Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What are the rulings concerning an invalid marriage, and what are its implications?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the dispute that has arisen between the husband and the wife's family due to the non-completion of the marriage and the demand for the dowry after the wife's family refused to return it?
What is the ruling on this child, and is he considered an illegitimate child, given the invalidation of the marriage contract and the discovery that his mother is an illegitimate child, and does that affect his lineage?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce from her husband who abuses her and her children with insults and beatings, and does not pray, given that she has no source of income? And does his not praying annul the marriage contract?
Is the dowry considered incomplete and is the husband forbidden from enjoying his wife, while avoiding full intercourse, if the father is displeased with the agreed-upon dowry, which included the husband memorizing a portion of the Qur’an and a symbolic dowry, and the father refused to demand additional money for equipping the wife, knowing that the husband bought her gold and provided money for her equipping before the marriage contract? What are the regulations for the husband enjoying his wife in this case?
Is a husband entitled to annul the marriage and reclaim the mahr if he stipulated a specific service from his wife and she failed to adhere to it?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the elder brother of the prospective bride said to the suitor: "I give you in marriage So-and-so," and the suitor replied: "I accept," and two witnesses attested to that, knowing that the father is still alive and would not object to the brother's guardianship?
What is the ruling on combining the waiver of the wife's right to lodging, maintenance, and housing with the intention of divorce in a "Misyar" marriage? And is it permissible for a religious, previously married woman to marry without a guardian in a Misyar marriage or to marry with the intention of divorce?
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Upon the occurrence of divorce, should one consider the dower mentioned in the initial, unproven marital contract, or the dower subsequently established in the Sharia court to settle the wife's rights and the issue of the dower?
Is a man obligated to ensure equality between his two wives in leaving the house, such that he takes both of them to a place if he takes one of them, and is it permissible for him to refuse to fulfill the request of one of them due to his anger with the other?
Is the wife divorced if her husband marries another woman after he said to her on their wedding day: "By divorce, I will not marry anyone other than you"?
Is a suitor considered to be overstepping by requesting to discuss pending matters face-to-face with the woman he intends to marry in the presence of a third party, and is he wrong if he requests to formalize their marriage contract with these matters to be addressed later?
If a man tells his wife: "If you reveal the secret of your cousin's daughter, you will be divorced," and she reveals the secret, then three months later he tells her over the phone: "By divorce, if you go to your father's house, you are not bound to me," do two divorces take place? Is reconciliation valid over the phone, or is a new marriage contract necessary after his return if the divorce has occurred?
Is a wife entitled to request housing close to her workplace to preserve her professional future as a doctor?
What is the ruling on a woman who vowed not to marry or love anyone other than Allah, and that if she did so, she would be a polytheist (mushrikah), but then she fell in love and got married? Is she considered a polytheist, and must she renew her marriage contract, and what are the consequences for her?
What is the religious ruling on a "misyar" marriage, and how would the family and children be housed in such a case?
Does the wife have the right to determine the place of residence with her husband, or is that the sole right of the husband, and is it permissible for the husband to leave the vicinity of his family and reside near his wife's family?
To what extent is it true that Abu Hanifa holds the view that there is no hadd punishment for a woman who rents herself out for fornication, nor for the fornicator, and to what extent is the narration sound regarding Umar ibn Al-Khattab’s waiving the hadd punishment for a woman who committed fornication due to hunger after a shepherd gave her three handfuls of dates?
Was my decision not to approve my daughter's marriage unless it was a direct wedding after the marriage contract, or her remaining in Turkey to complete her studies in London, wrong, knowing that she wishes for the contract so that her relationship with the young man would be permissible (halal) when they meet and go out together?
Is it permissible to communicate secretly with one's wife, and is there any objection or error in doing so after the father has refused it?
What is the expiation for what I did after a man proposed to me and we both mutually "gave" ourselves to each other, and he said, "I marry myself to you according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger," and we called upon Allah to witness that, and he kissed me and touched me, and saw from me what a husband sees from his wife, and that happened more than once, then the engagement was broken off?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a husband who ejaculates merely from normal conversation with his wife with whom he has a marriage contract, without sexual intercourse or provocation from her, and is she sinful?
Am I obligated to obey my family regarding their request for a large deferred dowry, or should I stand with the suitor who desires the dowry according to Islamic Sharia?