Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the interpretation of verse (24) from Surah An-Nisa, and what is meant by His — the Exalted’s — saying: "And [prohibited are] all married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah upon you. And lawful for you are [all others] beyond these, provided that you seek them with [ ваших] wealth, [in a manner] of chastity"?
Should a husband divorce his rebellious wife who left their home with her belongings without his knowledge and refused to return unless he provides a separate dwelling, thus breaching the terms of their marriage contract, or should he let her seek a Khul’ divorce and return his mahr to him?
What is the ruling on a marriage contract with a girl who was fornicated with before marriage, if there was no repentance except after the marriage? And is it permissible to inquire about the extent of the girl's guardian's (her paternal uncle's) commitment to prayer, knowing that the girl and her mother are Muslim?
My question is: What is the grade of the Hadith: "A woman was right and 'Umar was wrong"?
Is the wife's acknowledgment of a valid seclusion (khalwa) required to prove it, and what is the Sharia ruling on her marriage to another man if the judge rules that the seclusion was invalid?
What is the ruling on someone who said to his house, "The house is forbidden to me just as so-and-so is forbidden to me" - referring to his wife with whom he has a marriage contract - and then entered the house?
Is it obligatory for the questioner to divorce his wife - who is infertile and grieves over his inability to meet all her financial demands compared to her father's wealth - knowing that he loves her and does not want assistance from her father?
Do a wife's engaging in a phone relationship with a young man and her secretly smoking constitute a grave transgression that permits depriving her of some of what she has been given? Is it permissible to send her away to her family's house if her disobedience recurs without following the Sharia-prescribed steps? And what should be done if it becomes clear that she is feigning obedience merely to bide time until her family approves her return?
Is the marriage contracted between me and the second man Islamically permissible and valid, considering that my guardian was not present at the عقد (marriage contract) and my brother merely approved over the phone, and no مهر (dowry) was agreed upon? And is an عدة (waiting period) obligatory for me after this divorce? And am I sinful due to my ignorance of the correct conditions for marriage?
Is what occurred between the engaged couple, in terms of marital relations, considered to have culminated in marriage, and what should the husband do regarding the wife's insistence on separation after he has suffered from health problems and her repeated self-induced miscarriages?
Must a betrothed girl agree with her father's condition to write a deferred dowry (mu'akhar sadaq) of 20,000 pounds, while the suitor believes that the list including furniture and the bride's necessities is her right, and he refuses to write the deferred dowry?
Is a marriage contracted without the mother's consent, with the knowledge of strangers, in the absence of a guardian, and with a person of ill repute, considered legitimate or fornication?
Is a girl considered a wife شرعًا (Islamically) and must she be divorced, and what is the extent of the validity of her breaking off the engagement, and is it permissible for someone other than the first fiancé to propose to her as long as he has not broken off the engagement?
Does divorce occur over the the phone? And is a divorce valid if the husband pronounced it while he was angry?
Is my friend's marriage legitimate, given that it was contracted with two women acting as agents on his behalf, in the presence of the girl's guardian and two male witnesses, along with public announcement? And if it is not, what is the solution?
Does a legal marriage become void if it was with the consent of the parents and witnesses, but without the consent of the girl, who does not desire marriage at all but only study?
Is the marriage considered valid if the bride did not hear her guardian (Wali) accept the marriage on her behalf, and does her belief that the marriage is invalid affect the validity of the contract?
What is the ruling on a woman marrying another man while she is still in the marital bond with her first husband, with the second husband's knowledge of that, and the court's approval of this marriage and its affirmation of the child's lineage to them?
Is sincere repentance sufficient for a man and his wife who committed adultery and were content with it, or is there a prescribed punishment (hadd) or expiation (kaffarah) due upon them, and must they divorce or can they continue their marital life?
Is it permissible to seek divorce from a fiancé who does not maintain prayer, asks for things that are not permissible except after marriage, whose family interferes excessively in his life, who speaks ill of her during problems, who verbally abused her father, who is stingy, and who wants to prevent her from completing her studies?
What is the ruling on saying, "By divorce, you have never eaten food like this before"?
What is the solution for a woman in her forties who, after 17 years of marriage, no longer feels desire for her husband and suffers from a lack of intimacy due to her preoccupation with her children's affairs and the anxieties of living abroad, which has affected her physical connection with him? Should she continue to feign harmony out of fear of God, or should she request a divorce, or should she allow him to marry again?
Is it permissible to honor the mother whom the father divorced, and who obtained her divorce certificate through false testimonies in order to remarry?
How can I pick myself up again after my husband neglected me and drove me to commit a sin, and then the matter became known and a divorce occurred, and now, after my husband has returned to God, I cannot continue my life with him despite attempts at reconciliation, so how can I forgive myself and overcome this ordeal?