Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Does the divorcee deserve the remainder of the dowry if the divorce occurred before the wedding, and how many divorces are considered to have taken place if the divorce paper is unofficial and without witnesses?
Should a young man annul his engagement to a girl whom his parents do not approve of due to her characteristics and behaviors conflicting with religious and social values, and would divorce in this case necessitate judicial decree and rights for the fiancée despite the contract not being Sharia-compliant?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman to marry a man in a secret, legitimate marriage, with witnesses, but without a guardian, due to her estrangement from her family or their refusal of her marriage? And is it valid for her son to be her guardian? And is the contract considered valid?
How can I help in preparing and conducting a marriage contract for a second wife who is a Romanian national residing in Britain and has recently converted to Islam, in order to protect one's chastity and avoid falling into sin?
Is it permissible to annul the marriage contract and divorce the wife, or to marry another while remaining married to the first, knowing that there is affection from the wife and her family's awareness, and the ability to support both wives in case of polygyny; and must the full deferred dower be paid, or half of it, if a divorce occurs?
Does divorce occur if I swore to my wife that she would be divorced if she disobeyed me in a matter that is not a sin against Allah, and then she disobeyed me in a matter I had forbidden her from before this oath?
What is Islam's ruling on a husband who refuses to divorce his wife and return her to her home, and conditions her divorce upon her waiving her rights and returning the dowry, knowing full well his wife's poverty and inability to pay the amount, and is his action considered an injustice?
What is the ruling on aborting a fetus conceived throughzina, given that the perpetrator cannot afford to marry the woman who became pregnant by him and wishes to cover her?
Is a wife obligated to endure her husband's insults towards her mother and his attempts to sow discord between her and her family, despite him being kind, affectionate, and loving towards her, and what is the legitimate solution in this situation?
Is the deferred dowry to be paid to the wife in full, and is the husband responsible for the debts he caused her to incur?
Is it permissible for a woman to remain with her husband who curses her, knowing that cursing is expulsion from God's mercy, and that this behavior is repeated by him?
Is it permissible to marry a Moroccan woman residing in Riyadh without a power of attorney from her guardian in Morocco, and can her sponsor act as her guardian?
What is the Shar'i opinion regarding the completion of a marriage between a girl and a man who is excessively doubtful, prevents her from going out, and threatens to leave her in limbo, especially since his doubt and hesitation persist despite attempts at reconciliation, and the suggestion of re-contracting the marriage with a new contract and conditions, and placing the 'ismah (right to divorce) in her hand?
ما هي علة فساد نكاح الشغار؛ هل هي اشتراط تزويج كل واحد وليته للآخر، أم عدم تسمية الصداق لكل امرأة؟
Is it permissible for a person who is living in a state of unhappiness and deprivation, suffering from intense lust, and unable to afford the costs of marriage, to contract a mut'ah marriage or a temporary marriage that ends after several months?
Is the legitimate privacy that occurred between the spouses before consummation, which included kissing and touching, considered as consummation that waives the necessity of a new marriage contract and dowry after an uncompleted divorce, and based on which the wife is returned?
To what extent does the legal and social right of a girl's father extend in requesting half of the marital apartment be owned by his daughter before the marriage contract, given that the young man paid the full price of the apartment and furnished it?
What should I do about my feelings for a young man I don't know, given my refusal to be involved in a relationship outside of a legitimate, شرعي marriage?
Is a marriage considered valid if it takes place only through the offer and acceptance between the man and the woman, without witnesses or official documentation, with the knowledge and blessing of the wife's family over the phone?
Is a brother's rejection of his sister's suitor, based on the claim of negative rumors about the suitor's father, considered a legitimate Islamic justification, knowing that the suitor possesses good religious character and morals and is attested to as such? And are children to be held accountable for the sins of their fathers?
Am I entitled to stipulate the return of the house that I registered in my wife's name in exchange for her khul', especially given that registering it was a condition for her approval of my second marriage?
Is a man considered to be in error if he insists that a man photograph him with his niqabi fiancée (with only her face uncovered) during the marriage contract, given that she wishes a woman would do it?
Is this considered a khul‘ (divorce at the instance of the wife in return for a consideration payable by her) given that the husband is the one who desires the divorce and demands that his wife file a divorce case, and she does not want to remain in suspension and wishes to return to him what he gave her?
Do children affiliate with their father if the marriage took place with a male witness and a female witness, knowing that the father was not committed, and the wife is European, and the marriage was re-contracted twice, with the wife being pregnant each time?