Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding this estrangement between spouses? Is it obligatory to divorce the wife? And in the event of her divorce, is she entitled to a consolatory gift (mut'ah)?
Is my marriage, which was based on previous doubts about religion, invalid, and does that affect the legitimacy of my children, and what is the ruling on renewing the contract?
What is the ruling of the Sharia concerning the nafaqat al-mut'ah (compensatory gift), nafaqat al-'iddah (maintenance during the waiting period), and al-mu'ajjal (deferred dower) in a case where the wife requests a divorce because she refuses to return to the marital home, knowing that the husband cannot provide another residence?
What is the ruling on concealing a cosmetic procedure (lip augmentation) before marriage, and what are the implications if the husband is repelled after discovering it? Is it permissible for him to divorce her for this reason?
Is it permissible for a husband to reclaim from his divorcée the expenses of her arrival (such as passport costs and airline tickets) after discovering her bad reputation and dishonesty, which almost led to the breakdown of his first marriage and the loss of his children?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on the dispute that arises between the fiancé and the fiancée regarding the expenses of the engagement and the gold "shabka" after the dissolution of the engagement, with both parties differing on the value of the recoverable items, knowing that the fiancé wants to reclaim the gold and gifts, and the bride's family requests deducting the expenses of the engagement ceremony from the value of the "shabka"?
How many divorces are counted against a husband if he divorced his wife twice before consummating the marriage with her, and he wishes to remarry her?
What is the ruling on someone who is certain that he uttered a word from the divorce pronouncements, but does not know whether it was an imperative verb, a present tense verb, or an initiation of divorce? Does his divorce take place or not?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the forcible separation of a married couple, and what advice should be given to whoever does so?
Does ẓihār (analogical divorce) occur from a man to his wife, whom he has contracted but not yet consummated the marriage with, by his saying to her: "You are forbidden to me like my sister"? And is it true that some scholars hold the view that it does not occur before consummation, based on His —the Almighty's— saying: "And whoever does not find [a slave to free] - then a fast for two consecutive months before they touch one another; and whoever is unable to do so - then feeding sixty poor persons"?
What are the rights of a wife whose husband divorced her four months after the marriage contract, and before consummating the marriage, and is gold customarily considered part of the dowry?
Does divorce take effect upon the husband's saying: "Go to your family's house," if he intended divorce by it, knowing that the initial intention was a threat, and then he affirmed the intention?
Is a divorce that took place under duress, and with the wife's prior knowledge of what her relatives would do, considered a religiously and legally valid divorce, especially after the issuance of the divorce certificate?
How can one reconcile obedience to the father who rejects the continuation of the marriage with obedience to the husband, especially since the religious marriage has been completed, while the father rejects the civil marriage, and the father and brother threaten the husband with annulling the contract?
What is the wisdom behind restricting marriage to four wives, while there is no restriction on the number of concubines, knowing that both can bear children who are attributed to the father?
Is it permissible to marry a divorced woman secretly, with an agreement for a weekly meeting and the payment of the dowry and maintenance, and is this contract considered legitimate?
What should a girl do who agreed to an engagement and marriage to a man so she could complete her studies, but later discovered that he does not approve of university education for women, and that he believes in polygyny, which she does not accept, causing her to hate him and consider annulling the contract?
Does a man's divorce of his second wife count, if it occurs under pressure and duress from his family and his first wife, despite his love for his second wife and her attachment to him?
What should I do about my marriage to a man whose intimacy I reject, and his refusal to divorce me, while I remain in a relationship with someone else? Is my situation a result of accumulated psychological issues or a lack of religious devotion and chastity?
Is the second wife entitled to demand a retroactive division for the days she spent with the first wife, or does equitable division begin from the moment she demands equality?
Is the marriage contract valid after committing sins such as illicit seclusion, exchanging kisses, and zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) without penetration prior to the contract, given that one was unaware of the necessity of repentance before the contract, followed by remorse and seeking forgiveness afterward? And what must be done now?
What is the ruling on "malboos al-badan" (an amount of money given for the bride's trousseau) that was spent before the marriage contract (aqd shar'i) and a portion of it was returned, and how can one avoid doubt or the unlawful (haram)?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a man to a Colombian Muslim woman, where their marriage contract was officiated by a guardian and a mazoun from the Habashis, knowing that she embraced Islam after the marriage, and the two witnesses were from Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah?
Does the wife's remaining in her husband's عصمة (bond of marriage) depend on her not going to a specific place, if he has declared that if she leaves his عصمة (bond of marriage), she is free to do as she pleases, and he now wants her to go to that place?