Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is the questioner considered sinful for leaving the girl after their relationship developed and he felt a lack of trust towards her, and should he go back to her despite the absence of trust?
Is the husband's statement to his wife: "Consider yourself in 'iddah from such and such a date, and act accordingly" considered a divorce?
Is the stance of the girl's family correct in stipulating that the ownership contract of the apartment be changed from the father to the son, or else the engagement be terminated, knowing that the son did not pay anything for it and it is registered in his father's name?
Is what the questioner did, by communicating with a woman with the intention of marriage, and the resulting attachment of his heart to her and his feeling of something akin to ardent love, permissible in Islamic law?
What is the ruling on the fiancée's prohibited relationship with another man, and what is the ruling on her family and the sheikh lying to them, and must the husband pay the deferred dowry and the gold in this case?
What is the ruling on marrying a girl, if it is discovered after the marriage contract that she had a previous relationship with a young man who was not committed to religious principles? Is it obligatory to separate from her? And what are her rights if separation is necessary?
Is the phrase, "Marry me to your daughter," essential for the completion of the marriage contract, and how can one dispel the whisperings of not having fully comprehended what was said during the contract, while being certain of having comprehended a part of it?
Is this marriage considered unjust if there is a lack of conviction in the husband for reasons related to education, culture, intellect, and religiosity? Does a divorce occur if the husband pronounces it over the phone or in person? Does it require an idda (waiting period) in this case if consummation has not occurred? Does the husband have the right to take back his wife after the divorce? Does she have rights that must be waived if the divorce takes place? What can be done if the family forces reconciliation again?
Does not what the father does, in discriminating between his children in terms of provision – whereby he provides for the son much more than he provides for the daughters, justifying this by saying that the son’s money is not wasted unlike the daughter’s money which goes to the in-laws – contradict the justice commanded by Allah, and cause bitterness in the soul due to this differential treatment?
What is an 'Urfi marriage, what is its ruling, is it an innovation and invalid, is it obligatory to inflict the prescribed punishment (hadd) or a discretionary punishment (ta'zir) upon its perpetrator, what are the effects of this marriage, what is incumbent upon one who has entered into it, is the child attributed to his father, what is its expiation, what are the proofs for all of this from the Quran and Sunnah, how can we prevent youth from it, and what is the sin of one who issues a fatwa permitting it?
Is it permissible to pray in congregation with my fiancée as the imam?
Is the German wife still a legitimate wife to the man after she was divorced in absentia in both Germany and Algeria, and after the man had verbally divorced her several times before that, and is this considered an exceeding of the three divorces, given that the first wife knows that she returned to him more than once?
Are the phrases "Go to your family, and I will send your divorce papers after you" and "Take your daughter, I don't want her" considered a divorce? And is her return to the marital home before she went to her family, and speaking with her over the phone, considered taking her back, especially since her father is preventing her return?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the bride's father witnesses it, with others present at the عقد (contracting session), and is verbal offer and acceptance a condition for the validity of the contract?
What are the conditions for a marriage contract? Is it permissible for the contract to be verbal? What are the conditions for the person writing the contract? Is public declaration of marriage obligatory? Is it permissible for a Muslim man in America to marry a Christian woman based on a verbal agreement and in the presence of witnesses?
What is the ruling and expiation concerning a wife returning to her husband after he divorced her with a minor irrevocable divorce (baynunah sughra) without a new marriage contract and a new dower?
What are the conditions for a misyar marriage and the rights of the wife concerning prompt and deferred dowry, and the rights of children to inheritance?
What is the ruling of Islamic law and what is the legitimate advice for a person who did not tell his fiancée, to whom he is already married by contract, that he had previously suffered burns, fearing of losing her?
Is the wife's request to return after an irrevocable divorce (baynunah sughra) her right as long as she has repented, and would the husband's refusal to take her back be considered an injustice to her?
How should one act if a married man proposes marriage, knowing that my country of residence prohibits a second marriage contract, and he does not reside in the same country, and a marriage contract is required to obtain a visa?
Is a newborn considered an orphan, and is it permissible for his maternal uncle to pay Zakat to him, along with inquiring about the ruling on the continuation of the marriage in light of the husband's refusal to bear the responsibility for his wife and son?
Is it permissible to respond to the ex-husband who utters sweet words, knowing that the divorce was due to his other wife and his lack of interest in the questioner, and does the presence of a handkerchief with traces of his makeup and his fluids raise suspicion?
Is it unlawful to file a lawsuit against a father for not spending on his children and for failing in his duties, while being financially capable?
Am I entitled to claim my wife's share of her mother's inheritance, which has remained undistributed for 30 years since her passing? Should the deferred mahr (dowry) and gold be valued at their worth 30 years ago or at their current value? And is it permissible for me to remind my father-in-law of his grandchildren's right to the compulsory bequest?