Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What are the rulings regarding a man being alone with his wife before consummation, and what are the conditions for this seclusion to be considered valid?
Is it permissible for a girl's father to annul his daughter's marriage after its completion in front of witnesses, the declaration of the marriage, and the payment of the dowry?
Is it permissible to renew the marriage after an irrevocable divorce—bearing in mind the dispute regarding the validity of the first marriage contract due to the absence of a guardian—and is a woman considered menstruating if she was divorced on the fifth day of her period with some discharge present?
Is the relationship of the questioner considered forbidden, and what should she do if her husband refuses to rectify the contract which she considers invalid?
What is the ruling regarding the continued stay of a daughter who is married to a polytheist and has borne him three children, given that her father is now aware of this, and does any sin or responsibility fall upon the father?
Is marriage over the Internet valid if the offer and acceptance were in writing, with the presence of witnesses unknown to the wife, and the divorce was also in writing? Is this marriage valid, and what is the waiting period (iddah) resulting from it?
Does the wife deserve alimony if she requests divorce due to her husband practicing masturbation, while he is not agreeable to the divorce?
Did the Companions, during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stipulate to their husbands that they not marry another woman? And is that considered a prohibition of what Allah has made lawful? What is the ruling on a husband promising his wife not to marry another woman if it is after the marriage? Is he obligated to fulfill it even if it was made under duress? And is the husband sinful if he does not fulfill his promise?
Is the aforementioned misyar marriage void and considered adultery, given that the contract was written by the husband, witnessed by one witness, and the offer and acceptance were made over the phone between the husband and the wife's guardian, with the wife and the witness present and hearing?
What is the ruling on a husband asking to return home after divorcing his pregnant wife three times in a state of anger?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the offer and acceptance were not explicitly stated, and the imam sufficed by saying: "So-and-so has married so-and-so," to which the attendees responded with "Yes"?
According to the madhhab of Ibn Taymiyyah, is a wife considered divorced or is her marriage annulled if she requests her apostate husband to divorce her, or if she desires not to continue with him? And is the marriage annulled merely by this intention or by the husband saying "I agree" without the intention of divorce? And does the wife have the right to annul the marriage herself, or is the intervention of a judge necessary?
Is it permissible to marry a Christian woman who was civilly divorced from a Muslim man, and whom the Church considers the marriage to be invalid?
Is it permissible for a wealthy widow with children, who intends to remarry, to stipulate in the marriage contract that her husband not inherit from her, and that the inheritance be limited to her children?
Does a triple divorce take effect if the husband says to his wife, "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," after he had threatened her with divorce twice, and then she requested it?
Is the marriage considered void if the wife embraced Islam first and was forsaken by her husband, then the husband embraced Islam later and she returned to him, and is it necessary to renew the marriage contract in this case?
Is it obligatory for a girl to inform her fiancé about her father working as a butcher and pork seller for a foreign Christian, and his addiction to alcohol, and what should she answer if asked about that?
What is the legal right of the husband to the marital apartment that he fully furnished, and to the investment amount he paid to the wife's father, after the wife filed a khul' case, and are the wife and her father entitled to take everything?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a man who promised his wife that he would divorce his first wife before marriage, then broke his promise and refused to divorce her, demanding that the second wife live with the situation?
Is a woman's marriage with the intention of khulʿ considered invalid if her ex-husband takes her children from her, or if her new husband abuses them? And what should she do if doctors refuse to allow her to fast?
Is it permissible for a woman to stipulate in the marriage contract that her husband not marry another woman, based on the prevailing custom that a man is content with one wife? And is this condition valid based on the prophetic tradition: "Indeed, the most worthy of conditions to be fulfilled are those by which you have made sexual intercourse lawful"?
Is it permissible for a man to contract a شرعي (Shar'i) marriage with a woman who is already married, but in the process of separation, before her legal divorce is finalized?
Must the marriage contract be renewed if the couple embraces Islam?
Is it permissible to marry with a valid Sharia contract, fully documented, without a guardian (wali), and with the knowledge of a small number of close relatives, given the parents' refusal and the former husband's threats?