Marriage Contract and Mahr
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Is it permissible to take a loan from a bank for marriage and to start a business, with the sister paying the resulting interest, while the borrower only repays the principal amount?
ما هو الحديث النبوي الذي يحرم على الرجل أن يتزوج امرأة ويشترط أهلها تطليق زوجته الأولى؟ وما حكم الشرع في ذلك؟
What is the ruling on agreeing to a dowry of a specific amount between the families of the bride and groom, then writing a symbolic amount (a quarter of a Dinar) in the legal contract before the judge and witnesses to evade taxes?
What should I do about an Emirati citizen's marriage proposal, knowing that I am recently married and have a child, and she is offering financial assistance in exchange for my marriage to her without my wife's knowledge?
To whom is the financial support obligatory after the marriage contract: to the father or to the husband?
What is the ruling on a marriage that took place between a girl and a man without her knowledge or the knowledge of her guardian, despite the grandmother's threat of cutting ties of kinship, and is it permissible for the girl to accept marriage from another man?
Is it permissible for the father of the husband to see his son's divorced wife, who is now married to another man, after she was irrevocably divorced from his son by three pronouncements, without hijab?
Is a girl who asks for a lower dowry better in religion, and should one have relinquished the right to the shabaka given the fiancé's insult and evasion of financial agreements?
What should the parties do if the divorced woman becomes pregnant by the second husband after marrying him in order to return to her first husband, and how can she return to the first husband while pregnant, and to whom is the newborn attributed?
Should the wife inform her deceased husband's children of the amount of money their father brought before his death, or should she use it to complete the house arrangements as agreed upon? Is it permissible for her to take her Mahr from this amount? Is she entitled to the apartment that her deceased husband spoke of, even though he was unable to complete the sale contract due to his death, and his children are witnesses to his words? Is the household expense money he gave her on the day of his death rightfully hers, or should it be included as part of the inheritance?
Is it permissible to marry a woman without consummating the marriage for a long period, for the purpose of being able to speak with her until studies are completed and a job is found?
Is it permissible for a woman who has recently converted to Islam and carries her mother's name to take her husband's name after her conversion?
Is it obligatory to remain in a land of disbelief in order to care for one's mother, or is it permissible to emigrate to an Islamic country with one's husband despite the mother's objection?
What is meant by "al-Wakīrah," when does it become obligatory, and what are its conditions?
Is valid seclusion (al-khalwa al-shar’iyya) without penetration considered equivalent to consummation (al-dukhool), thereby rendering a first divorce a minor irrevocable divorce (baynunah sughra) that necessitates a new contract and a new mahr, and consequently, the subsequent oaths (al-ayman al-muta’akhkhira) do not take effect due to the absence of an existing marriage? Or is seclusion considered actual consummation, and the subsequent oaths are counted as a major irrevocable divorce (baynunah kubra) that prohibits the wife from remarrying her former husband unless she first marries another man (muhallil)?
Is informing the family about the annulment of the marriage contract and the retrieval of half the dowry considered a valid divorce, despite not directly confronting the wife with the word of divorce, and the original contract remaining registered?
How is the marriage contract (nikah) concluded for a Christian woman who is an orphan (bereft of both parents) and estranged from her aunt due to a dispute, in a way that she authorizes an Egyptian man to finalize the contract without her presence?
Is the sister entitled to claim her deferred dowry and maintenance after her husband divorced her with three repudiations without a legitimate Shar'i reason, knowing that he did not add her to his passport or nationality, and they do not have children, and the divorce occurred in the marital home in Dubai while the marriage contract was concluded in Sharjah?
What should a girl do after her mother's husband attempted to rape her without completing the act? And does this affect his marriage contract with her mother? And must she inform her mother and sisters?
Is a girl obligated to attend university, which has a non-Islamic environment, to please her mother? And do you advise migrating to Afghanistan or to other Islamic countries after completing university studies and gaining experience?
What are the limits of the relationship between an engaged couple, and what should the fiancée do if her fiancé repeatedly holds her hands after she has forgiven and warned him, and each time he says, "This is the last time"? And should she leave him because he is disobeying Allah by doing so?
What is the ruling on an engagement party, and what is meant by the Hadith: "Announce the marriage, and keep the engagement secret"?
What is the wisdom behind holding a wedding feast (walimah) in marriage, and when should it be held after the marriage contract (aqd al-nikah)?
What should a man do if he discovers that his wife's mother suffers from a mental disorder that affects her offspring, and is it permissible for him to divorce his wife or cease procreation with her?