Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible to adopt the view of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the non-necessity of renewing the marriage contract after repentance from apostasy (doubt), due to the difficulty of renewing the contract and the fear of a harmful consequence resulting from it?
What are the husband's obligations and his right to reclaim the dowry, gold, and gifts after the wife's family requests a divorce, even though he did not request it?
Is the dowry (shabaka) the right of the suitor if he cancels the engagement after a month and a half, and he was unable to see the fiancée before the engagement to get to know her?
Is the marriage that took place between the questioner's paternal uncle's daughter and her other paternal cousin valid in Islamic law, knowing that the girl's father had previously agreed to her marriage to the questioner, and that the girl desired to marry the questioner?
Am I obligated to divorce my wife who constantly rejects me, abuses me and my family, does not pray, withholds marital intimacy from me, and insists on divorce, knowing that she may revert to her bad treatment, and is she entitled to take her belongings and the gold I gave her at the beginning of our marriage?
Is the husband obligated to pay the dowry agreed upon in the contract solely in Syrian pounds, or is he required to pay its equivalent in purchasing power at the time of marriage due to the collapse of the Syrian currency's value, in order to absolve himself without being unjust to himself?
Is the young man obliged to pay the mahr if he divorces the girl in response to pressure from her family, and is the debt waived if the girl relinquishes it?
Did the companions of Ibn Mas'ud tear the tambourines that were with the slave girls in the street, and why did they do that despite the permissibility of the tambourine for women on certain occasions, and how does that reconcile with the view of the majority allowing it absolutely?
Is it permissible for the husband to retract his choice if he gave his wife the choice between divorce and something else, and is it permissible for him to retract the delegation if he delegated the divorce to his wife after the marriage contract?
How is the estate of a man who died leaving children from his first wife, and no children from his second wife, to be divided, and what are the rights of the second wife and the amount of her share of the dowry and household items?
Does divorce occur with the husband's repeated saying: "This is the last day between us, if you do such and such," or "This is the last day between us, if you say such and such, and do such and such"?
Is it permissible for a man to annul his first marriage contract (without uttering a divorce) in order to marry a second woman, due to the law prohibiting polygyny, while the first wife remains his legal wife in religious terms only, and does the first wife have the right to seek a divorce in this situation, which might expose her to legal and social problems?
Are a couple who were not legally married, and sufficed with a Sharia judge's decision to affirm their marriage with a backdated entry based on false information, considered legally married during the period between the court's decision and the correct legal marriage contract? And are they sinful for what transpired between them in terms of words?
What is the ruling on reconciliation by means of intercourse after divorce during the wife's waiting period, and is this reconciliation counted?
Is it permissible to perform the marriage contract (Aqd al-Qiran) on the wedding day due to the COVID-19 pandemic? And is it forbidden for the spouses to touch hands on the wedding day before reaching the hall for photography or when leaving the beautician?
Is it permissible for a man to marry a divorced woman, through an ‘Urfi (customary) marriage, without her guardian’s permission, and with witnesses who are not from the families of either party?
If a Muslim judge refuses to solemnize a woman's marriage without a legitimate Shar'i impediment, but rather due to laws that prevent it, and she has no Muslim guardian, is it permissible for a devout Muslim man to undertake her marriage?
Is it permissible for a man to marry a girl for a specified period—such as two or three months or a year—with the payment of the dower (mahr) and deferred dower (mu'akhkhar al-sadaq), and is this marriage considered valid like any other marriage?
What should a wife do to help her husband who is overspending on his sister's wedding, despite their financial hardship and the lack of assistance from the rest of her siblings?
Is a sister's marriage valid after her khulʿ divorce and the expiration of her waiting period, if it takes place without her family's knowledge, and what should the family do regarding her and her new husband if the marriage is valid?
How valid is the ruling regarding the waiting period ('iddah) of three menstrual cycles for a consummated marriage that was not followed by intercourse, and is the waiting period recorded in the divorce certificate, and is it permissible to request its amendment?
Is the marriage contract valid if the officiant's mind wandered during part of the wording of the contract, even though he pronounced it, and then became attentive to the rest of the wording? Does the heart's lack of awareness or complete inattention to what is being said during the pronunciation of the wording affect the validity of the contract? Is it necessary to re-do the contract in this case?
Does divorce take effect in a state of extreme anger that made me lose consciousness and caused me to divorce my wife while she was menstruating for the third time, knowing that one of the previous divorces was with the intention of divorce and in relative calmness?
How can one deal with an emotional relationship that began unlawfully, and how can it be transformed into a legitimate and acceptable relationship after God has guided me, knowing that the relationship has become public between the two families?