Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Am I sinful for marrying another woman and having two children with her without informing my family, knowing that the marriage contract is documented in the country of residence but not through the Egyptian embassy?
Must a fiancée, who is suffering from her fiancé’s ill-treatment, suspicion, and threats of divorce, annul the engagement, especially since she is an orphan with no support, and fears not finding another husband due to her age?
Is breaking off an engagement considered a sin if the suitor uses abusive language, is overly jealous, talks to other women, refuses to postpone physical intimacy until after the marriage contract, boasts about himself, belittles his fiancée, is ill-tempered, threatens physical abuse, intentionally hurts her feelings, asks her to change her body shape, views women as nothing but bodies, refuses to allow her to work, and believes it is his right to command her and for her to obey?
What is the fiancée entitled to after she requests the annulment of the engagement and divorce, two and a half months after the marriage contract and payment of the down payment, knowing that no legal seclusion (khulwa shar'iyya) has occurred? And is she entitled to the full half of the dower? And is the fiancé entitled to reclaim the gold and the remaining amount? And should the reclamation be in Syrian Lira or US Dollars, taking into account the exchange rate difference?
Is it obligatory to inform one's family about transgressions involving pre-marital kisses to determine the fate of the marriage, and what is the expiation for this sin, and is it better to hasten the marriage or to be frank with the family to resolve the feeling of guilt?
What is the ruling on a man remaining with his divorced wife during her 'iddah period after he authorized her to divorce herself, knowing that his madhhab considers embracing and the like as an agreement to take her back, and then marrying her after the 'iddah period ends?
What is the Shar'i ruling regarding a disobedient wife who abuses her husband and his family, neglects her home and prayers, refuses to fulfill her husband's rights, and threatens to seek divorce and prevent him from traveling, knowing that he has a condition in the marriage contract not to marry another woman while married to her?
What is the ruling on an 'urfi marriage for a divorced woman who has no guardian and is content with informing close relatives?
Upon whom falls the sin of lying to the marriage officiant about not having consummated the marriage with the divorced wife, knowing that it did in fact occur?
What is the fatwa regarding a man divorcing his wife—after discovering she was not a virgin on their wedding night—a divorce he uttered intending to uncover the truth, and can he take her back after she revealed to him that she had been raped?
Is a man's divorce valid if he uttered it in clear words, but doubts whether he made himself heard or not?
What are the legitimate rights of the wife and children in the event of a divorce due to the wife's desire to marry another man, and is it permissible for her to marry her colleague after the divorce?
Is the divorce pronounced by the husband while in a state of anger, which caused the wife to abandon her home and then return after three menstrual cycles, counted as a valid divorce?
What is the ruling on a marriage that took place in the presence of witnesses, where the husband refused to utter the word of divorce in front of witnesses, so what can be done in this situation?
What are the limits of a man's enjoyment of his wife with whom he has concluded the marriage contract but has not yet consummated the marriage, and what is the ruling on speaking with her over the phone, engaging in sexual conversation, and masturbation?
Is marriage to a prostitute, in the presence of two witnesses from the building's staff, and with the intention of divorcing her after traveling, Islamically valid?
Is it obligatory to pay for the marriage expenses of a sister whom the father refused to provide for before his death, out of the inheritance before its distribution, in order to achieve fairness in the gift among the children?
Does the divorce described as "you are divorced, divorced, divorced" occur when repeated at different times, and what is the ruling on taking back the wife after it?
What is the Sharia ruling on how to deal with children who do not know about their real father after the father's death and the mother's remarriage, and how can they be informed of this, especially since they are registered under the name of their maternal uncle?
How is the inheritance divided among the deceased's two wives, four sons, and five daughters? And what is the share of each wife, son, and daughter from this inheritance?
Is it possible to issue a fatwa for divorce for the aforementioned woman, based on the absence of a dowry or gifts, and the matter being limited to a verbal marriage contract, "I have given you my daughter in marriage... I have accepted," with the husband refusing to divorce her?
Is the wife entitled to claim the deferred dowry, the list of contents, and the compensation for pleasure if she requests a divorce due to her inability to continue living with him, knowing that the husband is retired?
Is it permissible for a man to marry his first divorced wife after it became clear that her father is the foster brother of his second divorced wife, knowing that he consummated the marriage with the second wife before the 'iddah (waiting period) of the first wife had expired, and he only learned of this after divorcing the second wife, whose 'iddah has now expired?
What is the jurisprudential ruling on anal intercourse with one's wife (with whom the marriage contract has been concluded), and is this considered a valid consummation that entails the dowry and legal consequences?