Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible for a man to revoke a khul' agreement made with his wife before she repays him the agreed-upon dower?
What should a married man do when he discovers, one year and eight months into his marriage, that his wife was not a virgin before marriage, and that she had a previous sexual relationship with another person, in addition to her continuous lying to him, her inconsistency in prayer, and her dishonesty? Should he remain married for the sake of his daughter, or divorce her, knowing that her family prevents him from communicating with her?
Is it permissible for a young man, who was harmed by his wife's concealment of her chronic illness from him, to file a lawsuit to reclaim his mahr of 25 mithqal of gold, after the court has granted a khulʿ? And would that be an injustice to the girl, or should he leave the matter to God?
What is the ruling on one who divorced his fiancée with three pronouncements while in a state of severe anger before consummating the marriage, and then wished to take her back?
Where is the right in the wife's demands for the return of the gold she took without her husband's knowledge, or for writing an acknowledgment of its receipt, after he threatened to withhold maintenance or not return home?
Is a wife entitled to claim the deferred mahr from her husband who insults and curses her and his sister, demands that she uncover her face in front of his brother and brother-in-law, calls her "ISIS" for not uncovering her face, and allows his sister to curse her and curse Allah, knowing that he interrupts his prayers and Friday prayers, and that she is pregnant and at her family's home?
What is the meaning of the phrase: "And by analogy: whatever is permissible to be replaced or compensated for, it is permissible to be given as a gift," which appears in "Al-Tamheed" in the context of the discussion about the woman who offered herself to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
What is the intent that defines the intention to effect a divorce through an implicit utterance, and is the husband's unwillingness for the divorce to occur considered a negation of the intention to effect it, and how does one distinguish in ruling between the absence of intention and the absence of willingness, and what is the criterion for determining certainty of intention at the moment the phrase is uttered?
Is it permissible for a woman to marry an 'urfi marriage without the knowledge of her family and guardian, but with witnesses, a contract, a dowry, and conditions, for the purpose of preserving her chastity from the forbidden, with the intention of informing her family later?
Is a man held accountable for divorcing his wife and reclaiming the dowry after discovering she is a Thayyib (previously married/not a virgin) and not a virgin, despite her admission that her family knows about it and that her maternal aunt's husband assaulted her?
Is the marriage contract valid if one of the two witnesses did not hear the wording of the contract, while there was another Muslim witness who did hear it?
Is the wife sinful if she fears consummation, and seven months have passed since her marriage without her husband having consummated it with her?
Did a divorce occur between the spouses based on the words uttered by the husband? What are the wife's rights after she left the marital home? Is she considered disobedient (nashiz)? Is she entitled to the deferred dowry and the list of movable assets?
Is it permissible for the dowry of two girls (one five years old and the other one year old) to be the surahs: Al-Baqarah, Al-Ma'idah, and Al-Ikhlas, knowing that the agreement was made in jest?
Is the wife entitled to the deferred dowry stipulated in the contract and amounting to 25% of the husband's inheritance, knowing that the marriage was concluded with a Sharia contract only, and was not legally registered in America as they verbally agreed upon after the contract?
Does the suitor deserve the money or gold he paid as an advance dowry to his fiancée, with which she bought gold, after the engagement is broken off and before two years have passed, taking into account the fluctuating price of gold?
Is the marriage that took place between the young man and the girl without the knowledge and consent of her guardian (the girl's father) valid? And is this marriage considered void? If so, what is the legitimate solution to this problem?
Can the son of the divorced woman's sister be an agent for the young man in the marriage contract?
Is the father's consent required for a marriage to be solemnized, and does his rejection of the groom nullify the girl's right to marry?
What is the husband's duty toward his wife's family, and does priority after marriage belong to the husband or to the parents? And is it wrong in Islam to lose one's virginity before marriage?
Must I return the dowry to my husband after requesting a divorce, especially since the condition of completing my studies was not written in the contract but was verbally communicated to him with witnesses present, and after it became clear that university study is not possible for me in the country of residence, and he is demanding that I return to my country to complete my studies without a divorce?
Is the groom, who divorced his wife after the marriage contract but before consummation, entitled to pay half the Mahr, deducted by what he spent on the contract ceremony?
Is there a wisdom behind the waiting period (iddah) of four months and ten days for a widow, even if her husband had not consummated the marriage with her?
Can a Christian wife who is about to embrace Islam stipulate in the marriage contract with her husband—who will also embrace Islam—that he not marry another, and is this condition valid after their conversion to Islam?