Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is a daughter born to a second wife entitled to a share of her father's inheritance, which was sold to his male children by virtue of a contract signed and thumb-printed by the father, and this occurred after the marriage contract with the second wife and before consummation?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on marrying a fiancée who kissed and touched the fiancé, and their relationship developed without penetration, and is this act considered a justification for breaking off the engagement, knowing that she justified her action by her love for the fiancé?
What is the ruling on a girl continuing to secretly communicate and go out with her suitor, fearing that he might become engaged to someone else, while knowing that her parents disapprove of this communication before the formal engagement is completed?
Is the marriage contract considered valid and legitimate if it is concluded without reciting Surat Al-Fatiha?
Is it permissible for a husband to prevent his wife from visiting her family, or going out for her needs, or shopping on her way to work, knowing that she stipulated this in the marriage contract and he agreed to it? If he refuses, is she permitted to go out without his knowledge?
What is the wife's right to the list of movables if she requests a divorce (khulʿ), and the Mahr (dowry) is entirely deferred, and the spouses jointly purchased the movables, and the list is in the wife's name?
What is the ruling on marrying another woman while retaining the first wife, whom you do not desire, with whom you have children, and you are suffering from financial hardship, and you hope that this marriage will help you return to religion and righteousness?
Is it permissible for the buyer to reclaim his car, which was sold by mutual consent, given that the sale was conducted over the phone and the payment has not yet been made or the ownership transferred?
Must one pay the deferred Mahr and the 'iddah maintenance to a woman discovered after marriage to have been married to four men, worked as a prostitute, and has a daughter, and is it permissible to file a lawsuit to reclaim what was spent on the marriage?
Does the condition of a deferred dowry upon divorce mean that the deferred dowry becomes due if the husband initiates the divorce of his own accord, or does this include divorce through the court?
Is it permissible for a man to take back his wife after her first divorce without a new marriage contract, knowing that no penetration occurred, and is it permissible for her to marry another man without a new divorce if the resumption of the marriage was invalid, and how should this matter be dealt with when the spouses differ, and is the wife's dislike for her husband considered a divine punishment?
Is the marriage contract valid between a man and a chaste woman, knowing that he used to commit sins before marriage (knowing a non-mahram girl, seeing her body, masturbating for her, and her masturbating for him), but he did not commit adultery, and he got married before repenting?
Have I erred in my reaction to my fiancée's nephew's comment on a picture of a romantic scene with "This is me and you," and my request for her to set boundaries in dealing with him?
Does the man get back half of the dowry and gold paid to the woman if he wants to divorce her before consummation and after a dispute?
Am I sinful if I do not inform the woman I wish to marry about the obsessive-compulsive disorder that afflicts me? And does the prohibition of marriage cease for one who cannot afford a dowry and maintenance, with the wife's consent? And is it permissible for me to marry a girl who is a few months older than me, given that I am educated to the level of the Tawjihi (high school diploma)?
Is it obligatory to tell a girl before marriage about the presence of premature ejaculation, and does this issue disappear after marriage?
Is it permissible for an adult Muslim man to contract an urfi marriage with a 14-year-old Christian girl, in the presence of two adult witnesses, given that the girl has not reached puberty and is unable to contract her own marriage, according to the Hanafi school of thought?
Is it permissible to marry a girl and have the marriage contract (aqd al-qiran) done both religiously and civilly, while postponing the wedding ceremony and consummation for three years, with the aim of legitimizing the relationship and speaking with her as a wife, or must one wait until completing studies and securing a material income?
Is it permissible to have intercourse with the first wife after secretly marrying another, knowing that she stipulated that no one else be married alongside her?
What is the ruling concerning the marriage of a woman who was divorced by her husband five separate times, then sought khul' from him after more than six years and did not observe the waiting period ('iddah), and her marriage contract was concluded days after the khul'?
Is the grandfather's approval required for a woman's marriage after her father's death, or can the eldest brother be her guardian (wali)? And is the mere presence of the guardian at the wedding ceremony, without explicitly stating approval, considered valid consent?
Is bargaining over the dowry permissible, or is it considered a flaw that diminishes the girl's worth?
Is the husband obligated to pay the deferred mahr (Sadaq) with the same value mentioned in the marriage certificate (30,000 EGP), or with its current equivalent value (approximately 80,000 EGP), given that the marriage took place six years ago?
Is the husband's statement to his ex-wife's father, "I will consider the matter of my wife when I divorce my second wife" — at a time when his ex-wife was still in her waiting period (iddah) without his knowledge — considered a declaration of her reinstatement, and is the woman still under his marital authority, and is she sinful if she did not inform him that she was still in her waiting period? And does she forfeit her dowry and the right to refuse to return and to stipulate conditions, and is it necessary to know the reason for the divorce to issue a ruling?