Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on a marriage concluded by offer and acceptance between a suitor and his fiancée without a guardian or witnesses? And can its invalidity be lifted by informing her guardian and his acceptance of it? And what is the ruling on the marital practices that occurred between them?
Is the husband entitled to refrain from paying the deferred mahr to his wife after discovering, subsequent to the marriage, that she suffers from a disease preventing procreation, and is this considered a defect invalidating the marriage contract?
What is the solution to convince my brother to withdraw his divorce from his wife after three months of marriage, given his refusal to continue and the father's unsuccessful attempts to reconcile them?
Does divorce take effect if the wife is not informed of it, and can the spouses renew the legal contract without informing the wife or her guardian?
Does divorce take effect with the statement: "I would love it when you walk with me, you are divorced," intending the wife's movement, or with the statement: "My wife is unconstrained/free," intending that she is unconstrained/free in love, given the presence of obsessive thoughts and doubts after reading fatwas?
Does the divorce I issued to my wife count, when I did not know she was pregnant, and does the second divorce I issued count, when she was five months pregnant?
Is intention sufficient for a رجعة (resumption of marital relations) after a single divorce, or must it be uttered verbally, given that the رجعة occurred over the phone in the husband's absence and no sexual intercourse took place until two years later?
What should a girl do whose marriage contract was religiously performed two years ago with a dowry of 5,000 Jordanian Dinars, and now the husband wants to divorce and claims the dowry was 3,000 Dinars, knowing that she has no proof of that?
Should a girl who is engaged and has had her marriage contract (aqd qiran) solemnized, and who notices a change in her fiancé's treatment, his stinginess, his being influenced by his family, and his refusal for her to travel to improve their financial situation despite their previous agreement, continue in this relationship, or is separation better, especially with her feeling a lack of love and her fear of his family's constant interference after marriage?
What is the ruling regarding someone who, in a state of extreme anger, told his fiancée: "Stay away from me; you are forbidden to me," without being aware of what he was saying or intending its meaning?
Is it permissible for someone suffering from jaundice (yellow fever) to conclude a marriage contract?
Is the Sunnah for the wedding feast (walimah) three days after consummating the marriage, and how should these days be: should it be by inviting people for three consecutive days, or by dividing the invitees over three days?
What is your guidance regarding the ongoing problem between the fiancé's family and the fiancée's family, which may lead to the annulment of the contract, especially since the origin of the problem was the fiancée's maternal aunt's interference in previous disagreements, and the matter escalated to a misunderstanding and an exchange of hurtful words between the fiancée's maternal aunt and the fiancé's paternal aunt, which led to the fiancée's family demanding an apology from the fiancé's family and cutting ties with them? And should the fiancé or the fiancée's family initiate a visit to resolve the dispute?
Is a woman considered divorced after her husband told her father, "I rushed into marrying your daughter, and I don't want her," and then communication ceased? Is she entitled to financial support or an allowance during the period of waiting for the divorce papers, and what is the best course of action for her to take?
What is the ruling on arbitration agreements or arbitration clauses, and do they fall under the category of reconciliation?
Is it permissible for a young man who is married but has not yet consummated the marriage, and who suffers from frequent nocturnal emissions and pain during erection, to practice masturbation with his wife over the phone by listening to her voice, and is there any sin upon her for that, and does the ruling on practicing masturbation apply to her if she weakens in the face of lust?
Does divorce occur through the phone with the words "you are thrice divorced," and what are the implications of this in the absence of Sharia law and the difficulty of a second marriage?
What should I do about my fiancée's obsessive thoughts about beauty, knowing that I chose her for her religiosity, character, wealth, and lineage, and that my mother praised her beauty without a hijab, and I had sought God's guidance regarding her?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning a husband who mistreats his wife and her family, does not financially support them, prevents her from visiting her family and completing her studies, refuses to divorce her unless she forfeits her deferred dower (mu'akhar sadaq), and threatens to leave her in limbo if she seeks khul' (a wife's right to divorce)? And is the court entitled to divorce her in his absence?
Is it from the Sunnah for the suitor to ask his fiancée about her virginity, and what does the Sharia obligate him to do if she is not a virgin?
What is the ruling on falsely swearing to one's wife to avoid the destruction of the family, and is expiation (kaffarah) required for such an oath, and what should a person do if such a situation recurs?
ما هي أركان العقد وسننه، وما هي صيغته الصحيحة وشرحها؟
Is a wife obliged to obey her husband or his mother if the mother prevents her son from sitting with his wife and speaking to her, thereby causing harm to the wife?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the suitor said, "I accept to marry my sister" instead of "his sister" during the عقد (marriage ceremony)?