Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Does the Sharia consider a man to be a husband to a woman or merely engaged to her if an agreement on the dowry has been reached in the presence of witnesses, even though this agreement is usually considered a custom and not a legal contract?
Is a wife permissible for a man who divorced her three times, and she married another man and consummated the marriage with him, then she was divorced by him after one day at her request, even though she swore she had no intention of making herself permissible (for her first husband), and she got married without a guardian?
What is the expiation for a husband's triple divorce oath if he swore it under his wife's pressure to visit his mother?
Is it permissible for a father to marry the sister of his son's wife?
Is the engagement considered legitimate if the guardian's approval was not stipulated therein? Does the girl have the right to refuse suitors based on this engagement? Is the engagement still valid and binding after the father's rejection? Does the father's continued refusal fall under the category of 'adhl' (unjust prevention of marriage)? What is the advice in this situation? Can one appeal to a judge to withdraw guardianship or address 'adhl'? Would the marriage contract be valid and legitimate if performed by a Shaykh in this situation?
Is it permissible for the marriage contract to be conducted over the phone, with the father saying, "I give you my daughter in marriage," and the suitor saying, "I accept," in the presence of two witnesses, due to the impossibility of traveling to meet the father?
What is the religious ruling regarding a wife completing her university education in her home country after marriage and moving to her husband's country, with his oscillating between refusal and approval?
What is the religious ruling regarding a fiancée learning to drive a car under the instruction of a trustworthy male trainer in a public place, given her knowledge of the unavailability of female trainers and her fiancé's initial objection followed by his consent?
What are the wife's entitlements from the Mahr (dowry), deferred dowry, gifts, gold, and the engagement ring after the dissolution of the marriage contract without consummation?
Is it permissible for a woman to write the marriage contract?
Is the marriage considered void—and what are the resulting rulings, such as the legitimacy of the children and inheritance—if one of the spouses or the guardian was not praying at the time of the marriage contract, but they later committed to prayer?
Is what your brother did—expressing his desire to marry his paternal cousin after she was engaged to another man (without a marriage contract)—and his supplicating to marry her, Islamically permissible? And is there anything forbidden or aggressive in his supplication?
What is the ruling on the case of a woman whose husband was unable to consummate the marriage despite attempts, and medical examinations indicated that she is still a virgin with signs of attempted defloration?
Is the story true that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, married a woman from Bani Ghifar and then divorced her due to a white spot on her flank? And is the husband considered unjust for abandoning his wife because of a minor physical blemish that did not affect pleasure or procreation? And is what occurred between the spouses considered a legitimate consummation that necessitates the waiting period (iddah) and the dowry (mahr), despite the hymen not being broken?
What does the proxy say to the husband in the marriage contract if the father authorizes him to marry off his daughter? Is it permissible for him to say: "I marry you to my principal" out of ignorance? And what is the correct wording?
Is the mother of a divorced wife considered one of the Mahrams, and is it permissible to shake her hand and sit with her?
Does the man who became the guardian of the new Muslim girl remain her guardian even after her marriage? And does he remain responsible for her in cases such as divorce? If so, how can this guardianship be transferred from him to another person?
Is it permissible for the fiancé's father to see his son's fiancée?
Is my betrothal to an adopted girl via Skype, with the approval of her adoptive guardian, considered a legitimate betrothal? Is it permissible to conceal her adoption from my family and from the judge when the marriage contract is concluded? Is it permissible for her dowry to be a Sura from the Holy Qur'an?
What is the ruling regarding the marriage of a woman to whom her husband said, in a moment of anger, "I will have intercourse with my mother if you remain my wife tonight," and cursed her religion and her Lord, then said to her, "You are divorced," knowing that he later regretted it and did not remember what he had said?
What is the ruling on someone who commits adultery with a woman to whom Al-Fatiha was recited by another man?
Is it permissible to marry solely by reciting Al-Fatihah, in the presence of witnesses and with the consent of both parties, without the knowledge of the young man's and young woman's guardians, given that fornication occurred between them and they have repented, and they wish to atone for their sin?
What is the ruling on a man who divorced his wife before consummation and then took her back, assuming that a revocable return was permissible, and she became pregnant by him; then he wanted to renew the marriage contract before she gives birth, after he learned that a revocable return was not permissible, and must the woman observe an 'iddah?
What is the ruling on someone who swore an oath of divorce with the intention of threatening his brother not to take an item, and then another brother took this item, of whom the swearer was unaware?