Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is repentance from a love relationship a condition for the validity of the marriage contract, or is it merely for expiating the sin resulting from the relationship?
Is forced marriage Islamically valid if the family threatens to withdraw the student's university file should she refuse?
Is the statement of the groom to his fiancée and the witnesses: "This contract is void, it is not to be taken, nor considered valid, as if nothing ever happened, and I disavow myself to God of my error. And now I want to renew the contract in the presence of the guardian and the two witnesses," considered a divorce, necessitating a new dowry, or is it only a renewal of the contract?
Must the invoices for the furniture purchases be in my name or my fiancée's name, if the agreement prior to the engagement was for no list of bridal furnishings (manqulat), and an agreement was reached with the father for a substantial deferred dower (mahr mu'akhkhar) as an alternative to the prompt dower (mahr mu'ajjal), provided that the furniture be purchased equally by both parties?
Is it permissible for me to have the dowry contract written by a state-affiliated notary, given that the ruler is the guardian of one who has no guardian, in the event that the girl's father refuses to marry her to me despite her consent and the consent of her paternal uncles and brothers, and his preference for another person who is less religious and of lesser character than me?
What are the husband's duties and the wife's legal rights after she has been divorced with a single pronouncement, has left the marital home, and has rented another apartment, while some of her clothes, gold jewelry, and accessories remain in the marital home?
Is it permissible for a woman to marry another man if her husband refused to divorce her and she was absent from him for two years?
Is it considered a sin for a fiancé to leave his fiancée, whose marriage to him has been delayed for four years, and transgressions occurred between them (touching and kissing) which the fiancé has repented from, due to his feeling of discomfort towards her because of her shortcomings, negligence, and unwillingness to heed advice?
What is the ruling on a couple remaining bound by the marriage contract after the husband has sincerely repented of blaspheming Allah and abandoning prayer for years, and what is the ruling concerning the past years?
Is a woman divorced before consummation considered a previously married woman (thayyib) whose guardian's consent is not required, or a virgin (bikr) whose consent is required?
Is it permissible to marry if the bride's family demands alcohol be given to them?
Does the absence of the girl's guardian (her brother) at the marriage contract affect the legitimacy of the contract, despite his implicit approval and inability to attend?
Does the husband's statement, "I affirm in this record that she is divorced from me," after the wife waives her legitimate and financial rights during a family dispute resolution session, constitute an irrevocable divorce, and what are the wife's resulting rights?
What are the rights of the husband upon the wife in the various cases of divorce, whether the request is from the wife or from the husband, or in the case of the wife seeking khulʿ from the husband?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the witnesses are not specified therein, and the deferred dower is not mentioned, and is the wife permissible for the husband before the dower is paid?
Is a suitor's rejection due to not accepting his appearance and his mother's domineering nature considered ungratefulness for a blessing? Does this entail sin or punishment by delaying marriage? And to what extent is Istikhara acceptable in this situation?
What is the ruling on marrying the aforementioned young man, and what is the interpretation of the dream for a woman who committed adultery and repented, fearing exposure?
Is it permissible to reconcile with the wife by word and by intercourse during her waiting period ('iddah), and what is the ruling on intercourse during it, if the divorce was finalized by mutual release (ibra')?
Is the house considered the property of the mother or the father in the case that the father built it as a dowry for the mother, then bequeathed that the mother's dowry be paid as a perpetual charity upon its sale, and then both parents passed away and the father relinquished his inheritance to the daughters?
Is a marriage considered valid if the offer and acceptance were made via a WhatsApp conversation, without awareness of the presence of witnesses, and is divorce necessary in this case?
What is the ruling on a wife becoming engaged to another man while she is still married to her husband and the court has not yet issued a ruling on her Khulʿ (divorce at the wife's instance)? And what are the required procedures to prove this engagement?
Does the khulʿ take effect with the husband's statement, "I have received the amount and the matter is concluded," - despite him not having received it - after the wife said to her husband, "I will send you the dowry and I will seek khulʿ from you"?
Is it permissible to marry a Christian woman without the first wife knowing, and with the testimony of her brother and another brother of hers, given the absence of Muslim witnesses?
Is written communication permissible between a young man and a young woman who are not mahram, with the intention of marriage after her family's permission?