Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is a girl's marriage considered void if her father refused to marry her to a young man due to his financial circumstances, then agreed to the marriage after three years with his knowledge and disapproval? Is it permissible to renew the contract with one of her relatives (her paternal uncle or maternal uncle) as her guardian instead of her father? Is this considered disobedience to parents?
1. What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning a marriage contract that was based on the husband's assertion that he had divorced his first wife, but the second wife later discovered that he had not divorced her? Is this contract considered void, and is the wife entitled to demand a new marriage contract? 2. Is the husband held accountable for his inability to be just in allocating time, providing maintenance, and arranging housing between his two wives, given his prior knowledge of his inability to do so, especially since the first wife does not wish to live with him in the same country and demands justice from him? 3. Is the husband held accountable for not meeting all the demands of his first wife and her daughter, despite her demanding half of his income, while she has her own income and works, and the husband has financial obligations towards his parents and extended family? 4. Is the first wife entitled to demand a separate residence of the same value as the current marital home, knowing that the husband had gifted another house to her daughter before his second marriage, and did not gift anything to his male children from the second wife? 5. Is the wife held accountable for refusing to undergo a tubal ligation procedure to prevent pregnancy after the third child, based on her belief that it leads to permanent infertility and alters Allah's creation, despite the existence of other safer methods, and her husband accusing her of disobedience, and cursing and insulting her?
What is the ruling on a marriage contract without reciting the marriage formula, and what should be done after approximately four years have passed since this marriage?
Is a wife rewarded for remaining with her husband who is unable to have children and for refusing divorce, even though the opportunity is available to her? And is she burdened with sin if she seeks a divorce, even though the fault is not his? And is she entitled to request the apartment in exchange for her sacrifice of staying with him without children?
Is it permissible for children to ask their mother to seek a divorce from her husband who does not provide for her, and do they have rights and duties towards the mother and the husband?
Is it possible to change the dowry that was vowed for the girl when she was young, which was a small amount, or must the vow be fulfilled?
Is it permissible for a married couple to live separately in two separate apartments in a European country to increase income and pay off debts, while the marriage contract remains valid?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a wife leaving the home and taking furniture from it, and filing lawsuits for alimony and seeking Khulʿ (dissolution of marriage) while she is the mother of an infant and disabled child? And what would it be considered if the court divorces her despite the husband's unwillingness?
Is the Imam's supplication for the couple after the engagement and marriage contract considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if concluded without the guardian's knowledge or consultation, and are there additional conditions required of the wife in this case?
Must the wife's guardian be present when the marriage contract is renewed, and if he is absent, is it permissible for her brother (20 years old) to be her guardian?
Is it permissible to include a clause in the marriage contract stipulating partnership between the spouses in everything after marriage?
Is Misyar marriage considered void due to the absence of the condition of having a house or place (al-ba'ah) in it, based on the understanding of the word "al-ba'ah" from the noble Hadith "Whoever among you can afford al-ba'ah, let him marry," and the Quranic verses and Prophetic Hadiths that indicate that al-ba'ah means a place or a house, and since the lack of an independent house leads to the corruption of unlawful seclusion (khalwah muharramah)?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning disputes between spouses over the place of residence after an initial agreement, and whether the husband is obligated to purchase a new apartment near his wife's family?
Is the marriage contract rendered void if it included an invalid condition—which is freedom from diseases that permit separation—and the error of this condition was discovered after the marriage, knowing that the wife was aware of her illness (infertility) before the contract and did not disclose it, and the officiant signed off on this condition?
What are the rulings regarding the dowry (Mahr) and deferred dowry (Mu'akhkhar), the limits of a wife's obedience, how she should be treated, and what if she refuses intimacy, along with a request for the necessary information?
What is the duration and the procedures required to conclude a marriage contract in a court in another city, in the event that the guardian refuses, so that the marriage may take place in accordance with Islamic Sharia?
Is a marriage concluded without a dowry (Mahr), deferred dowry, or a marriage-itemized list, and with the husband not performing the prayers (Salat), based on sound legitimate foundations, and does the wife have legitimate rights in the event of divorce?
Is writing down a list of marital movables a right for the wife in Islamic law, and is the husband sinful if he writes it down despite his family's objection?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man marrying a woman, then marrying her sister's daughter (the paternal aunt of the first wife's children), and having children from both of them, and what is the ruling concerning the inheritance of the children?
What is the ruling on a husband giving a gift to his wife on the occasion of her birthday with the intention of bringing joy, and is setting the date of the marriage contract (aqd al-qiran) on the same day as the fiancée's birthday considered an innovation (bid'ah) or something forbidden?
Is an exaggerated dowry, for one who can afford it, an excessive honor for the woman, and does this contradict the recommendation for a light dowry?
What is the religious ruling regarding three separate divorces, one of which was pronounced with the words "you are divorced, divorced, divorced" in a state of extreme anger, and another divorce with the same wording and at the wife's request, and are all of these divorces considered irrevocable, and what is the way to reconciliation?
Does a divorce uttered by the husband unintentionally or without intending it take effect, and what is the wisdom behind legislating verbal divorce?