Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the religious ruling on a man absolving his wife of her rights after divorcing her?
What is the ruling on falsifying a fictitious marriage contract to increase one's salary, and how can one absolve themselves of this act after repentance and remorse, given the lack of financial means?
Is it permissible for a woman to return to her first husband who divorced her with a single, revocable divorce, after her marriage contract with another man has been annulled?
Is the divorce revocable or irrevocable if a man divorces his wife a few days after a new marriage contract, knowing that he has not consummated the marriage after the new contract, and the first divorce was in exchange for her giving up her mahr?
Is the hymen linked to chastity in religion, or is it merely a societal construct?
Was the one who terminated the engagement, after he had spoken with his fiancée on the phone about sexual topics and then detested what had transpired from him and from her, and detested that she be his wife, the one in error?
Is it permissible for an Imam or a woman to conduct her own marriage contract, in the absence of her guardian (wali amr) and a Muslim guardian (wali Muslim), and out of a desire to avoid falling into sins?
Is a marriage contract valid if the bride's guardian said to the groom's agent: "I have married my ward and daughter to you for a dowry of such and such," instead of "I have married your client"? And if it is not valid, does the daughter then become a wife to the father, and thus forbidden to his son?
Is a marriage contracted through an unregistered agreement with a lawyer and witnesses, then abandoned without official court documentation, and with subsequent details of fraud and deception, considered Islamically binding? And how can one deal with threats regarding a promissory note (amanah receipt) written as a deferred dower?
Is it permissible for a man to return to his wife, whom he divorced with an irrevocable triple divorce using the words "You are thrice divorced," after an unregistered marriage, and this being before the expiry of her 'iddah and without documentation or witnesses?
What is the ruling on someone who swore an oath by Allah not to install a landline phone in his house, then went back on that, and what is the ruling on his marriage?
Is it permissible to conclude a marriage contract without public declaration, with only the woman's son and his wife being aware of and witnessing the contract, due to the couple's unwillingness to publicly declare the marriage because of social norms that view negatively the marriage of an older woman to a young man, and is this number of witnesses sufficient in the absence of an officiant?
Is the waiting period (iddah) required for a wife whose husband abandoned her for four years and then divorced her, and can she marry immediately?
What is the ruling on a father and mother asking for a specific sum of money after the mahr has been determined, in order to distribute it among relatives, and what is the ruling on relatives taking this money? Is it permissible for the father or mother to ask for it?
Is the wife entitled to claim the deferred dowry after her divorce, knowing that she took half the contents of the house in valuable assets in exchange for her financial assistance to him during his unemployment?
Is it permissible to marry with the intention of cohabitation for a specific period due to inability to bear expenses and fear of falling into zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)? And if not permissible, what should one do?
Is it permissible to marry a man who is already married, 15 years my senior, who claims his wife is ill and wishes to divorce her, and who appears to be religious, yet does not pray in congregation and sometimes misses Fajr and Isha prayers?
What is the ruling on marrying the daughter of a maternal aunt whom one's mother breastfed fewer than five times, and is she considered a sister through breastfeeding?
Is it permissible to use the testimony of a non-upright relative in a marriage contract, and does the marriage become void with such testimony?
Is it permissible for the husband to withhold maintenance from his wife or to demand that his wife return the dowry after consummating the marriage, if he has not provided her with a home, claiming illness and inability to be fair among wives, while the husband was aware of his illness before the marriage, and is it advisable to speak with the husband's father to resolve the issue amicably instead of resorting to the judiciary?
What is the wisdom behind permitting polygyny for men only? And what is the ruling on a marriage not based on the Quran and Sunnah, and are the children resulting from it considered children of zina (fornication/adultery)?
What is the expiation for a woman who got married without knowing the obligation of observing the 'iddah?
Is the phrase "Congratulations to you both, she is yours" considered a sufficient formula for a valid Islamic marriage contract, such that the suitor is entitled to treat the fiancée as his wife after her father's death?
What are the fundamental conditions for the validity of marriage in the four schools of thought?