Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Does a divorce occur due to obsessive thoughts that link ordinary words with the intention of divorce, such as linking the word "clean" with divorce, or linking "an hour and a half" with divorce, knowing that these obsessive thoughts are not present at the beginning of the conversation but emerge during it?
What is the ruling of Sharia on conducting a marriage contract for a Muslim young man with a girl who claimed to embrace Islam, given the existence of legal obstacles that prevent the documentation of the marriage, which may affect the lineage of the children and the rights of the spouses? And what is the legitimate formula for offer and acceptance, and is it permissible in any language? Is it required to write the contract, and what is the waiting period (istibra’) for the woman?
Does a divorce issued by the husband three times take effect, even though he did not intend divorce the first time, and in the subsequent two times aimed to deter and discipline his wife, with his desire to reconcile with her?
Will someone who consorts with his wife after a triple divorce, or someone who acted upon an incorrect fatwa out of ignorance, be punished for zina or for his shortcomings in knowing the Shariah ruling?
Is a wife considered under her husband's authority after an irrevocable minor divorce, if the husband then verbally took her back during the waiting period and they had intercourse, without her family's knowledge?
Does divorce occur with the statement: "Divorce upon me if you don't sell the car and give me half the money," knowing that I have not yet consummated the marriage with my wife, and is she required to observe 'iddah if the divorce occurs?
Is it permissible to annul the engagement of a young man whose opinion on the dowry was accepted by the father, but then he retracted, which angered the father, who considered him unreliable?
Does a divorced woman have the right to demand to live in the marital home if it is not in the husband's name, or in an alternative dwelling, or to receive housing allowance, and what are the criteria for determining the amount? Does she have the right to claim compensation for the dowry (network/jewelry) taken without proof of its value? What is the amount of compensation for arbitrary divorce (nafaqat al-mut'ah), alimony for the divorced woman (nafaqat al-mutallaqah), and child support for the son, and does this support continue indefinitely? Does she have the right to claim household furniture if there is no specific list of movables, especially since the dowry was not paid but the husband bought everything?
Does a divorce occur if the husband says to his wife: "I will tell the Sharia registrar who will solemnize your daughter's marriage: 'I have divorced you,' or 'he will divorce you,' or 'you are divorced'"?
Does a husband have the right, Islamically, to prevent his wife from working, given that she adheres to Sharia guidelines and balances her work with her home life?
Does my telling my father to tell my wife's father, "His daughter is divorced," constitute a divorce after the marriage contract and before consummation, due to problems with her family, and because I wish to mend the matter?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman to marry herself in the presence of witnesses without a guardian (wali amr) and without an official divorce certificate, knowing that this is her third divorce and that she seeks to live chastely in a lawful manner?
Is a son sinful if he is unable to cover his sister's marriage expenses, as requested by his mother, while his wife refuses to contribute, and his financially comfortable father is present?
To what extent is it valid to marry a recently converted girl who is older than the suitor and has a past, given her distance from her family?
Are the three pronouncements of divorce counted after a single pronouncement of divorce before consummation and two pronouncements of divorce after another marriage contract?
Is it permissible to inform the Imam about a man secluding himself with a girl during the engagement period and reaching the brink of zina (fornication), or is it better to conceal what Allah has concealed?
Is it obligatory to fast the vow that entails fasting three consecutive months, which was vowed to be during the engagement period, if the marriage contract and wedding took place on the same day and there was no engagement period, knowing that I am currently pregnant and unable to fast, and is it permissible to pay a monetary expiation instead of fasting?
What is the ruling on swearing by divorce and not carrying it out, and is it restricted to a specific number?
Is a girl considered sinful if she refuses intercourse with her husband after the marriage contract, but before consummation and lawful seclusion, for fear of not accepting it?
Is it permissible for me to ask my ex-husband to double the child support for my son, knowing that he will likely refuse to see the child in return, and would I be sinful for this? And what can I do to overcome my intense grief upon learning that my ex-husband is the son of zina (fornication/adultery), and the resulting feeling of distress towards my son?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah concerning disputes between the mother and the wife, given the wife's refusal for the mother to return to live in the home, and the mother's refusal to live with another son, and what is the husband's duty to reconcile their differences?
What is the ruling on the first and second marriage contracts and the first and second divorces, and is the woman currently with him considered his wife? And if she becomes pregnant by him, is the child considered his son?
What is the ruling on demanding the writing of a blank check and a list of movables from the groom upon the marriage contract, and is the bride sinful if that was her father's condition without her consent?
How can one deal with a wife whose four-year-old daughter claims that her mother committed indecency with a strange man in her aunt's house, and the wife refuses to return to the marital home except under exorbitant financial conditions, and threatens to take the daughters and escalate the matter to the courts? What is the most appropriate solution in this case? Is it divorce, and what will be the fate of the four daughters given the inability to pay the required amount to relinquish custody?