Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on the action of a girl's father who believes that proposing to his daughter and seeking her hand in marriage is not considered a valid Sharia engagement unless the dowry (shabka) and gold are presented, and he permits his daughter to receive other suitors until the gold is brought?
Is it permissible to marry a girl whose mother refused her marriage to a young man whom the girl desires, knowing that the girl is righteous, and that through the law and according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger?
What is the ruling on a girl going out publicly with her fiancé without a marriage contract, and is this considered seclusion (khalwa)?
How can the marriage of my 27-year-old daughter to a divorced man 18 years her senior be solemnized, while ensuring her rights regarding the dowry (muqaddam al-sadaq and mu'akhkharuhu), the wedding gift (shabka), and the list of movables?
What is the ruling on marriage in this matter, and is the contract considered valid and enforceable, despite the customary contract being torn up after being signed by the husband, the objection of the wife's son whose approval the husband stipulated, and the husband not having consummated the marriage after one year has passed since the incident?
What is the ruling on joking about divorce without intending for it to occur?
Was the revocable divorce (rajʿah) valid after my divorce from my wife, given that she remained in her family's home for six months or more before returning to me, and what is the ruling regarding our daughter after her death?
Is it permissible for a girl whose brother has abandoned prayer to marry a married طالب علم (religious student), despite the disapproval of her mother and brother? Does her brother's guardianship fall away due to his abandonment of prayer? Is it permissible for a guardian from among the Muslims to act on her behalf in her marriage contract, given that the girl herself has also abandoned prayer and sees this marriage as a salvation for her?
Should the payment of the deceased father's debt be prioritized over the completion of the wife's dowry, knowing that neither the debt nor the dowry is being claimed by anyone?
What is the ruling on zinā (unlawful sexual intercourse) for an unmarried person after the marriage contract (aqd al-qirān) has been concluded: does it necessitate stoning or flogging?
Is a child born as a result of intercourse a month before marriage, and then the marriage took place while she was pregnant with him, considered an illegitimate child (ibn haram)? What is his ruling? Is it permissible to abort him when he is one month old?
Is it permissible to marry a girl who does not cover her face with the intention of asking her to cover it after marriage?
Is it permissible for the authorized marriage official to take money from the citizen in exchange for paying the taxes related to the contract, and is this considered an illegal toll (maks), and what is the definition of an illegal toll (maks)?
Is it permissible for a wife to help her husband with household expenses after discovering his betrayal?
Is saying "So-and-so is unofficially married to so-and-so, and they are living together as a couple, contrary to the truth" considered slander (qadhf) against chaste women (muhsanat)?
Is it valid for a marriage to take place Islamically through verbal offer and acceptance without a written contract?
Is it permissible to play the duff at a women's wedding celebration that is held after the men's celebration, and which is considered part of the wedding days and marriage festivities?
Is it considered an act of disobedience towards his mother if a husband takes a separate apartment for his wife, knowing that the condition of sharing accommodation with the mother was made by the wife before marriage and the hoped-for harmony has not been achieved?
What is the ruling on a man secretly marrying a woman, with her consent, and with two Muslim witnesses, when the reason for the secret marriage is their differing nationalities, and because she is a widow with children whom she fears being deprived of if she marries publicly, and given that the husband is aware of her circumstances and cares for her orphans?
What is the ruling on a man marrying without his wife's knowledge, given that she is fulfilling her duties, and his claim that the reason for his marriage was to escape another woman who proposed marriage to him?
What should a woman do who is engaged to a divorced man awaiting the finalization of his divorce procedures to marry her, and he asks her for marital intimacy, and she is confused as to how to convince him that this is forbidden?
Does divorce take place with the utterance "Upon me be divorce" if it is issued by the husband unintentionally, and during the period of the marriage contract before consummation, bearing in mind that the husband now has two children with this wife?
Is the marriage of a 42-year-old divorced woman, who married without the knowledge of her guardian (wali), valid or void, and considered fornication (zina), knowing that she was in need of marriage, and that her husband refuses to meet her guardian or divorce her?
Is it obligatory to pay the amount agreed upon with the matchmaker (5000) or the amount set by the group manager (3000), especially since the acquaintance was made through the group?