Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible for a husband to marry another woman with the knowledge and consent of his wife, but without the knowledge of their adolescent children, taking into account the wife's health and psychological condition, and the fact that the children are in a country whose laws do not permit polygyny? Or are there other solutions that the Islamic religion directs us towards to preserve family stability and raise children? And what is the ideal way for the spouses to interact in their marital life and to preserve the family so that neither party is harmed?
Is there a sin upon the wife who was divorced after 17 days of marriage, while still a virgin, due to the husband's behavior of smoking hashish, listening to music, dancing, and slandering her honor, despite her informing the husband's family of this and their disbelief of her?
Is a person considered engaged simply by an initial agreement and the postponement of formal engagement ceremonies, and is it permissible for the engaged couple to stand together in an open place at the college?
What are the rights of a wife after divorce due to congenital defects (such as vitiligo and insanity) or moral defects (such as bad manners, frequent cursing, and continuous slandering of the husband and his family)?
What is the financial obligation towards the fiancée before the wedding, and what are the conditions for the marital home?
How can the second wife obtain a divorce from her unconscious husband, taking into consideration that the first wife is unaware of his second marriage and the second wife does not desire any financial compensation?
What is the definition of a betrothal (khitbah) in Islam, and is it permissible for a betrothed woman to go out with her fiancé to the market or travel with him for a short distance (a few kilometers) using public transportation?
Is it permissible for the groom to deliver the marriage sermon (khutbat al-nikah) and to conclude, write, and present the proposal himself in the presence of the guardian (wali) and family members? And is there a similar example of this in the hadith or other religious texts?
Is it permissible for my brother to marry a second wife without his wife's knowledge, or to divorce her without paying the deferred dowry of 10,000 Kuwaiti dinars, given her bad conduct and her saying, "Shit on you and on the Quran"?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a dispute between a husband and wife that occurred in their first month, where the wife claims the husband is incapable of conjugal relations despite her pregnancy by him, and medical examinations have proven her claim false, and now she is demanding a divorce along with the return of all her rights, including furniture, mahr, and jewelry?
What should a husband do who wants to marry a second woman, while his first wife fears asking for divorce due to her intense dislike of the second woman?
What is the ruling on a man marrying with the intention of divorce, knowing that he is already married, has children and a righteous wife, holds a judicial position, and has used the excuse of an illness related to women, and that he had previously married more than four women before his current wife? And how can one strengthen faith and face difficulties when seeing disobedient people in a better state?
What is the ruling on marriage without a legal contract, and is it considered fornication? And what is the ruling on children visiting their father in a house where the relationship between the father and the woman is considered fornication?
Must I marry a recently converted Muslim foreign girl, knowing beforehand that I am not comfortable with her beauty and fear falling into sin later, or should I leave her, fearing her apostasy from Islam?
What is the ruling on a wife obtaining an official, albeit inauthentic, marriage certificate to enable her to travel to her husband, knowing that she is lawfully married to him but consummation has not yet occurred, and the husband justifies this by saying, "Deeds are by intentions" and "The end justifies the means"?
Is it permissible for an engaged girl, after the marriage contract (aqd al-qiran) but before consummation (ad-dukhool), to meet her fiancé secretly without the knowledge of her parents who object to the meeting?
Is a woman entitled to marry a righteous man whom her family rejects, knowing that she is not yet married? And does Islam prevent her from marrying herself off?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman who has entered into a "white marriage" with a non-Muslim man in France to marry a Muslim man while retaining the first marriage until its term expires?
How sound is a second marriage to my ex-wife two days after her first divorce, and was she required to observe an 'iddah?
What is the ruling on falsifying the date of a husband's declaration of Islam to register the marriage contract of a Muslim woman to a non-Muslim, after the husband embraced Islam subsequent to the conclusion of the French contract?
What should one do who has been defrauded of all the money allocated for his mahr (dowry) and wishes to marry, but possesses only his salary, and finds it difficult to gather the mahr again?
1. What is meant by the phrase "If the declaration of marriage has taken place in such a way as to avoid the pitfalls of not declaring it, then that is sufficient" in Fatwa No. 62831? 2. Is it permissible for a new Muslim to authorize one of the bride's relatives via phone or message to complete the marriage, knowing that he resides in another country? 3. Is it a condition for Islam to be declared in writing and in a mosque?
Is marriage to a girl with whom one has had a relationship and who subsequently became pregnant valid according to Islamic law, and how can one repent and purify oneself from this act?
Is it recommended to have the marriage contract (kitab al-kitab) before the consummation (al-dukhool), and what are the boundaries of the relationship between the spouses after the marriage contract and before the consummation? And is the contract invalidated if the wife's family was not aware that the suitor had been previously married?