Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is mut'ah marriage fornication, or is it merely unlawful, and what is the opinion of the four imams on this issue?
Is doubt about the occurrence of a return (rajʿah) after divorce considered valid?
What is the ruling on the divorce of one who said to his wife before consummation: "If you go to your paternal great-uncle's house, you are thrice divorced," with the intention of intimidation, then said to her after three and a half months of marriage: "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," with the intention of divorce, knowing that the wife is pregnant? Does this count as two divorces or one, and what must he do to take her back?
What is the ruling regarding a husband telling his wife, "You are divorced - divorced - divorced," only for her to find out she is two months pregnant two weeks later, and what is the method of reconciliation?
Is the first divorce that occurred between the spouses a revocable or an irrevocable divorce? Does the ma'dhun (authorized marriage official) have the right to determine the type of divorce? And can the woman marry immediately?
Is the marriage valid, and is it sufficient for the wife to return [to her husband] until she gives birth, deposit the child in a shelter, and then return as a wife? And is it permissible for the husband to stipulate that he will not touch her?
Does what the single man did, by concluding a contract of "I marry myself to you," then engaging in sexual intercourse and divorcing two days later, count as a circumvention of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and does he incur sin for it, Islamically speaking?
Is what transpired between the suitor and his fiancée considered a valid marriage contract, and is the dissolution of the engagement considered a divorce, with its resultant implications regarding the dowry?
What is the ruling on the expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) concerning the statement: "By Allah, if you touch the mobile phone again, you are divorced," if the wife has not touched the phone, but the husband fears she might do so in the future?
What is the expiation for a husband tellings his wife mockingly, "You will be divorced," without the intention of divorce?
What is meant by being pleased with disbelief or by disbelief? Is it loving disbelief or feeling joy upon hearing about disbelief? Is wishing for all people to suffer from disbelief due to obsessive thoughts, or wondering why disbelievers do not suffer psychologically like those with obsessive thoughts, considered disbelief that annuls the marriage contract? Is it permissible to adopt Ibn Taymiyyah’s view that the marriage contract remains valid even if apostasy occurs before or after consummation, and even if the waiting period has ended? Is ignorance an excuse in this case?
Is the wife considered divorced for the second time if she spent the night at her mother's house after marriage, after the husband swore an oath of divorce that she would be forbidden to him if she stayed there, knowing that he was angry at the time of the oath?
What was the mistake made by the questioner, and what advice is directed to him, given that the girl's family refused to complete the marriage and blackmailed him after disclosing her illness, especially since the matter has already concluded?
Is it permissible for the wife to refuse to live with her husband's mother after he stipulated that before marriage, and are her family entitled to prevent her from him due to her disagreement with his mother?
What is the ruling on a marriage contract that took place between a man and a woman in the presence of two witnesses and the woman's guardian, after they had been living together without marriage?
Is it permissible for a foreign married woman, separated from her husband, to marry a Muslim man after she embraces Islam, or must she divorce her former husband? And does Islam supersede what came before it?
Is the statement "That's it, I've decided," uttered with the intention of dissolving the marriage contract due to obsessive-compulsive disorder, considered a divorce, given that the marriage has already taken place three years ago?
Is the former suitor absolved of the debt he borrowed from the fiancée’s father after the engagement was broken, and what is the ruling on the fiancée’s supplication against him in this world and the Hereafter for his refusal to repay the debt and his attempt to approach her before the marriage contract, and is she obligated to repay the debt because she guaranteed it?
Does a divorce occur with the words "You are divorced" via a mobile phone message from the husband to his wife, with whom he has concluded the marriage contract but has not yet consummated the marriage, knowing that he sent it with the intention of threatening and not divorcing, and believing that divorce does not occur before consummation?
How does a prospective groom tell his fiancée about the two upcoming surgeries and their impact on saving money for the marriage, and how does he keep her?
How can one act to solve the problem of the wife's mother refusing the continuation of the marriage? And what is the Sharīʿah's view on a mother who prevents her daughter from her lawful husband, and on a wife who does not seek reconciliation and flees from her husband?
Is it permissible for her to marry her ex-husband in writing, with a new contract, after her iddah has expired, in the presence of two witnesses and without a guardian, given that she is a previously married woman and lives far from her country?
To what extent is an oath by divorce upon the wife not to go to a certain place valid, then retracting this oath and allowing her to go?
Did the marriage take place by the young man's saying "yes" in response to the young woman's question, "Will you marry me?" And is the young man's apology to the young woman sufficient to return grievances as a condition for repentance?