Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible for a Muslim man to remain married to his non-Muslim wife who refuses to embrace Islam, and is the questioner considered unjust towards the non-Muslim woman if she marries the man?
Does divorce occur by saying "I divorced her twenty years ago" to an imaginary person, knowing that the marriage took place only two years ago, and does repeating the phrase to ensure it is uttered aloud affect the occurrence of divorce?
What is the amount due to a woman divorced by her husband in absentia, who had not consummated the marriage, and what is the ruling concerning the cash receipt and the sum of money in my possession? Is it permissible for the divorced woman to retract her intention to donate it to charity?
Is it permissible for an engaged girl to formalize her marriage contract (aqd qiran) without her family's consent if they stipulate that she must secure a job, out of fear of falling into haram?
Is it permissible for the wife's family to request her abandonment and the annulment of the marriage without cause, knowing that the husband is still awaiting the civil divorce ruling from his first wife, and he has [already] married the other girl Islamically?
Is it permissible to divorce a husband who lives in another country, suffers from psychological problems, behaves inappropriately, and calls his wife by indecent names?
Is it permissible for the groom's father and the bride's maternal uncle to be witnesses to the marriage contract, or must the two witnesses be non-relatives?
Is a traveling husband entitled to claim custody of children after a minor irrevocable divorce, knowing that he did not explicitly utter the words of divorce?
Is a woman considered Islamically divorced after separating from her husband for 10 months without a formal divorce or communication? And is it permissible Islamically for a man and a woman to marry solely by mutual consent, without witnesses, paperwork, or a contract?
Is the marriage considered void or invalid due to the completion of the contract without the permission of the original guardian (the father), or due to lying to the witnesses that the bride is a virgin and not a previously married woman? Is intercourse with her considered adultery? Are the children illegitimate? What is the way to rectify the matter, taking into account the previous revocable divorces? Is separating them to conclude a new contract considered a third divorce? Is a new contract with a new dowry and bridal gift required?
Is it a condition to write details such as the deferred mahr (dowry) and the wife's work in the marriage contract, and can these conditions be demanded later if they were not written at the time of the contract?
What is meant by "after she has purified her womb," and is it permissible to renew the contract without purifying the womb?
What is the ruling on reclaiming the dowry paid for an engagement to a girl if the engagement is dissolved, knowing that the dowry was liquid money and gold was purchased with it for a value greater than the dowry?
Is it permissible for the suitor to stipulate to the guardian of the fiancée a specific weight of gold, or to take money from him?
What is the explanation of the following phrases from the book "Multaqa al-Abhur" for Hanafis: 1. "A free woman said to her husband's master, 'Emancipate him on my behalf for a thousand,' and he did so. The marriage becomes invalid, she is liable for the thousand, and the wala' (right of inheritance/patronage) belongs to her. It is valid on account of her expiation if she intended it, but if she did not say 'for a thousand,' it is not invalidated and the wala' belongs to him."? 2. "And one person can undertake both sides of the marriage contract, such that he is a guardian for both parties, or an agent for both, or a guardian and a principal, or a guardian and an agent, or an agent and a principal."?
What is the ruling on marrying a Dhimmi woman in a foreign country, in a mosque, without her guardian’s permission, but with two witnesses present, based on the hadith, “Any woman who marries without the permission of her guardian, her marriage is invalid”? And what is the ruling on some young people’s belief that a relationship with a girl and associating with her, with her family’s knowledge and in front of people, makes it legitimate?
Is the marriage that took place between a Muslim man and a French Muslim woman, with an uncertified (عرفي) contract in her home, and whose witnesses were her son and two women from her neighbors, all of whom are non-Muslims, invalid according to Islamic law?
Is it permissible to divorce a wife with whom one has not consummated the marriage, due to her raising her voice, while there is no intention of marital intimacy and marrying another?
What is the ruling on a girl continuing her mixed-gender education which requires travel without a mahram, especially since her mother forces her to do so to provide income for the family after the father's death and due to the presence of a disabled brother, and what is the legitimate position regarding this matter?
Is the wife entitled to seek khulʿ or divorce despite the husband's eagerness not to neglect her, and is the husband compelled to do so by Islamic law, and what is her status after leaving the house without the husband's knowledge?
How is divorce considered binding even if uttered in jest, according to the Hadith: "There are three things which, whether done seriously or in jest, are considered binding: marriage, divorce, and رجعة (taking back one's wife after a revocable divorce)"? And how can divorce be contingent upon intention, such that if the intention was an oath, it is an oath, and if the intention was divorce, it is divorce?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a Sri Lankan man who married five years ago with a dowry from ill-gotten gains, knowing that it was so, and what is the ruling on their child?
Is it permissible for a barren sister to seek Khulʿ from her husband, while relinquishing all her rights, due to her desire to care for her deceased sister's children, and is she required to observe an ʿIddah after Khulʿ?
Is it a sin to reject a mother’s opinion regarding her daughter’s marriage if the marriage fulfills the Islamic legal conditions and the mother’s rejection is based on tribal reasons and her desire to consult her family, not the couple’s families?