Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on a triple divorce contingent upon the brother not going to a specific place, knowing that the marriage has not yet been consummated?
Am I truly not accountable for anything, even if I genuinely considered her my wife and wished to complete the matter, were it not for the appearance of someone who provided me with life, money, and a home, so I sold everything? And is my informing her that she is divorced sufficient to end everything, or must she go to the Sharia courts to conclude the matter?
Is it permissible to request separation three months after the marriage contract due to a lack of attraction or intimacy, a feeling of repulsion, differences in temperament, and the fear of the relationship failing in the future?
Is the guardian a condition for marriage, and what are the conditions for the validity of marriage, and is uncertified marriage permissible and how is it done, and is intention sufficient to legalize this marriage, and is the presence of a sheikh required for the marriage contract, and is it a condition for the witnesses to be known or can they be of another nationality?
How can some of the girl's family members be convinced to have the Islamic marriage contract (aqd shar'i) before consummation, and what is the ruling of Sharia on comparing the Islamic marriage contract to modern engagement?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the husband had committed fornication and repented from it, but then re-established contact with other girls without reaching the point of fornication, and then got married with the intention of staying away from sins, while he has doubts about the validity of his repentance?
What is the ruling on resuming marital life or renewing the contract after divorcing the wife while she was menstruating, then cohabiting with her for a year before stopping due to a fatwa regarding the validity of the divorce?
How can one deal with an insincere fiancée – despite available opportunities to rectify that – while maintaining a good and close relationship with her family?
Must I pay the deferred mahr now, knowing that the prevailing custom is to pay it upon divorce as a guarantee for the wife, and would I be considered sinful if I do not pay it?
Is a marriage contracted without witnesses and without the family's knowledge valid in Islamic law, and must I give her the Qur'an and divorce her if she insists on separation?
Is it permissible to write the marriage contract without the presence of the wife's father if he agrees to the marriage but fears the reaction of the controlling mother?
Is it permissible for me to try to win back my fiancée and عقد قراني (perform my marriage contract) after a separation that has lasted a year and a half, knowing that she wishes to return, but her family refuses?
What is the legal ruling (hukm shar’i) for engagement (khitbah) in Islam, what are the rights and obligations of the betrothed couple, and what situations did the Messenger (peace be upon him) encounter in his life related to engagement?
Is the mutual consent of both parties and a sound intention before God sufficient in the case of a man marrying a Woman of the Book, who has not been married for 15 years, while he is already married and his wife only fulfills her marital duties from time to time?
Is a man's proposal to the father of a girl, expressing his desire to marry her after the annulment of her first engagement, considered a form of "betrothal upon a betrothal," given that the first suitor has not yet been rejected?
Is it permissible in Islam for a wife who has been psychologically harmed by her husband to seek a divorce, when he refuses to divorce her in order to prevent her from marrying someone else?
What is the ruling on a young man and woman continuing their relationship through conversations online and over the phone after her father refused to marry her to him due to a disagreement over the dowry, knowing that they adhere to respectful communication?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the Christian wife's father was not present at the time of the contract, with his approval, and the Imam officiated the contract in his capacity as guardian due to the wife's fear that her father might retract his approval if he later learned of her conversion to Islam?
Does a husband have the right to custody of his children while he is abroad, knowing that he married another woman without his first wife's knowledge, and that he divorced her with an irrevocable divorce of lesser degree, and then prevented her from seeing her children?
Is it a condition for divorcing a wife who married customarily without her family's knowledge that the marriage first be formalized legally and then the divorce occur, or is the divorce valid simply by the husband saying: "You are divorced"?
Is returning to a former husband who is currently married an injustice to his current wife, and is her consent required for this return?
Does a divorce that occurred under threat of death take effect, and is the wife still lawfully bound to the man, and would she be considered an adulteress if she married another man in this situation?
Is the marriage of a 39-year-old widow to a 45-year-old man valid, given that it was conducted by the mosque's sheikh in the presence of two witnesses, with offer and acceptance, but without a dowry, knowing that he presented a gift two days later and that the marriage is secret with the intention of publicizing it later?
What is the ruling on a man marrying a second wife without the first wife knowing about it? Does the husband incur a sin for failing to meet the conditions for a second marriage? Does the husband’s family’s lack of knowledge about this marriage increase the burdens on the second wife? Is it sufficient to proceed with this marriage merely due to satisfaction with his religious commitment and feeling comfortable with him, and does this feeling of comfort entail a sin?