Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What are the wife's rights upon divorce regarding alimony, solatium, deferred dower, and the 'iddah (waiting period)?
How can one reconcile the fatwa that a vow made in jest is binding—even if not intended—with your fatwa that a vow is not binding if its establishment was not intended?
Is it obligatory to renew the marriage contract if the husband apostatized and then repented after the waiting period ended, or is it permissible to adopt the views of some scholars who do not obligate renewing the contract, based on the practice of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in dealing with those who apostatized and then returned to Islam?
Did I wrong my relative to whom I was married and who then failed to provide for me and to complete the marriage, and then divorced me over the phone after a year and six months without consummation?
Is it permissible to marry a widow who has offered herself for marriage with a specified dowry to preserve her chastity and raise her children?
Is the marriage contract formula considered sound and legitimate if the officiant first asks the husband and he signs, then goes to the guardian's assembly to ask him and he signs with the two witnesses, then goes to the wife's assembly to ask her and she signs, all at approximately the same time?
What is the ruling on maintaining prayers and adhkar while continuing to converse with a girl over the phone with the intention of marriage, and waiting until it becomes possible to propose to her despite the geographical distance between them?
How can one act in an engagement that the suitor does not desire, taking into account the nature of the relationship, the parents' stance, societal views, and the repercussions of breaking off the engagement for both parties?
What are the conditions for the validity of a marriage contract, and is it necessary for the officiant to be a legally authorized marriage official, or is it permissible for it to be the bride's father or any other person? What is the legally prescribed wording for the contract? What is required to renew the contract for a daughter who was previously married and it was discovered that a pillar for the contract's validity was missing? Is a new mahr (dowry) and a new deferred mahr required, or is mutual consent between the parties sufficient to correct the contract?
Does the father's saying "my client" instead of "my daughter" affect the marriage contract, and is the wife's authorization required for him to say it? And does the omission of the father's name in the صيغة القبول (formula of acceptance) affect the validity of the contract?
What is the ruling on a previously married woman marrying under the guardianship of her brother without informing her father and without full public announcement? Is the brother's guardianship valid, and is it permissible for the brother to appoint someone to complete the contract?
Does a triple divorce take place if a man says to his wife, "If anyone sees your face, you are triply divorced," and the condition is met, knowing that he said this to admonish and frighten her? And is this considered a second divorce or an irrevocable divorce, if the wife wishes to return to her husband?
What is your advice to a mother who is seeking divorce and whose psychological state has deteriorated after discovering her father's secret marriage to her widowed paternal aunt, which took place ten years ago?
Is it permissible for the husband to take back the jewelry (shabaka) he presented to his wife before marriage, if the wife no longer desires him after marriage, while she is committed to paying the dower (mahr) assessed by the court? And is his taking of the jewelry without her knowledge considered theft?
Is a marital relationship that took place between a man and a woman without a guardian (wali) or witnesses considered a valid marriage that necessitates divorce, or is it fornication that does not entail the rulings of marriage?
Is what the fiancée and her fiancé do—kissing and hugging after the Fatiha recitation and the announcement of the engagement—considered forbidden (haram)? And will Allah forgive them and grant them success after the legal marriage contract (aqd al-qiran)? And how can the fiancée rid herself of the obsessive thoughts (waswas) of illness that have afflicted her due to this feeling of guilt?
Is what transpired between the father and his friend, involving joking and saying "I agree," considered a valid marriage contract for their son, and how can it be undone if that is the case?
Does duress to release the husband from his divorced wife's legitimate rights exempt him from them?
What is the ruling on a triple conditional divorce pronounced to the wife, if she swore that there were no previous messages, then it became clear that there was a message she had not replied to, knowing that she justified this by saying she was waiting for the call to end to tell him?
Is it advisable to end an engagement where the fiancée's mother frequently interferes and participates in all details, causing continuous disagreements?
Has the divorce occurred in the aforementioned cases, and is the wife still lawful to him, and what must he do?
Is it permissible for a woman to leave her four-month-old son with her mother or sister under the pretext of work, and is it permissible for her to do so while disobeying her husband, who orders her to take care of the children and the home before her work?
What is the ruling on helping an engaged man who suffers from strong lust by alleviating it over the phone without actual physical contact, knowing that the family currently refuses the marriage contract?
Does a divorce pronounced as a single, revocable divorce under threat of police intervention in a foreign country take effect?