Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is the questioner considered engaged or married based on the the details she mentioned about the engagement? And is it permissible for her, Islamically, to uncover her hair in front of the suitor and to be in seclusion with him?
Is a young man's marriage to a girl from a bad family background, which his parents and family vehemently opposed for legitimate and social reasons, Islamically valid, and what is the required Islamic stance for him regarding this marriage, and is honoring one's parents given precedence over this relationship, and what is the Islamic consequence of divorcing her after previous promises, and what is the ruling on his family boycotting him if he insists on the marriage?
Is it permissible to contract an urfi marriage online with a Muslim girl without meeting, and what are its conditions and صيغة (formula/form) if it is valid?
Is it recommended for the husband to recite a supplication at the time of the marriage contract?
Is it Islamically permissible for a Muslim man to marry a Muslim woman by her appointing a Muslim brother as her guardian (wali) in the marriage contract, in the presence of two witnesses, with a written contract signed by the two witnesses, especially since she has no guardian in the country of residence, and for a triple divorce to be pronounced at the wife’s request?
Is the wife entitled to the dowry, or a portion of it, if she refused intercourse after consummation of the marriage, claimed she was a "thayyib" (previously married) despite marrying as a virgin, and it became clear that she suffers from permanent urinary incontinence, bearing in mind that the marriage period did not exceed 23 days?
Is the wife sinful for refusing her husband's marriage to another, and how can she be convinced of this, especially since the husband fears falling into sin if the marriage does not take place?
What is the ruling on the family's unwillingness to complete the marriage after the marriage contract (aqd al-qiran) due to the discovery that the fiancé's father suffers from a mental illness, knowing that the probability of it being inherited is only 1%, and that the fiancé possesses good qualities? What is the ideal course of action in this situation?
What is the ruling on a husband disavowing his son's lineage to him, regardless of whether he consummated the marriage with his wife or not, given that there was a valid conjugal privacy?
What is the wife's position regarding an irrevocable divorce issued in absentia, in which the husband claimed non-consummation and absence of valid seclusion, and what is the extent of the validity or invalidity of this divorce? Is it considered a revocable divorce, and what are the wife's financial and legal rights? Is the consummation here considered constructive consummation, obligating the full Mahr and maintenance? And what is the extent of the validity of the husband's claim that no intimacy occurred between them?
Which of the two contracts is valid: the first with a dowry of five hundred Iraqi dinars, or the second with a deferred dowry of nineteen mithqals of gold? And how much debt do I owe my wife?
Is the aforementioned 'Urfi marriage, with the parents' refusal and the daughter's consent, permissible or forbidden?
Is it permissible for the suitor to speak on the phone with his fiancée after only the recitation of the Fatiha, knowing that the engagement will last two years and the marriage contract has not yet been concluded?
Is renewing a marriage contract orally and in the presence of one witness valid, and is the first divorce that occurred before renewing the contract counted?
Is it obligatory to inform a suitor that a girl previously suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder and continues to take medication that reduces the likelihood of the illness returning, especially since there is a small (5%) chance of the illness being inherited by children?
What supplications should a suitor say for himself concerning his righteous fiancée? Is it permissible for the suitor and fiancée to agree to supplicate at the same time and place? Is it permissible for them to pray in congregation in one of their homes with a محرم present? And is it permissible to see a full picture of the veiled fiancée, or only a picture of her face?
Is it permissible to request a khulʿ (divorce at the wife's initiative) or divorce from a husband whose absence has been prolonged and whose news has ceased, especially with doubts about his character after he went back on his promises, and what is the ruling regarding the jewelry he gave me in the event of separation?
Is it permissible to conclude a secret or customary marriage contract to legitimize the relationship between a man and a divorced woman, knowing that her divorce has not yet been documented, and she refuses to sue her ex-husband for divorce, and is currently unable to move in with him?
Is our marriage considered valid, or is it fornication, despite our agreement to marry before cohabitation? And is it permissible for me to divorce my wife due to her disobedience to my command regarding her frequent visits to her family's house?
Are the ten pieces of advice mentioned in Imam Ahmad's advice to his son Saleh before marriage truly attributed to him, or are they attributed to someone else? And what is their source?
Is the mother's deferred Mahr considered a debt owed by the deceased father, requiring repayment on his behalf, or is there another way to settle this debt?
Is it permissible for a fiancé to agree with his fiancée's father for his daughter to attend celebrations and events that he deems to contain Sharia violations, with the intention of preventing her from doing so after marriage?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on my marriage to my maternal uncle's widow, knowing that I desire this in emulation of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in his marriage to Lady Khadijah, and that my family rejects this marriage, and what should I do to convince them, and should I continue visiting her?
What is the ruling on marriage under duress?