Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Does a divorce count as valid if it was canceled by the couple with their signatures and the testimony of two witnesses, then the old divorce paper reappeared with a new stamp from the court?
Is the marriage contract valid if the two witnesses are Muslim while the guardian and the one who wrote the contract are from the People of the Book?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a wife who refuses to move and live with her husband in his new country of residence, using work and an unwillingness to be away from her family as excuses?
Is it permissible to proceed with a marriage (literally, "marry by religion" or "marry for the sake of religion") given the fiancé's financial struggles, or is it better to postpone the marriage until money becomes available, knowing that he intends to borrow from his brother and might ask him for money without prior notice?
Is my lack of communication with my sister, who married someone I disapprove of and who appointed her maternal uncle (khal) as her guardian, considered a severing of kinship ties, and is her marriage valid?
What is the ruling on placing the ring on the bride's hand in her home before the wedding?
Why is a guardian (wali) required for a woman's marriage, but not for a man's?
Is a husband entitled to forcibly recover the mahr, or to compel his wife to return to him after he has declared his desire for a divorce, and she has refused to return to him, and her 'iddah has expired?
What is the legitimacy of the statement that there is no need for a marriage contract as long as people know of the intention to marry and the woman tells the man, "I have given myself to you," on the pretext that there was no marriage contract during the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
What is the ruling on marrying a woman whose guardian requested an apartment for the marriage, and the suitor and the fiancée agreed to inform her family that he owned an apartment when in fact he did not, and then the matter was uncovered after the marriage contract; and is it permissible for the wife to request a separation or insist on the apartment?
What if a wife or fiancée asks her husband or fiancé: "Have you committed adultery or not?" and he has committed adultery and concealed himself with God's concealment, should he lie or is that the appropriate response?
What is the ruling on a marriage that took place without the knowledge of the guardian, and what is the ruling on the child resulting from this marriage?
What is meant by "prevailing custom" in the fatwas that permit kissing one's wife after the marriage contract and before consummation? Does it refer to common habits and dispositions, or to conditions agreed upon between the husband and the wife's family?
What is the religious ruling on handing over the deferred dower and marital belongings to the ex-wife, knowing that she has married another man? And are the marital belongings the same as the mahr? And is the deferred dower sufficient to pay the mahr, especially after her attempt to unjustly imprison the husband?
What is the ruling on a temporary customary marriage that was conducted with two witnesses and with the intention of converting it into a formal marriage after preparing the first wife, with an agreement not to have children temporarily? And are wives rewarded for agreeing to a second marriage if the man is capable?
Is the wife considered disobedient for leaving her husband's home after he refused to return to her home country, contrary to their prior agreement to return after three years, especially since the husband installed satellite TV and left her alone?
What is the ruling on a Muslim man marrying a foreign non-Muslim woman – but one who intends to embrace Islam – in a non-Muslim country, with a document specifying the dowry and witnesses (a Muslim woman and a man of the People of the Book), and with the knowledge and consent of the wife's family, but without the knowledge of the husband's family, knowing that the husband intends to propose to an Arab woman, but he loves the foreign woman?
Is intention sufficient for the return of a wife divorced once, or is a verbal statement required?
Does the emotional relationship between a young man and a young woman—represented by an agreement to marry without repeated meetings—displease God? And what should the girl do so as not to displease God nor lose the young man?
Is the marriage that took place between the questioner and his maternal uncle, through offer and acceptance over the phone for the marriage of his six-year-old daughter, considered a valid marriage? Does divorce occur by saying "your daughter is divorced" after informing two men of that? Is it permissible for the questioner to marry the child's grandmother or mother based on what happened?
Is it permissible for the fiancée to travel to her fiancé's family in another country (Egypt), while he is traveling to a third country (UAE), especially after they committed Zina and repented, and to prove her love for him?
Is shortening the engagement period to one month considered normal and not a cause for regret, as long as the suitor has no right to see or speak with his fiancée during this period?
Is an unregistered marriage, if it has witnesses, a dowry (sadaq), and a deferred dowry (mu'akhar), considered fornication? And is the official contract invalidated if it was done under duress and the legal guardian refused?
What is the Sharia ruling on a new, public marriage contract after a secret marriage contract, or a divorce followed by a marriage contract, to cover a previous illegitimate pregnancy with the death of the fetus, and to avoid a family scandal that could lead to disasters?