Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible to return a divorced wife with a new contract without documenting the first divorce? And is the waiting period (Iddah) calculated from the date of uttering the divorce or from its documentation? And is it permissible to have intercourse with her before documenting the divorce or during the three months following its documentation and before the new contract?
What are the conditions for the guardian (wali) in a marriage contract, with mention of the applicable laws in Syria, Egypt, and Jordan?
What is the ruling on subscribing to an insurance and savings policy for one's son, paid monthly to the bank, such that it is disbursed to the son upon reaching 25 years of age, or to the heirs in the event of the father's death, or the bank undertakes to pay the installments in the event of the father's total disability?
Is it permissible for you to help your fiancé financially without your family's knowledge?
Is it permissible to marry a Christian woman over the phone who will convert to Islam, given that her parents are deceased, and can the marriage officiant be her guardian?
Is a marriage considered legitimate or adultery if God is called to witness the marital union before sexual intercourse is consummated under great pressure to perform it?
Is it permissible for the husband to demand the return of the dowry and other things he paid, as well as the gold he gifted to his wife, due to the wife and her family concealing her psychological illness that prevents her from conceiving?
What is the ruling on the father of the wife demanding the deferred portion of the dowry after the wife has relinquished it and forgiven her husband?
What is the Sharia ruling on divorcing a second wife three times, two of which occurred in a single sitting, knowing that she was pregnant, and is it permissible to marry her again after her 'tahlil' marriage to another man?
Are customs and traditions, such as a bride's marriage through "Wali Salih Sidi al-Bashir" and her dowry being 69 millimes, and their drawing near to this Wali by slaughtering a sheep or a calf before the wedding, considered Bid'ah (innovation)? And how can one know the legitimate dowry for the wife and follow the Sunnah of the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Is a marriage conducted without the father's knowledge but with the maternal grandfather's consent as a guardian valid in Islamic law? If not, what is required, given that the father has passed away?
Is it permissible for the wife's father to divorce his daughter without the husband's consent? And is the husband entitled to a full refund of the mahr (dowry) if he is forced to divorce?
Does the marriage contract become affected by misunderstandings that arose between the spouses and the husband's suspicion of his wife, and does the contract need to be renewed?
Is it permissible for a woman who wears a hijab to appear without it before her fiancé after they have agreed on the details of the marriage and announced the engagement, but before the marriage contract has been concluded?
What are the authentic narrations and established additions to Khutbat al-Hajah (the sermon of need), and is it to be recited therein, "Amma ba'd, fa inna asdaq al-hadith kitāb Allāh" (Thereafter, verily the most truthful speech is the Book of Allah), or "Allahumma Rabba Jibrīla wa Mīkā'īla wa Isrāfīl" (O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfel)? What is the proof for the order between it and the verses? Is it permissible to add to these verses? And what are the narrations that can be sufficed with?
Is it permissible to consider the marriage null and void, and the divorce null and void, because it was conducted without a wali (guardian), and can she be contracted anew with a wali after two divorces and an oath with the intention of divorce?
Who bears the costs of completing the bride's university education if she has one year left until graduation: the suitor or the bride's guardian, and does the responsibility for education and costs transfer to the husband after the marriage contract, in the absence of a condition?
Are the subsequent two divorces counted if a man divorces his wife with whom he has consummated the marriage after he had divorced her before consummation and thought that he could take her back, so he took her back and then consummated the marriage with her?
What is the evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah that the "shabaka" (engagement gift) should be returned to the suitor if the engagement is broken off by the fiancée, considering it a part of the mahr (dower)?
Does adultery by a muḥṣan invalidate his correct marriage contract, and what are the implications of that if there are children?
What is the ruling on the actions of the aforementioned girl, such as her immodest appearance before the suitor, her not wearing the hijab in front of him, her extravagance in demanding gifts, her being in seclusion with him, and her going out with him without a mahram? And does the sin fall upon the girl, the young man, or the parents, given that what occurred was an engagement and the marriage contract has not yet been concluded?
Is an expiatory offering (kaffarah) for an oath (yamin) incumbent upon someone who, during the engagement period, told his mother, "If my wife does such-and-she-such, I will divorce her," then retracted and said, "I will hold her severely accountable," knowing that the wife did not hear this and the incident occurred before the consummation of the marriage?
What is the ruling on a marriage contract that states "the mature virgin" when both parties are aware of prior fornication between them?
Is a betrothed girl obligated to give her father a portion of her dowry based on his request?