Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What are the wife's rights after divorce, knowing that the "shabka" (bridal gift) and home furniture are registered in her name? And did the husband and the girl commit a legal or religious error by writing an unregistered marriage contract? And does the second wife have any rights upon her divorce?
Is the marriage contract void and must it be redone because of abandoning the 'Asr prayer, due to the Hadith: "Whoever abandons the 'Asr prayer, his deeds have been nullified"?
Is it obligatory to inform the wife's family before the marriage contract about certain non-communicable or hereditary diseases, and is the wife entitled to seek divorce (khul') because of them?
Is the husband sinful and mistaken if his wife files for divorce due to harm, claiming pain, after 15 months of marriage without consummation, despite his gentle attempts and the doctor's advice to her to accept the relationship, and his provision of all means for a dignified life?
What is the appropriate and Sharia-compliant solution for a committed young man who has memorized the Qur'an and wishes to marry a woman who will help him review the Qur'an and share his life, but his financial circumstances prevent him from doing so?
How do we distinguish between the intention of divorce by allusion and mere passing thoughts or self-talk when uttering it, and do such passing thoughts of self-talk concerning intention revolve around the utterance of allusion?
What is the ruling on a marriage conducted online, in writing, between a man and a woman residing in two different countries, with the wife's two brothers as witnesses to the contract, and the dower being the wife memorizing three parts of the Holy Quran, knowing that this contract is not officially documented? What is the ruling on this marriage, and what should be done now?
Is what the questioner did – in terms of his conversation with the girl’s father, and his agreement with him to propose after completing her studies, with the family’s knowledge, and with the girl being non-Muslim who embraced Islam and maintained her hijab – sufficient to please Allah the Almighty?
How can one deal with a mother who belittles her daughter and hurts her with words because of a previous engagement that did not materialize, and makes her current engagement difficult, while the daughter wishes to marry and form a family?
What is the ruling on the divorce of a woman who forced her husband to divorce her and threatened him with a knife, and then he uttered the divorce twice more during the waiting period?
Is it permissible to adopt the view of Ibn Taymiyyah that marriage is contracted by what people consider a marriage, in the event that the contract was concluded in the presence of the father, husband, and two witnesses, with their signatures, and with the reading of the contract which stated "married according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger," knowing that there were prior intrusive thoughts about the validity of the contract?
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Is it permissible, Islamically, for a couple to renew their marriage contract, or is the first contract sufficient in this case, especially since the first contract was conducted with two witnesses and a notarized lawyer, and without the knowledge of the wife's family, and after a month from the first contract, and based on the couple's desire, the marriage contract will be renewed in the presence of the wife's brothers?
Is the aforementioned customary marriage valid in Islamic law, and does the phrase "you are free" constitute a divorce?
Is there any religious impediment to the wife's father appointing his brother (the wife's paternal uncle) to utter the words of proposal (ijab) and acceptance (qabul) in the marriage contract, knowing that the father is the guardian whose name is written and who signed the official documents, and that the uncle was recorded as a witness?
Does appointing a lawyer in the husband's country on behalf of the daughter and with the father's consent constitute a valid Islamic marriage contract?
According to the noble verse (So ask the people of the Reminder if you do not know), and the verses and hadiths that encourage marriage for chastity and facilitate it, is it permissible for a mature girl to marry whom she desires if her father refuses due to the suitor's inability to provide material requirements such as a dowry, a house, and a car, knowing that the young man and the girl both wish to be chaste from what is forbidden, and is their working together to achieve this considered a sharia-related embarrassment?
Is the marriage contract considered valid if the woman is an orphan with brothers, and she appointed the ma'dhun (authorized marriage official) to be her wali (guardian) in the marriage contract, knowing that one of her brothers – who is her legal wali – did not refuse the marriage but also did not say "I give you my ward in marriage," and it was the ma'dhun who said it?
How can belief lead to the invalidation of a marriage (nikah) without a guardian (wali) or otherwise, despite the occurrence of divorce even though the marriage is invalid? And can the marriage be considered valid due to the differing proofs regarding the requirement of a guardian, along with the obligation of renewal with a guardian for one who is able, or the necessity of believing in the validity of the marriage without a guardian but with two witnesses for one who does not believe in its validity?
Is a marriage contract considered valid if it was concluded in the absence of witnesses, and the guardian was also a witness at the same time, or if the authorized marriage official (ma'dhoun) was both a scribe and a witness, and what are the implications of its invalidity if the husband suffers from amnesia?
What is the ruling on a judge divorcing a wife without the husband's consent or a valid legal reason, and is it permissible for the husband to take her back?
Is the jewelry presented to the bride, the value of which was determined by agreement with her father, considered part of the Mahr (dowry) or a gift? And is it a condition for the Mahr to be money, or can it be gold or something else?
Does a second marriage, even if officially registered, count as adultery or mut'ah as the second wife claims?
What is the ruling on reclaiming the value of the Shabka (engagement gift) after the engagement is annulled by the bride's side, given that her family had presented its value to the bride in money? Is there any prohibition in insisting on that? And is it permissible to propose to the bride before resolving the issue?