Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is a divorced woman who has not given birth after ten years of marriage entitled to maintenance and housing?
Is the marriage contract considered valid and Sharia-compliant, even if it is kept secret from the girl's sister or the public? And does the ruling on divorcing the wife apply if there has been no intimacy for certain months, and is it sufficient to be in the same room, house, or bed, or must there be intercourse?
Is it obligatory to inform the suitor about the loss of virginity after the marriage contract and before divorce, or is it obligatory to conceal oneself and supplicate?
Is it permissible for me to secretly marry a married man, knowing that I will marry myself without anyone's intervention, and he will provide me with a house that he will regularly visit for a certain period of time? And is an urfi marriage to him permissible?
Is a woman, upon whom the marriage contract has been concluded and who has had intercourse with her husband without the knowledge of her family—while still in her family's home and without having lost her virginity—considered to have been entered upon (madkhūlan bihā) in Islamic law, such that she is obligated to obey her husband in her family's home, or is she obligated to obey her father? And whom should she seek permission from when going out to visit relatives if there is a conflict in permission between the husband and the father?
Does the meaning of the Almighty’s saying: "And let those who find not [the means for] marriage عفاف until Allah enriches them from His bounty," imply that "find not [the means for] marriage" is restricted to financial incapacity, or is it general, encompassing everyone for whom marriage is difficult, and that the promised enrichment is not necessarily financial enrichment but rather a facilitation of the marriage matter?
Should one divorce his current wife, with whom he has a marriage contract, and marry the girl with whom he committed adultery in order to cover her, or should he remain married to his first wife?
What are the prohibitions and obligations upon a woman during her iddah (waiting period), and is it permissible to recite Al-Fatihah or speak to her about engagement during the iddah?
What is the Sharia ruling on retrieving the mother's gift (gold necklace) that the second wife gave, given that the divorce occurred before consummation, and does the wife's previous work and the husband's pledge to compensate her financially affect this ruling?
Is the testimony of a lawyer and a ma’dhūn valid in a marriage contract, and does the involvement of a lawyer in the contract affect its validity?
What is the ruling regarding a husband divorcing his wife when he denies it, and what is the ruling regarding his failure to provide for her?
Does a divorce take effect by the husband's saying to his wife: "Each of us goes our own way" or "You can marry someone else"? What is the ruling on his saying to her: "You are divorced, you are divorced" in the same sitting, while he believes it to be a single divorce? Are intensified oaths such as "By Allah, and by Allah, and by Allah, I will not go back on your decision," which his wife responded to with "yes," considered a divorce? Can the husband take back his wife in these cases?
Must I continue my engagement to a girl who is very materialistic, is influenced by the words of her female relatives, pushes me to compare myself to others, and does not adhere to some Islamic teachings, especially since I am going through financial hardship?
Is the payment of the dower (mahr) and the expenses for the Mut'ah (consolatory gift) and the 'Iddah (waiting period) considered only a financial right, or is a man rewarded for paying it?
What are the legitimate Islamic boundaries regarding my fiancée's interaction with her male cousins who were raised with her in the same house and whom she considers as her brothers?
If an unmarried woman commits adultery after the marriage contract but before consummation, and she becomes pregnant from adultery, should she be treated as a previously married woman or an unmarried woman in terms of punishment, and should her pregnancy be attributed to the adulterer, to her, or to the one who contracted marriage with her but did not consummate it?
How many divorces (talaqat) occurred between the spouses, and what is the ruling on the verbal divorce that the husband claimed to deny?
Is the gold that I took from my wife and the other financial sums considered a debt owed by the husband and his father, given that the husband claims the gold was a gift and not part of the Mahr?
What is the ruling on marrying a woman who ran away from her family, and it became apparent on the wedding night that she was not a virgin, then she became pregnant and gave birth to a full-term child seven months after the marriage, and the child was abandoned by being placed at the hospital gate, then the marriage contract was renewed with a new dowry and in secret?
Must a sister take her share of her deceased father's money to prepare herself for marriage, or is the brother fully responsible for her preparation, taking into account that the amount may not be sufficient?
Is a deferred dower and wife’s maintenance payable after her insistence on divorce and initiating khulʿ? And what is the father's right to custody should he move to an Islamic country?
Why does a woman compromise her rights if she fears her husband's rebellion, while the husband deprives her of her rights if he perceives rebellion from her?
Is the wife entitled to demand the gold bracelet agreed upon as mahr, which the husband's mother took and refused to give her?
Is it permissible for a man who married in court according to the Hanafi madhhab to follow the fatwa that suspended and immediate divorces issued before the marriage contract do not take effect, and would his marriage be valid and not subject to divorce, or must he follow the Hanafi madhhab in all matters of divorce issued before the marriage contract?