Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on a wife, for whom a marriage contract has been concluded, leaving without her husband’s knowledge, and to what extent is it permissible for her to go out in a car with her sister and her sister’s husband before the wedding, and what are her rights and duties towards him?
To what extent is secret misyaar marriage legitimate, and what is the Maliki school of thought's position on it, for a woman who fears losing her daughter?
What is the ruling on one who swears to divorce his wife if she does not fulfill his request by a specified deadline?
What are the rights and obligations resulting from the dissolution of a marriage contract by divorce, in the case of a valid contract that was not followed by consummation and was interspersed with procrastination from the wife?
Does the wife need a new legitimate marriage contract to return to her husband's home, after a judicial ruling to that effect has been issued, and after she has remained in her family's home for nearly a year without divorce, and gave birth to a baby girl during this period?
Is a wife whose marriage has been solemnized but not consummated considered divorced by a mobile phone message phrased as a supplication, even though the sender did not intend divorce at the time of sending, but had thought about it sometimes?
Does a wife's divorce occur after her husband swears an oath of triple divorce that she will not go to her brother's wedding, and then she goes against his will after her parents arrive?
What is the ruling of Sharia on the continuation of a marriage when it has been impossible for the spouses – who reside in different countries – to meet for more than 6 years, and is it permissible for him to divorce her?
Is it permissible for a young man to marry a girl with whom he previously committed fornication, without the permission of her guardian, in the event that her irreligious parents refuse, given that the conditions for marriage are met, and the father is abusive towards his daughter?
Is it valid to suffice with the offer and include the acceptance from you in the marriage contract, or must you utter the offer yourself, given the significant embarrassment caused by difficulty in speaking?
Does a divorce take place with the phrase "You are divorced" if the person is in a state between sleep and wakefulness, with obsessive thoughts about uttering the word or parts of it, knowing that he does not intend to divorce?
Is a marriage considered valid if it takes place between a young man and a young woman with the guardian's consent, but without an official contract, with two friends as witnesses, and the matter being publicized as much as possible, and the wife being referred to as "my wife" to her guardian who accepted that, relying on the hadith: "There are three things which, whether done in earnest or in jest, are to be taken seriously: marriage, divorce, and رجعة (return to marriage after a revocable divorce)"?
What is the ruling on one who divorced his wife three times in a single utterance after having divorced her once previously, knowing that he intended to divorce her thrice?
What are the financial and material rights of the wife if she requests a divorce, and do these differ from a situation in which the husband divorces her?
Is the marriage still valid in Islamic law after the husband sent his wife "You are divorced, divorced, divorced" via email, and the wife waived the divorce claim in the Moroccan court, which does not recognize oral or written divorce?
Is it permissible to wear colorful and eye-catching clothes for the ru'yah shar'iyyah (legitimate viewing for marriage purposes), and during the engagement period when the suitor visits? And is it permissible to eat or drink in front of him?
Is the husband's statement to his wife's brother: "If your sister doesn't go home today, she will no longer be my responsibility," considered a divorce, knowing that the wife stayed at her father's house for 20 days and there was no dispute between them?
How is the estate of a deceased wife divided when she is survived by: a husband, a mother, a son, a daughter, two full sisters, a full brother, two full nephews, two paternal half-brothers, three paternal half-nephews, and what is the ruling on the jewelry she owns; is it divided as part of the inheritance or not?
What is the waiting period (iddah) for a woman divorced three times? Is it permissible for her to marry immediately after receiving her divorce decree? And can she return to her former husband during the waiting period?
Is it permissible to suffice with announcing the marriage and holding the wedding feast, then taking the bride from her father's house to a hotel in another city, without first establishing her in the marital home?
Is it permissible to deprive the wife of her legitimate rights (dowry, gold, and deferred dowry) if she requests divorce for harm due to her husband marrying another woman out of desire for procreation?
Is it forbidden for one to enter into a "misyaar" marriage with a woman who is older than him and belongs to a heretical sect, even with the presence of witnesses and a symbolic dowry, and if she shares in the living expenses?
What is the ruling of Islamic law, and is there any sin incurred by the spouses if the hymeneal blood does not appear during the first marital intercourse after marriage?
To whom is obedience due—to the fiancé or to the father—after the marriage contract (aqd al-qiran), especially if the father is not present and the fiancée lives with her mother?