Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is marriage to a divorcee who is 14 years my senior and has a child, conducted by a sheikh with a legitimate contract, permissible or forbidden, with my family's knowledge and her family's ignorance?
Is a Muslim considered an apostate if he mocks a Quranic verse unintentionally and not out of sarcasm? And is general repentance sufficient for him if his act was apostasy? If so, what is the ruling on his marriage that took place before his repentance, and are his children considered illegitimate?
Is the father's guardianship over his daughter in marriage valid if he does not pray, commits abominations, curses the Divine Essence, and commits many other mentioned sins, especially since the suitor is righteous?
What is the ruling on a daughter appointing her mother, sister, or brother to perform the marriage contract on her behalf, due to her inability to travel to the location of the contract, and would the contract be permissible in that case?
Is the groom's father's asking for the girl for his son in front of the villagers and relatives, and her father's approval, considered a legitimate marriage that permits going out with her without a mahram?
What should we do with the remaining amount of the dowry after the former husband refused to receive it, and is it necessary to inform the new suitor about this money?
What is the ruling on a woman marrying another man without informing him of an abortion she underwent as a result of a previous illicit relationship, and what is the ruling on the man who engaged in the relationship with her and financially assisted her in that procedure if he marries another woman? Is the woman considered an adulteress with her new husband every time they are intimate, and does the first man bear her sin despite his assistance to her?
What is the ruling on a married man marrying another woman by her appointing herself (as his wife) without witnesses, knowing that he follows some jurisprudential schools of thought that permit this? Is his marriage valid?
What is the Shar'i ruling on the aforementioned divorce and its subsequent revocations, and the desire of both spouses to reconcile, knowing that the wife requested the divorce in exchange for absolution, and that she asked her father to halt the divorce proceedings after their completion, and that both spouses wish to return to each other?
Is it permissible to marry someone who insists on moving to live in a foreign country for five years and leaving their job, and refuses to give the mahr on the grounds that marriage is not a transaction of buying and selling?
What is the ruling on compelling a father to obligate his son to maintain ties of kinship with a divorced mother who has a bad reputation, she and her family, knowing that the father married her after committing adultery with her and had children with her, then divorced her, and she is not from the same country as the father, bearing in mind that the father's country's law does not permit marriage to non-citizens?
Is common-law marriage valid if it takes place without a guardian for the woman, with the children as witnesses, and with their delayed signing of the contract, and with the husband's declaration?
Is what occurred, in terms of seclusion and kissing between a young man and a young woman after marriage by way of Al-Fatihah only, and before the legal consummation, considered permissible or forbidden?
Is it permissible to complete a marriage with a religious and well-mannered young man, despite family disagreements over financial matters, and the girl's feeling of regret for canceling the engagement?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman, whose madhhab is Maliki, to rely on the Hanafi madhhab to marry herself without the presence of her father, in consideration of her interest in not informing her family?
What is the ruling on compelling a wife to resign from her job despite her desire to take a five-year unpaid leave, knowing that the husband is well-off?
Does the marriage contract need to be renewed if it was made with the intention of obtaining residency in exchange for money, and there is now a desire for a real, legitimate marriage?
Is a marriage valid if it was conducted without the family's knowledge and later documented in court as an 'urfi' (customary) marriage, especially given that the wife is divorced, 35 years old, and her family refused to let her marry?
Does crying due to delayed marriage and others' envy count as despairing of Allah's mercy, and does it disqualify one from the reward of the patient?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the marriage of a brother who has had two children with a woman he lives with without a marriage contract, knowing that he is recognized for his piety and adherence to religious duties, and how can this problem be addressed?
What is the ruling regarding the wife and the fetus in light of the husband uttering divorce several times during the marriage contract due to extreme anger, and what is the ruling on a suspended divorce whose wording or intention the husband does not recall?
Is it obligatory for a man to inform his wife before consummating the marriage that his chances of procreation are low, if he did not inform her of that when they got married?
Are the repeated impediments to becoming engaged to a girl and the hesitation in confessing to her an indication that there is no good in this engagement, or are envy and the interference of others the cause? And could this delay harm his reputation or her relationship with him?
What is the ruling regarding a wife returning to her husband who divorced her with the words "you are irrevocably divorced" via a text message, without the marriage contract being annulled in court, and after the 'iddah period expired, he asked her to return? And is a new contract necessary if the first contract is annulled, and is she then required to observe the 'iddah?