Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Are the wife's family entitled to claim alimony for the suspended daughter, given that the husband has not consummated the marriage after discovering manipulation in her real age?
Is it permissible for a woman who is عرفيًا (customarily/informally) married to marry another man if he proposes to her?
What is the ruling on a marriage contract with the presence of one witness, while there is doubt about the second witness having heard the declaration and acceptance, due to his being outside the gathering?
Is the fiancé's discomfort with his fiancée after performing الاستخارة considered an injustice to her, and will he be punished for breaking off the engagement?
What is the legal ruling on marrying a girl who has been engaged and had her marriage contract (aqd qiran) solemnized with another person, given that she wishes to annul this contract and marry me, and I am aware of the first suitor's bad character and the girl's desire not to complete the marriage with him?
Is it permissible to marry a divorced woman who is older than me and has a daughter, and does this require a guardian and public announcement, and is consummating the marriage with her before giving zakat considered fornication?
Is it permissible to marry a girl who has recently converted to Islam if her family is non-Muslim and disapproves of her conversion or marriage? And will the testimony of two Muslim women, one Christian woman, and her Christian brother be accepted in the marriage contract? And can a Muslim woman be the guardian of the girl?
What should I do with my fiancé who insists on holding my hand, even though I swore by Allah that he would not hold my hand during the engagement period?
How can one financially deal with a prospective husband who is married with children and of a moderate financial standing, in order to ensure a happy marital life without self-injustice, especially with the feeling of fear regarding the financial future?
Does the deferred dowry (three kilograms of gold) remain an obligation upon the husband's estate after his death, and is it permissible for the spouses to change this deferred amount by agreement after the marriage contract?
Is it permissible for the wife to return to the husband after she requested a divorce via text message, and he responded with another message saying, "You are divorced," and then he took her back by saying, "I have taken you back into my عصمة (bond of marriage) and you have one divorce (remaining)" after a valid private meeting, especially since she was menstruating at the time of the divorce?
Is the husband considered to have abandoned prayer for the past 25 years based on his incorrect understanding of intention, and does this necessitate the renewal of the marriage contract?
Does a triple divorce occur if one swears an oath to his wife that she will not go out, given a specific intention for the oath, and what are the resulting rulings, such as breaking the oath and expiation?
Is a reunion considered legally valid after an initial divorce and receiving the divorce certificate, especially given that it occurred during the 'iddah period and without a new contract being written, and is the intercourse that took place afterwards considered a sin, and what is its expiation?
Is a waiting period (iddah) obligatory for a girl who was divorced after the marriage contract and valid seclusion (khalwa shar'iyya) but without consummation, and is it permissible for her to marry before the divorce case is concluded?
What should a man do who has contracted to marry a girl but has not yet consummated the marriage, then wishes to annul the contract due to discomfort, while he does not possess sufficient funds to pay the deferred and immediate dowries, and the girl refuses to waive anything?
Is it true that a woman who has an immediate and deferred dowry is not entitled to the mut'ah (consolatory gift) because of His – the Almighty’s – saying: "or you stipulate for them a stipulated amount"? And if she is entitled to it, is the verse abrogated? That is, what is the ruling on mut'ah in light of the verse?
Is the marriage that took place between the young man and his maternal uncle's daughter, which included offer and acceptance and the giving of dowry, considered a legally valid marriage, and is she truly his wife, knowing that both were mature and of sound mind?
Must a person offer expiation for each time they swore by divorce regarding the same matter with different people, or is that considered one oath?
Is a woman entitled to seek divorce from her husband if she feels lonely and misunderstood by him, especially if she lives in a foreign country and has no children?
Is it permissible for the groom's family to demand material and moral compensation for the period of their son's engagement (after the marriage contract) in the event that the engagement is broken off by the bride's family?
What is the ruling on someone who said to his wife, whom he has not yet consummated the marriage with, "By divorce, I will not answer my wife if she calls me," then answered her, having forgotten what he said?
What is the legal ruling regarding the error in writing the amount of the deferred dower (mu'akhkhar al-sadaq) in court as 19 mithqals of gold instead of the 35 mithqals agreed upon in the initial marriage contract, and can the amount in the court contract be increased to 35 mithqals?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning a man who dissolved the engagement after the marriage contract (ketab al-ketab) was written, and refuses to give the fiancée more than half of the deferred dowry (mu'akhar), and demands the return of the jewelry (shabaka), knowing that she feels greatly wronged?