Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
If a fiancé says to his fiancée, to whom he is already married by contract, "Go, and I ask God to grant you the husband you wish for," does this count as a فسخ (dissolution) of the legal marriage contract, and is the girl still considered to be under his marital responsibility?
Is it permissible to continue the engagement and marry a religiously committed girl who prays and has good morals, but does not adhere to the full شرعي (Sharia-compliant) dress (she wears jeans with loose clothes above the knee), knowing that she is aware her clothes are not شرعي and has tried to commit to شرعي dress in previous periods then returned to what she was doing?
Is a marriage that took place after the husband told his wife, "If you do this, then you are divorced," and the wife did it, then the husband claimed he was only threatening, considered a valid marriage, or is it a forbidden marriage? And what are the implications for the children of this marriage?
Is it permissible for a girl to send her fiancé an audio recording of a religious song or a supplication in her own voice?
Is prior authorization required for the groom's guardian in the marriage contract, or is the groom's silence and consent during the contract considered authorization for the maternal uncle?
What is the ruling on the marriage contract and seclusion after inadvertently cursing religion and immediately repenting from it?
ما حكم سب الزوج لزوجته ووالديها والرب والنبي بألفاظ بذيئة، وتحقيرها واتهامها في شرفها؟
Is it permissible for a couple who have officially divorced to remarry without witnesses, knowing that their close associates are unaware of their previous divorce?
Is it permissible for a husband to stipulate to his wife that she relinquish her deferred and prompt mahr (dowry) in exchange for taking her back after the second divorce, and does he have the right to threaten her with a third divorce at the first mistake?
Is it better to complete the marriage with a girl who had transgressions in the past but has repented, taking into consideration the initial rejection of her by the family, and the suitor's feeling of distress, jealousy, and inability to forget her past, or is separation better to avoid wronging her in the future?
Is an intimate relationship with a Christian girlfriend, with the approval of family and friends, considered adultery despite the absence of an official marriage?
Is it permissible for the husband to enjoy his wife with whom the marriage contract has been concluded – without consummation – by kissing, touching, and embracing? And do the wife or her family have the right to refuse?
What is the ruling on a marriage that did not include the formula of proposal and acceptance? And can Ibn Taymiyyah's view allowing it be adopted? And if the contract must be renewed, is it permissible to renew it over the phone with the presence of the guardian and witnesses, without the presence of the wife? And is it required to specify a new dowry or to mention the previous dowry?
What is the ruling on a contracting party speaking by phone with his fiancée about sexual matters that may lead to ejaculation, knowing that this does not occur in their direct meetings?
Is it permissible to perform the marriage contract for a previously married woman (thayyib) without consummating the marriage, in order to update data related to housing applications? And what is the validity of the saying that it is not permissible to perform the marriage contract for a previously married woman except on the day of consummation?
Is separation the outcome of the Istikhara prayer, or do his attempts at reconciliation mean the continuation of the relationship?
Does a divorce occur by saying "You are divor-" and "You are divorc-" with the intention of intimidation, and the word was not completed? And is it necessary to renew the marriage contract before consummation?
Am I entitled to the dowry, and what is its value, if I request a divorce from my husband who has عقد قرانه عليَّ (solemnized his marriage contract with me), but has not paid me the advanced dowry of 5,0 dinars, and is seeking to divorce me without paying the deferred dowry of 5,0 dinars?
Is the recurring obsession a fiancée experiences regarding her fiancé's death a sign of weak faith, a natural pre-marital fear, or a message from God to reconsider?
Should one discuss with one's brother his wife's pregnancy and childbirth a short time after their marriage, given suspicions about the timing of the pregnancy, or should this matter be concealed?
What is the Sharia ruling on a divorce that occurred after a demand for separation made in anger, and is the scent of Paradise forbidden to a woman from whom such a thing occurs?
Does the marriage contract become void, and is there sin, if the spouses agree to reside on a separate floor in the husband's family home, after the marriage contract stipulated living away from the family, and the spouses had previously lived in a distant area?
Is it permissible for a woman who is engaged to continue speaking formally with her fiancé after she has repented and vowed to God not to speak with him except after the marriage contract, if the fiancé refuses to expedite the contract?
What is the ruling on marrying a woman who is already married and has two children, after developing an illicit relationship with her that led to adultery, bearing in mind that she was not incited against her husband?