Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Are the marriages of disbelievers valid if they only believe them to be so, and do we consider their marriages valid if the conditions for the marriages of Muslims are met by them, even if they do not believe them to be so? And are apostates treated like disbelievers, and are their marriages valid if they believe them to be so, or is it a condition that other pillars are present? And is it permissible for a woman to continue her life with another man after she embraced Islam subsequent to an "offer and acceptance formula" with another person, and then she embraced Islam again after she was betrothed to another person?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning a wife whose husband has died, leaving behind wealth, and whose deferred dower (mahr mu’akhkhar) has not been paid, and she wishes to take it at the value of gold, knowing that this will exhaust the estate and leave nothing for the other heirs?
Is it permissible for the wife to save from her well-off husband's money an amount equivalent to her dowry stipulated in the marriage contract and to dispose of it through charity and sacrifice (udhiyah), and is it possible to adjust the amount of the dowry due to the change in currency value?
What is the ruling on marrying a young woman who works as a prostitute after meeting her in a nightclub?
Should a woman who has entered into an urfi marriage without her parents' knowledge, but with two witnesses, leave her husband or continue with the marriage?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a father's refusal to marry his daughter to a committed young Egyptian man on the grounds of differing nationalities and "people's talk," and is it permissible for the girl to marry without her father's consent in this case, and what is the appropriate age for that?
Does a divorce issued by the husband in a state of extreme anger count, especially since it has not been officially registered yet, and the couple wishes to reconcile after 6 months?
Is it permissible for a husband to be sexually intimate with his young, pre-pubescent wife, and is it correct to say that this is wrong and should not be done?
Is it religiously permissible for a fiancée to invent flaws about herself that are not present in order to make the suitor break off the engagement, especially since she does not see him as suitable for her in terms of his religiosity and character, and she sees her family refusing to break off the engagement for financial and social reasons?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on punishing a wife by preventing her from studying and attending university due to her defiance and rebellion, especially given that the husband promised her this at the time of marriage, wrote it in the contract, and fulfilled his promise, but resorted to this action when she became rebellious?
Is khulʿ counted as one of the three divorce pronouncements, and how does the husband take his wife back after khulʿ? And if she returns to him, does she return with a new set of three pronouncements, or does she return with the remaining pronouncements she had before? And what should they do if they wish to reconcile now, knowing that the husband had divorced his wife twice and taken her back during the waiting period, and then she initiated khulʿ afterwards?
Is stipulating marriage according to the Madhhab of Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man during the mawzun's تلقين (instruction/dictation of the contract) considered invalidating the contract or makrooh (reprehensible), and what should be done about this custom?
What is the ruling regarding a man marrying a previously married woman (thayyib) whom he had divorced with an oath of divorce before consummation, then he took her back, believing it to be a revocable divorce, and thereafter held a wedding attended by her guardian and family, consummated the marriage with her, and they had a child; then he divorced her three consecutive times, taking her back during the iddah after each divorce? Was their initial life and marriage valid? Is the child considered legitimate? Is the wedding considered a valid new marriage lacking only the dowry? And what is the ruling on the divorces that followed the wedding?
What is the ruling on using birth control pills without the husband's knowledge, given that he had previously agreed to them but then prohibited them, and knowing that they have three children and he does not wish to have more children at present?
Is a private meeting between spouses considered consummation, and does the fatwa of Imam Ibn Baz, which prohibits a girl to her mother's husband merely by virtue of the marriage contract, apply? And in this case, is the questioner considered a stepdaughter to him or a stranger?
Can the legitimate seclusion [khalwa shar'iyya] without consummation, seeking divorce based on illogical reasons, then requesting to conceal the seclusion to avoid the waiting period ['idda], and subsequently becoming engaged during the waiting period, be considered valid legitimate rulings in Islam?
Is a wife considered sinful and cursed by angels if she refuses to engage in sexual intimacy with her husband after marriage, based on a prior agreement between them not to engage in such a relationship?
Am I sinful if I do not give my father the dowry for the woman he wishes to marry, knowing that he is old and her reputation is not good?
Does a divorce occur when the husband says: "By divorce, you will not smoke shisha unless I place it in your mouth with my own hands," and then his wife smokes shisha while she is menstruating? And does the ruling differ if the husband later hands her the shisha with his own hands?
Is it permissible to divorce a good wife who is not neglectful after two years of a traditional marriage due to a lack of love?
What is the ruling on marrying for the sake of the dowry, then fabricating problems to push the husband to divorce, and must the husband pay the dowry in this case?
Is it permissible to conclude the marriage contract and marry the fiancée after having practiced masturbation and imagined intercourse with her and with her sisters or her mother? And is this considered zina (fornication/adultery) that would prohibit her [for him] according to the Hanafis and some scholars?
How can it be just for the "innocent" husband to pay the price for his wife's infidelity after her repentance, and will the husband be rewarded for supporting a child who is not his, and what is the ruling on the questioner not marrying due to this hadith?
Is it permissible to marry a man who is already married and has five children, and how can one convince the family to agree to this marriage?