Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on a wife who combines two husbands at one time, one marriage contract being legitimate and the other customary?
Is it permissible for a wife to deny herself to her husband, who secretly (through an ‘urfi contract) married another woman, given that they have three children?
How can a woman be financially cautious with her husband while simultaneously pleasing Allah and her husband, knowing that she has the right to dispose of her money according to Islamic law, and some husbands believe they have a right to their wives' money, and may turn marital life into hell if the wife refuses to give them money?
What is the ruling on conducting a legitimate marriage contract for a girl who is pregnant as a result of fornication, in order to avert harm, knowing that it is not permissible to contract a marriage with her before she gives birth?
What is the ruling on amending official documents for a family name, and what should a girl do if her biological father does not agree to give her his name?
What is Islamically permissible between a man and his fiancée after the marriage contract (aqd al-qiran), and why do difficulties increase after every private meeting with her?
How did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, marry Umm Al-Mu'minin Juwayriyah bint Al-Harith and Umm Al-Mu'minin Safiyyah bint Huyayy and consummate the marriage with them without them observing the waiting period (iddah)?
Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a woman who has recently converted to Islam and is pregnant by her former disbelieving husband, who rejected Islam, and this is before the expiration of her waiting period by childbirth? And does her former husband truly have a waiting period (iddah)? And what is the ruling if her former husband converts to Islam before the expiration of her waiting period and claims her back?
Is it permissible to consummate the marriage with the wife before the wedding night as a protection against sorcery, while the husband prefers to delay and obey his father?
Is a woman considered to be under an irrevocable major divorce (bainunah kubra) simply upon the completion of her iddah after the first divorce?
Is the husband's divorce of his second wife considered an injustice to her, after it became clear that her first divorce was not documented, and because of a disturbing dream his mother had?
I want to live in a certain town, but my wife always refuses; what should I do?
Is it permissible for a suitor to visit his fiancée at her family's home and speak with her in their presence without a valid Islamic marriage contract, and does this entail any prohibition?
What is the ruling on marriage with the intention of divorce, given that all pillars and conditions of marriage are met, due to the inability to marry again in the husband's country, and suffice with this temporary marriage to avoid falling into sin?
Is it permissible for the wife's dower (mahr) to be a debt?
Must one fulfill the excessive financial demands of the girl's mother, which the suitor cannot afford, or can one bypass them and come to an understanding with only the father and brothers, especially if the mother's insistence will lead to the breaking of the engagement and the girl remaining unmarried? And is bypassing her considered disobedience or obedience to Allah?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the refusal of the tribesmen of the questioner’s sister to her marriage to a man from outside the tribe, their assault on his house, and their adherence to tribal customary law instead of Islamic Sharia, despite the completion of the marriage contract and the consent of the family and the girl? And is it necessary to annul this marriage to prevent harm, out of concern for the feelings of the tribesmen?
Is it permissible for married prisoners to have sexual intercourse with their wives in private rooms within the prison?
Is it permissible in Islamic law to prevent one's sister from marrying a suitor due to a lack of academic, social, and cultural compatibility? Is compatibility a condition for the validity of marriage, or is it better to refrain from interfering? And how can one ascertain the sincerity of the suitor's intentions?
Is it permissible to contract a marriage without paying the dowry, knowing that finances are tight and it will be paid later upon consummation?
What should a person do who committed adultery with a married woman, and she became pregnant by him and gave birth to a child, and then the woman was divorced after a period of time; should he marry her and raise his son, or what?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the marriage of a girl whose marriage contract was solemnized with a committed man, but she became alienated from him after falling in love with another young man, and she still wishes to marry the other young man, despite her father's refusal of this marriage?
Is it Islamically permissible to marry a man from whom I have been divorced three times, after a secret 'urfi marriage in which the صيغة الإيجاب والقبول (formula of offer and acceptance) was not mentioned, the wali (guardian) was not present, and it was without full announcement, knowing that he now desires a lawful marriage documented with a wali, witnesses, and announcement?
Is it permissible for a husband to take back his wife after the third divorce, and is the fatwa of Sheikh Ahmad Zarruq al-Maghribi al-Maliki, which permits this in cases of necessity (nawazil) under the following three conditions, sound: "1- The prevalence of corruption in the land, 2- Fear of neglecting her children, and 3- The husband's poverty and the fear of him committing zina (fornication/adultery)"?