Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is a divorce pronouncement counted against an apostate if he repents and his wife returns to him during her waiting period ('iddah)?
Is it permissible for a woman's Mahr (dowry) to be her husband's quitting smoking, and is it permissible to conceal this agreement from people or to give a symbolic sum of money to register it officially while making the real Mahr the quitting of smoking?
Is it permissible for the maternal grandfather or the paternal grandfather of the woman to bear witness to the marriage contract?
Is it permissible for my wife to shake hands with my father?
Does divorce occur if a man jokingly says to his wife: "Go, you are free and divorced"?
Are the suitor's words: "We are considered Islamically forbidden to each other; we entered with good will, and we shall depart with good will; and you have with me both the advanced and the deferred [portions of the dowry]," considered a divorce? And is the money he gave to the prospective bride rightfully his, given that it was given as travel expenses that did not even cover half of them?
Was what the questioner did—concealing his wife's secret after discovering that the son was not his, and dealing with the situation with forgiveness and discretion—the correct thing to do?
Is there any sin on a wife who was divorced because of her insistence on completing her studies, which were previously agreed upon with her husband, knowing that he does not pray and threatens divorce for disobedience?
Is our marriage valid, knowing that we contracted it when we were apostates from Islam, and according to British laws?
Is a woman's marriage valid if it takes place with her father's consent and a new marriage contract, after she had previously married without his consent in a Sharia court in a Muslim country, in the context of her family's anger and their قطع التواصل معها (cutting off communication with her)? And what is the way to obtain parental satisfaction after marriage?
Is divorce via phone and paper considered a legitimate divorce, and is it permissible to marry now, or does it require going to court?
Is the described marriage contract valid given the doubts about the witnesses and the presence of the bride's father? And do certain statements and actions, such as threatening the wife with divorce, using allusive terms, swearing an oath of divorce during sleep, or saying "leave me," constitute a divorce? What is the ruling on Salat al-Istikhara performed with the intention of ending the marriage if a divorce occurs?
Is a young man's return to his former fiancée, whose engagement he broke off due to his parents' rejection of her family, an act of disobedience to his parents, as he tries to prove their claims wrong? What is the ruling if the family boycotts their son for marrying the girl despite their disapproval, and how should the son act so as not to be disobedient or sever ties of kinship? What is the ruling on the family's absence from the wedding or the marriage contract due to their objection?
What are the conditions for the validity of a legal marriage contract, and what are the characteristics required of the two witnesses (righteousness, legal capacity, speaking Arabic, Islam)? What is the ruling on the transfer of guardianship to the maternal uncle if the guardian is unfit? Is it obligatory to inform the guardian about the suitor's character? What is the ruling on authorizing a judge, scholar, imam, notary, or righteous individuals to conduct the contract in the absence of the guardian, whether in a Muslim or non-Muslim country? Is the presence of a marriage officiant or a public notary required to officially record the marriage?
Is it obligatory to inform a suitor about the presence of ovarian cysts that cause irregular menstrual cycles before marriage?
To what extent is it permissible for the wife's father to impose an order upon her that contradicts the husband's order? And can the husband take his wife to live with him in another country despite her parents' refusal?
What are the rewards, merits, and benefits mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah regarding marriage to a man who memorizes the Qur’an and whose dowry is the Qur’an?
What is the ruling on marriage through a lawyer using legal procedures, and to what extent is it religiously permissible? Is it a condition to meet the girl's father face-to-face to complete the marriage, or is it permissible via Skype, as is the writing of the Sheikh?
What is the ruling on a man marrying a Christian woman without a guardian (wali) or witnesses, with the absence of witnesses being compensated by public announcement? Is this marriage considered void and tantamount to fornication?
What is the difference between an 'urfi marriage and a misyar marriage, and which one is preferable given the enquirer's circumstances? What are the required documents? Is it permissible to marry a girl before the issuance of her conversion to Islam document? Is it permissible to conduct the marriage contract in the mosque through a mazoun (marriage officiant) and two witnesses without registering it with official authorities or the court? Is it permissible not to publicize the marriage to avoid problems with the first wife?
What does a husband get in return, according to Sharia, for bearing the costs of marriage, providing housing and maintenance (basic necessities and luxuries), and the full responsibility of Qawamah (guardianship/maintenance)?
Is what we did, getting married without a guardian (wali) or witnesses in a non-Muslim country, considered adultery (zina), knowing that we later documented the marriage after returning to the United States?
Does a Christian wife, who is not a Muslim, deserve a deferred dowry (mu'akhkhar al-sadaq) after divorce from a legitimate Islamic marriage, bearing in mind that the civil marriage between them is in the process of divorce?
Is the girl who was born after the husband took back his wife whom he had divorced twice, and after her iddah had ended, and then had intercourse with her and she gave birth to the girl before the renewal of the legal contract, considered a child of zina?