Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it possible for a man married to more than one woman to meet the psychological and physical needs of his wife and care for his children, especially after childbirth, taking into consideration the division of nights among wives, and the impact of that on the children?
Are children born to non-Muslim parents who have not entered into a legitimate marriage contract according to Islamic Sharia considered illegitimate?
Is it permissible for a guardian who is lower in rank than the primary guardian to solemnize the marriage contract while the primary guardian is present, due to social reasons?
Is the questioner considered sinful if he leaves his fiancée who constantly threatens him with divorce and abandonment, despite his love for her and her need for him, and his feeling that the relationship is unstable?
Is a marriage contract valid if it was concluded with two witnesses, one of whom knew that she was his wife, and the other did not know that, and the wife's name was not explicitly mentioned in the offer and acceptance, knowing that she has sisters who are all married except for one who is disabled? And is the contract valid if her name was mentioned but the witnesses did not contemplate the name or verify it?
Is a man's statement, "I swear by divorce that I will marry her," while he is angry and does not intend divorce, considered a divorce, and what should he do?
Does foreplay with one's wife after the legitimate marriage contract lead to nocturnal emission, and is it permissible for a man in this situation to practice masturbation?
What is the ruling on a girl resorting to the Islamic center to marry someone her guardian refused, claiming he is preventing her from marrying, and is it permissible for the director of the center to marry her off without verification?
What is the ruling on joint ownership of property between spouses upon the marriage contract, if it later becomes apparent that it is not permissible in Sharia?
Was seeking forgiveness and reciting Sayyid al-Istighfar sufficient to replace the remorse at the time of the previous repentance, given that remorse was not felt until after the renewal of the marriage contract?
What is the ruling of Islamic law and secular law regarding the list of movables, the jewelry, and the deferred mahr, if the wife wishes to relinquish them in order to finalize the divorce after the impossibility of continuing the marital relationship between the spouses?
Is it permissible to make the husband's memorization of the Noble Qur'an a dowry in marriage, given the dispute regarding the validity of Umm Sulaym's dowry?
Is it permissible to stipulate that the girl's father build a house for her in her name as a condition for marriage, and what is the legitimate Islamic position on this prevailing custom in India?
Is it permissible for a wife to refuse to travel with her husband, who works in the Gulf, because she is awaiting an appointment for her own job?
Who is authorized to determine the mahr (dower) for grooms, what is its amount, and is the marriage contract valid without it?
Is my wife's paternal grandmother a forbidden relative (mahram)?
Is an actual resumption of marital relations—without penetration—considered a return of the wife in the case of a revocable divorce, or does it require a new marriage contract?
Is it permissible for the husband to request the annulment of the civil contract documented in a European country, and does the wife have the right to refuse that, especially if her refusal deprives the husband of a second marriage, knowing that this contract stipulates for the wife that which is other than what Allah has revealed in the event of divorce, and does not allow the husband to divorce his wife according to what our Lord has prescribed?
Is the marriage contract concluded between the young man and the girl valid, given the presence of the girl's maternal uncle as her guardian, considering that her father refused the marriage and does not pray?
Is it a condition that a minor girl comprehend the matters of marriage, or merely be capable of it, before being handed over to a competent husband with whom her marriage has been contracted?
Is my marriage valid with a woman whose guardian (her father) had converted to Islam, then claimed to be a Zaydi, and then showed words and actions that contradict Islam, raising doubts about his conversion to Islam?
How can a woman terminate an Islamic marriage that is not officially recognized in Germany, especially if the husband refuses to grant a divorce?
Is it permissible to divorce a barren wife who concealed her infertility before marriage, due to the need for a child, and what is the ruling regarding the dowry paid to her in this case?
Who is the guardian for a new Muslim woman who has no male guardian other than her Christian grandfather and her imprisoned Muslim brother, given the presence of Muslim uncles in other countries?