Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is the current marriage contract considered valid or void if it becomes apparent, after the engagement party, that the wife had previously been married and had a marriage contract without informing her guardian of that, and is she considered an heir and entitled to the Mahr after his death and her request for annulment from him?
What is the ruling regarding the dowry and gold in the event of a son divorcing his wife due to "reasons of honor, placing impurities in food, and light-fingeredness," and the family relinquishing their daughter after going to court?
What is the ruling regarding a suitor telling his fiancée: "You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced" in a state of anger, knowing that they remained in continuous contact?
Is it permissible to perform a Sharia-compliant marriage contract with a girl for the purpose of chastity and protection, despite the mother's rejection of this common custom of not marrying without documentation? And does this contract permit seclusion, kissing, and touching the contracted woman? Is it permissible to enjoy her before paying the dowry? And is it permissible to shake hands with the fiancée and the fiancée's mother?
Is it permissible for the grandfather (the wife's father) to be the guardian for his granddaughter (his son's daughter) in the marriage contract, knowing that the girl's father is deceased and she has a paternal uncle who was not informed or consulted?
What is the lawful right of a woman who has been divorced with a major irrevocable divorce, after agreeing upon a certain dowry, then registering a different dowry in the contract?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a father forcing his daughter to marry her cousin despite her unwillingness, and his rejection of other suitors?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the existence of the grandfather was denied to the court and the girl's brother was appointed as her guardian, due to family disputes and fear of problems?
Does divorce occur in the following situations: repeatedly saying "I hate my wife" without intending divorce, and thinking that "everyone divorces"? Does doubt and suspicion regarding intention affect the validity of the marriage contract? And what is the way to get rid of these intrusive thoughts?
Must a husband obey his father in preventing his wife from visiting her family and completing her studies, and is he bound to fulfill the promises and conditions agreed upon before marriage?
What is the religious ruling on a girl loving a young man when her family refuses his proposal now due to his studies, knowing that she fears God's displeasure and that she prayed Istikhara and her attachment to him increased, and she realizes that her mingling with him is forbidden?
What are the implications for a couple if the wife discovers her husband conversing with non-mahram women after the marriage contract and their seclusion for a year, but before consummation, and the wife requests annulment of the contract?
What is the Sharia ruling on a marriage where the husband's mother dislikes her son's wife?
Is a husband entitled to divorce his wife and reclaim the mahr and other expenses after discovering that her father deceived him regarding the presence of ovaries in his wife?
Am I a negligent husband, and can your Eminence help me to repel my wife's harm and endure her recklessness?
Does cohabitation during the waiting period after a divorced wife is taken back verbally necessitate a new marriage contract?
What is the ruling on reciting Al-Fatihah with the intention of seeking success for an online engagement, and is it permissible for the father to propose on behalf of his daughter?
Is a marriage considered valid if it was contracted while a person doubted their religion and faith, and was overwhelmed by distress and fear at the time of the contract?
Is the relationship between an engaged couple—after agreement and determination of the dowry—considered a legitimate marriage contract that permits touching and kissing? What is the ruling on the family’s refusal to complete the legitimate contract despite their approval of the engagement? And how can the fiancé be convinced to abandon these practices if they are a sin, without harming the relationship?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on the marriage of a man who concealed his smoking from the wife's family, given that she requested divorce after finding out, and is the marriage contract considered void or invalid?
Is it permissible to adopt Dr. Zeinab Radwan's interpretations of the two verses: "Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has favored some of them over others and by what they spend [from their wealth]," and "And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses—so that if one of them errs, then the other can remind her," and what is the extent of validity of these interpretations?
Is the daughter of the Islamic education teacher considered the wife of the student who said, "And I accepted," after the teacher said, "The guardian has married you to my daughter," in the context of explaining a lesson on marriage?
Is it permissible for an Arab girl to marry a young man without her guardian's knowledge, given the father's prior awareness of the young man's proposal and his excuse of studying, taking into consideration the permissibility of marriage according to the Hanafi school of thought by scholars, followed by the girl's return to her father's house and the young man proposing to her later?
Is zakat due on money saved for marriage expenses as soon as it reaches the nisab, or upon the completion of a hawl (lunar year) on it, and what is the ruling on zakat for money paid as a down payment for marriage preparations?