Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on a wife seeking divorce from a husband who deceived her by marrying another woman, knowing that a legitimate marriage contract was concluded without official documentation, and he is threatening her with the right of obedience?
Is a marriage valid with a prior agreement to terminate it after a specified period, and with the guardianship of the ruler due to the absence of a legal guardian? Does divorce occur in such a case? And what must be done to continue the marriage after retracting the initial agreement?
Can God punish parents for their children's sins, and will one's deeds be exposed before everyone on the Day of Resurrection?
What are the limits and conditions for the validity of stipulations in the marriage contract, what are the consequences of violating them, and is it permissible for the wife to stipulate that her husband not marry another woman, otherwise her divorce would be in her hands?
Is the aforementioned marriage contract Islamically valid, given the absence of one of the two witnesses and the guardian and husband not having verbally uttered the صيغتي الإيجاب والقبول (formulas of offer and acceptance)? And if it needs to be redone, must the entire contract be redone, or is it sufficient to merely utter the verbal formulas?
What is the ruling on a man who married with lawful and unlawful money, then regretted it and realized that he had married with unlawful money, and what is incumbent upon him to do?
Is the marriage of the questioner valid or void, and what is the ruling on her children—are they legitimate, and what is the way to rectify the marriage, and are she and her husband sinful due to cohabitation, knowing that she agreed to and signed the contract at the time of marriage despite her aversion to him?
Which of the two dowries must be paid: the first, agreed upon at the time of marriage, or the second, mentioned in the new contract that was concluded to facilitate the wife's visa procedures?
What is the ruling on marriage if the husband doubts whether the two just witnesses heard the offer and acceptance, knowing that the guardian and one of the witnesses (the imam of the mosque) affirm that everyone heard, and the husband and guardian do not know the names of the other witnesses?
Is a guardian required to complete the marriage to my divorced wife after I divorced her twice, knowing that her father is deceased and her brothers are young, and I wish to take her back after a divorce that lasted more than two years?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to marry off his daughter for the sake of Allah the Almighty, without a dowry?
Is it permissible for a man to marry at the woman's expense and with her consent?
Is sexual intercourse after agreeing to khulʿ, but before the khulʿ-seeking woman's menstrual period, considered a sin or zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and does it mean the wife is returned to the husband's bond?
What is the ruling of the Sharia concerning a man who married customarily, then denied the marriage, forced his wife to abort, and then divorced her?
Is it permissible for a married couple to live as friends without engaging in a physical marital relationship (even once), and what is the wife's status in this situation?
Are the aforementioned actions—the exchange of kisses and embraces between a young man and a young woman before marriage, without reaching the point of zina (fornication/adultery) or full intercourse—considered zina? And will the repentance of this young man be accepted after his intense regret over these actions, and what should he do?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a Muslim man and a girl who embraced Islam a week before the marriage, knowing that they committed fornication before marriage and did not repent until after it? Are their children considered illegitimate? Are they considered in the status of fornicators throughout their marriage? Are they excused by their ignorance? And what about the fate of the children in this case?
Is it possible for a girl to love her fiancé, who possesses good character and handsomeness, after marriage, despite her current discomfort with him and despite the problems that occurred between the two families and the marriage being delayed for eight years, knowing that she fears failure and is considering performing Istikhara and breaking off the engagement before the imminent marriage, for fear of regretting leaving someone with his qualities?
Is it permissible for the husband to take his wife's dowry (car), which he purchased unlawfully without her permission, in order to return it and buy another car through lawful means?
Does the fact that one of the two witnesses to the second marriage contract does not pray invalidate the contract, and consider the wife divorced only twice? And if the contract is invalid, does she have to observe an 'iddah?
Is the marriage considered valid if, during the supplication, the judge invoked in the Urdu language, "O Allah, make this supplication, through the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as an intercessor"?
Does a wife become permissible again for her apostate husband if he returns to Islam before the 'iddah period ends and without anyone's knowledge, and is that considered a divorce, and does the wife become immediately separated from him if he apostatizes before consummating the marriage?
Should I tell my fiancé that I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) related to creed, which makes it very difficult for me to pray?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on forcing a girl to postpone her marriage until her older sister marries, and is she entitled to resort to a judge to marry her in this case?