Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the religious ruling on someone who uttered a divorce oath to his wife, with whom he had not yet consummated the marriage, and this was unintentional and not in her presence but in front of his mother during a moment of anger?
Is the husband considered to have violated the solemn covenant and the condition of the marriage contract if he refuses the unorganized presence of his wife's children from her previous marriage in the home, knowing that he had agreed to their permanent stay, but the children's father refused and demanded random visits, while the wife desires a specific arrangement for visits?
What is the correct course of action if a man and woman suspect or are certain of the existence of a child conceived through adultery, before the woman marries another man and before 40 days have passed since her intercourse with the adulterer?
Does divorce occur if the wife meets her friend by chance, knowing that the husband told his wife: "By Allah, if you reconcile with your friend, I will divorce you," unintentionally or without intending to?
What is the ruling on keeping photographic images that were taken with the fiancée on the engagement day?
Does the husband's condition for his wife not to work apply before consummation, or is he entitled to prevent her from working before marriage?
Is the father justified in what he did, and is the wife considered rebellious (nashiz) and entitled to seek divorce in this situation?
Does a divorce that occurred as a single pronouncement to a wife who is three months pregnant count, and do the wife's attempts to entice her husband after the divorce constitute a return (reconciliation)?
Does the husband have the right to reclaim the wedding jewelry set, in addition to the dowry, if the wife requests a divorce due to the husband's refusal to have intercourse with her?
Does divorce take place if I waive my right to my father's money to help cover the costs of my sister's marriage, after I swore an oath of divorce saying, "My wife is divorced from me if I pay a single penny for my sister's marriage"?
What are the Sharia implications of my saying, "I have made it unlawful for myself," in response to "May you soon marry a second wife," and does that prevent me from marrying in the future or from returning to my wife?
Is a divorced woman whose husband took her jewelry entitled to file a decisive oath lawsuit to reclaim it?
What is the ruling on a husband saying to his wife over the phone: "You are forbidden like the حرمة (sanctity/inviolability) of Mecca to Jews"?
Is a woman entitled to seek khul' or half the mahr from her husband who failed to fulfill the contract's conditions, was absent from her for three years, and married another woman?
Is a wife considered divorced if her husband said, "I don't want you, I can't stand you, and I wouldn't be a man if I didn't divorce you," with the intention of divorce, but then refused to divorce her unless she relinquished her rights, knowing that she has been out of the marital home for a year and a half?
Does divorce take place by saying "I have divorced her by three" to oneself without the wife's knowledge, given that the wife is not Muslim and her father is an apostate who harbors enmity towards the husband?
What is the ruling on engaged couples engaging in all the aforementioned acts, and are they considered spouses Islamically based on their statements: "You are my wife before Allah, and Allah is our witness," and "I have accepted this marriage," and does this entail the necessity of divorce and 'iddah after ending the engagement?
Does divorce occur with the statement "You are ṭāniq" over the phone, knowing that the wife requested divorce and consummation has not yet occurred, and that the husband intentionally altered the word to test her seriousness?
Does a Muslim apostatize by mocking committed Muslims or by jokingly saying that he would have returned the greetings of disbelievers on their holidays had they not been present, and does he need to renew his Islam and marriage contract?
Is a second marriage contract accepted and validated before the family, knowing that there was a first marriage contract three years ago without the family's knowledge? And what is the Sunnah regarding this?
What is the ruling on a husband impregnating his wife if he takes her back after the expiration of her waiting period following a revocable divorce, and has intercourse with her without a new marriage contract?
Is khulʿ like a revocable divorce, or is it an irrevocable divorce, and how long does the court take to process it?
Does my signing a paper that proves a child is the son of the doctor—even though he is not—in order to obtain a birth certificate for him to enable him to study, constitute a religious error requiring expiation, knowing that the goal is humanitarian and to prevent harm to the child?
Am I sinful for not sending gifts (clothes) to a former fiancé after breaking off the engagement due to his lying and uttering the oath "by God, it is Haram upon my religion" (علي الحرام من ديني), given that I suffer from diabetes and am looking for a husband who fears Allah and observes his prayers?