Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling regarding a woman divorced by court order without the husband uttering the divorce?
What is the legal ruling in Islamic law regarding the return of a wife after divorcing her three times with the pronouncement "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," following a previous divorce with the pronouncement "You are divorced"?
Is a young man subject to censure if he leaves his first fiancée, with whom he engaged in acts displeasing to Allah, after he met another girl and no longer harbored the same feelings of love for the first?
How many times has a divorce actually occurred, and is the wife permissible to her husband after the repetition of these formulas: "If I wake up from sleep and find you here, then you are divorced," and "You are divorced" (during a quarrel), and "You are divorced three times," and "If I come home and find you in it, then you are divorced"?
Does the wife's maintenance become obligatory after the marriage contract and before consummation and privacy with her, or is it on her guardian? And is it a condition for the obligation of maintenance that the consummation or intercourse be publicly declared, or is privacy sufficient? And what is the most preponderant opinion on the matter when jurists differ?
What is the ruling on a Christian guardian appointing a Muslim to marry off his daughter to a Muslim man, due to his inability to attend the عقد (marriage contract), and with no man of his own religion present at the assembly? And is it permissible for him to appoint the mosque's sheikh by phone?
Is a customary marriage between a Shiite woman and a Sunni man valid and permissible in Islamic law, and what is the procedure to be followed in the event of divorce in such a marriage?
Is it Islamically permissible to marry a girl despite her family's refusal due to sectarian differences, and through a contract not officially documented, with the knowledge of the sheikh, in order to preserve the girl's feelings towards her family?
How should one deal with a fiancée with whom the marriage contract has been solemnized but consummation has not yet occurred, given recurring disagreements, her declining commitment to religious matters and to developing her Arabic language, the fiancé’s feeling of aversion and difficulty in communication, and fears of informing the family or dissolving the contract due to the potential embarrassment or harm it might cause the other party?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding a wife who left the marital home and disappeared for more than three years without a divorce? And is her statement correct that not being married for three months is considered a divorce? And is a new contract required to bring her back in a civil and documented marriage?
Are parents entitled to demand a large dowry ($50,000) from a young man who is very religious and of good character?
Is a husband's phone-call revision of his former wife after their divorce of two years, to which she agreed to return and traveled to her country, considered a valid marriage, making her his wife again?
Is the marriage of a man to a woman with whom he had previously engaged in marital relations while she was still married to another man, then she was divorced and her waiting period (iddah) ended, then he married her and paid her a dowry (mahr) and deferred dowry (mu'akhkhar), and he has children with her, considered a valid marriage Islamically? And what should he do if it is not?
Is it permissible for a woman to propose marriage to a committed married man, justifying it with her desire to marry a committed man and her specific desire for him?
Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a Christian girl who recently converted to Islam, via video conferencing or by authorizing someone to perform her marriage legally, given that she has no guardian in her home country?
Is it permissible to stipulate that the deferred dowry (mu’akkar as-sadaq) is not a debt upon the husband except in the event of divorce, such that the wife does not become entitled to it upon his death? And what is the accepted wording for this? And what is the opinion of the Maliki and Shafi’i schools of thought on this issue?
What is the ruling on a divorce that occurs under duress and without the desire of the spouses, and before consummation?
Is it possible to complete a marriage to a woman from another country without my traveling to her, such that she travels to me and the marriage contract is written in my country?
Why did Allah ordain the mahr (dower) upon men for women, and not upon women, even though both parties enjoy it?
Is it permissible for a young man who suffers from strong sexual desire but cannot marry a virgin, to marry a widow with the intention of divorcing her later, without the knowledge of the young man's family and the widow's daughter who resides abroad?
What is the ruling on a fiancée asking her fiancé to spend from his private money on the marital home while she saves her own money, and is it permissible for the fiancé to ask her to contribute to household expenses in exchange for allowing her to work?
How is a lawful marriage to a Muslim woman performed in America if she has no wali (guardian)?
Did the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, divorce one of his wives, and if so, what was the reason?
Is it permissible for a woman to separate from her husband for the third time if the continuation of the marital relationship will lead to the continuation of committing adultery?