Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it valid for a marriage contract to be solemnized by a female notary public, and would the marriage then be considered religiously lawful?
What is the husband's position regarding the child he raised for two years, after his wife confessed that she bore him from another man who refused to acknowledge him?
Should I tell a suitor that I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar depression, and their physical effects, and when is the appropriate time to do so?
Is the marriage contract valid, and what is its ruling if the husband discovers his wife's falsification of her birth date, meaning she is four years older than him instead of two? And would he be considered unjust to her if he marries another woman while they have seven children? And is he entitled to revoke the terms of the marriage contract related to the deferred dowry due to this falsification if a divorce occurs?
Is the aunt living unlawfully with her husband after he divorced her with three irrevocable major divorces, and then took her back with the knowledge of the court judge but without a deed of return? And what is the religious duty of the relatives in this situation?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding a husband who divorced his wife multiple times in absentia, seized her dower-related possessions (qa'imat manqoolatiha), and refused to financially support their daughter, claiming that what he possesses from these dower-related possessions is equivalent to the customary dower (mahr al-mithl) he paid?
Is the wife considered divorced if the husband uttered the divorce under duress and did not authenticate it in court and is trying to reconcile with her?
What is the legal and Sharia status of the questioner's father and of the claimant who claims to be their brother, and is her father legally obligated to undergo tests to prove the lineage of the claimant who was born 6 or 7 months after his mother's marriage to another man, following her divorce from the father?
What is the meaning and ruling of valid seclusion (al-khalwa al-shar'iyya), and is seclusion with one's wife before consummation (intercourse) and without a wedding feast considered valid entry to her?
Is it true that whoever buys honey with the money of his dowry for his wife, and uses it with the intention of healing, will be safe from every disease?
What is the ruling on one who contracts a marriage with a woman whose waiting period (iddah) has not ended, and is she perpetually forbidden to him, and who among the Companions and jurists held this opinion?
Is talk of love and longing between an engaged couple after the marriage contract considered unlawful, especially if it arouses desire? Do the mentioned dreams have any legal implications? And is it permissible for the fiancée to go out with her fiancé secretly if her father refuses?
What is the ruling regarding a man who returns to his wife after a divorce that lasted for years, knowing that he had uttered the divorce more than once? Is she forbidden to him based on his previous utterances, or is it permissible for him to return to her if it was only one divorce that was confirmed by intention or writing? And is this return valid with just two witnesses without an official contract or a dowry?
What should I do about my ex-husband's refusal to financially support his two daughters, and would I be sinning if I left their right to Allah, or must I sue him despite my aversion to courts and their lengthy proceedings?
Does a new marriage after a minor irrevocable divorce (baynunah sughra) invalidate the previous revocable divorces? Is the second marriage contract recorded in a separate document? And is a divorce after the second marriage considered a first revocable divorce or a completion of the three?
Does Islamic law grant the wife the right to divorce just as it grants it to the man? Is the term "house of obedience" and forcing a wife to remain in a marriage she does not desire part of Islam? What is the Shariah ruling on Khul' (a wife's right to seek divorce)?
What is the ruling on a marriage that was documented in a German consulate in the presence of a judge and two non-Muslim witnesses, and without a guardian (wali), and what is the ruling on the children resulting from it, and what is the ruling on documenting the contract after fulfilling the conditions in Western courts?
Is it permissible for an engaged couple to agree that the مقدم Mahr (dowry) will be eight million, of which only six million will be paid, and then inform the bride's family that the full amount has been paid? And what is the manner of repentance if that is not permissible?
Is lying about simple matters—for the purpose of admiration—considered an egregious lie that necessitates ending an engagement to a righteous man?
Is it permissible to conduct the Islamic marriage contract (Al-Fatiha) in a place other than the groom's family home, given the long distance and the customs of the bride's family that necessitate performing it in their home, while the groom's family insists on performing it in their home?
What should I do with a young man who deceived me and married my daughter informally ( عرفيًا ) and impregnated her, and is it permissible for me to place the newborn in an orphanage for fear of scandal?
Is it permissible to marry عرفياً ( عرفي - informally/customarily) a woman who does not possess identification documents and is in violation of residency laws, knowing that the marriage will be for an indefinite period due to the residency circumstances and the woman's violation of the law?
Does a triple divorce take place when angry and in the absence of the wife?
Does bowing the head to a candle playfully, then regretting that action, affect the validity of the marriage contract?