Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling regarding a woman who married a second man without being divorced from her first husband, who had been absent and had been harassing their daughter, and then it later became clear that the second husband was stingy and shirked responsibility, especially given that the first husband now wishes to return?
Is a false declaration of divorce considered a religious divorce or not, based on what was narrated from Ibn Taymiyyah that the Lawgiver prohibited taking His signs in jest, and that trifling with the boundaries of Allah is forbidden, and that one who jests or deceives is punished with the opposite of their intention?
What is the fluid that exits the penis when speaking normally with one's fiancée, what is its effect on prayer, and what is its ruling?
What should a Muslim woman do who is married to a non-Muslim man who does not wish to convert to Islam, and she fears for her children, while she cannot easily separate from him, and what are the procedures for divorce in this case?
Is everyone who attends the marriage contract considered a witness to it, or is that limited to those who sign the contract, given the presence of witnesses who do not pray?
Is it permissible for a mother to sign the marriage contract on behalf of her betrothed daughter who has given her consent, if the daughter is unable to travel to complete the contract?
Is the waiting period (iddah) obligatory for a woman who was divorced before consummation, despite the fact that everything that could happen between spouses occurred between her and her husband, while she remained a virgin?
Is it permissible to marry a foreign woman for the purpose of legal residence in a foreign country?
Is a girl's father entitled to prevent the husband from being alone with her or sitting with her after the marriage contract, using customs and traditions as a pretext?
Is a marriage that took place without the knowledge of the family or witnesses, and without mention of a dowry or written conditions, then was rejected by the husband's family, valid or void, and what should the wife do in this situation?
What is the interpretation of the first, second, and third verses of Surat An-Nur: "The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries a [female] fornicator except a fornicator or polytheist, and that has been forbidden to the believers"?
Does a wife become forbidden to her husband if he tells her, "It is forbidden for you to enter any of the houses in this area —the city of Ma'an in Jordan— and if you do, then you are forbidden to me, and you shall not return except by marrying another man besides me," and then she enters the house of people whom they do not know?
Is the wife entitled to claim her deferred Mahr (dower) after divorce, on the grounds of contracting an infectious disease (leprosy), while doctors have proven her not to be afflicted with it and that it can be removed by laser?
What is the ruling on a Muslim man marrying a Kitabiyyah (woman of the People of the Book) without a guardian (wali), given that the husband is aware of her consent to travel for work and to visit family, and to accept gifts, funding, and participation in projects?
Does a man marrying another woman constitute a violation of a verbal agreement not to marry another, thereby permitting the wife to seek divorce? And by doing so, would she fall under the Hadith: "Any woman who asks her husband for a divorce without any strong reason, the scent of Paradise will be forbidden to her"?
Is it permissible for someone afflicted with schizophrenia to marry?
What is the religious ruling on a husband remaining with his wife who sometimes refuses his intimacy, verbally abuses him, addresses his father disrespectfully, and rejects his marriage to another woman? Is he permitted to divorce her and marry again, knowing that his country's law requires the first wife's consent?
Is it permissible to agree to divorce the wife if she does not find a job after marriage?
Is it permissible to pay half of the mahr (dowry) in advance and half at a later date in the marriage contract, or must it all be paid in full at the time of marriage?
What is the ruling on a man who became engaged to a woman and formally contracted their marriage (kataba kitābahu 'alayhā), then entered into a valid, private meeting with her (khalā bihā shar'iyyan), threatened to expose her secret, broke off the wedding, proceeded to disclose and expose her secret, and will not divorce her unless she relinquishes her rights? And what are her rights?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a previously married woman (thayyib) that took place عرفيًا (customarily/unofficially) with the assistance of a ma'dhun (marriage official), where the ma'dhun acted as the first witness and his lawyer as the second witness, and no one knew about this marriage? And is divorce obligatory for the wife if the marriage is invalid (batil) or corrupt (fasid)?
To what extent is the written agreement legitimate between a husband and his new wife - a divorcee who cannot conceive - that he will give her a specific gift upon marriage, and allocate a portion of the income from his properties for her, with the ownership remaining with his children should he predecease her, and that she will not inherit from his estate, and that she will remain living in his house should he predecease her for the remainder of her life?
Is divorce on paper to obtain French nationality, with the intention of returning to the first wife later, considered a real divorce?
What is the ruling on a suitor obliging his fiancée to secretly return the mahr (dowry) after marriage, with his claim that the agreement is permissible because nullifying the marriage was an available option for her, and what is the ruling on concealing this from her guardian?