicate to be a widow rather than divorced, or for her current husband not to be her husband in the Hereafter while being replaced by one better than him, or to supplicate for separation from her husband and for her to be compensated with someone better than him, given the impossibility of life with him and his ill-treatment of her, coupled with her fear of seeking divorce because of her young daughters?
What is the solution for a wife who has been harmed by her husband and left him, while he refuses to divorce her and she refuses to return to him? And can the imam of the mosque divorce her in exchange for compensation to the husband?