Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it Islamically sufficient to appoint the fiancée's father to the Imam of the mosque in the groom's town of residence to conduct the marriage for his daughter, merely by sending a paper stating the authorization for marriage?
If the contract is a marriage of compensation between money and pleasure, what do we call it? And why does sex occur between the spouses in exchange for money? And why is it permissible for a man, but not a woman, to have multiple marital relationships? And is a woman considered a sexual tool? And does a man's movement between several women lead to the transmission of diseases to them and among them?
Is it permissible in Islamic law for the brother of the deceased husband – who is infertile – to marry both wives of his brother in one marriage, and who would be the legal guardian (wali) in the marriage contract?
Whom am I legally obligated to support?
What is the ruling on a "misyar" marriage or an "urfi" marriage to a divorced Christian woman whose official marriage is impossible, and what are its conditions if it is permissible, and is a guardian required for her, and is a written contract a prerequisite?
Does divorce occur for someone who falsely claimed to have made a conditional divorce before marriage, then got married, regardless of whether he violated the condition before or after marriage? And does his false claim of having adopted a fatwa from schools of thought that allow divorce before marriage necessitate divorce upon him?
Is it considered an injustice if a man divorces his wife while she does not wish for the divorce, and will God hold him accountable for this injustice which only the wronged party can forgive? And what should a person do if he becomes distressed by living with his wife, while she has no complaints?
Is a marriage valid if the brother fails to attend the عقد (marriage contract) or refuses to, knowing that he is the شرعي (legal) guardian of the girl whose father has passed away, and he does not provide for her?
Should lengthy phone conversations between engaged couples be stopped, especially if one of them starts to feel tenderness in the other's voice and experiences precum, knowing that the marriage contract will be finalized after seven months and that stopping communication might negatively affect the relationship?
Does uttering the triple divorce with the intention of emphasis count as a single divorce if there was no consummation, and what is the ruling on the continuation of a marriage for ten years after renewing the contract over the phone without witnesses or a new dowry?
Is the suitor's discussion of marital relations after the marriage contract valid and natural, and what is the limit at which this discussion should stop?
Are the mother's reasons for rejecting the suitor intending to marry her eldest daughter—namely, that he is divorced and has a child, that his brother did not fulfill a marriage proposal, and that the reason for his divorce from his first wife is not valid—considered legitimate reasons that necessitate rejecting him and not approving of him?
Is a customary marriage between a man and a woman, without a legitimate contract, and with some relatives and friends as witnesses, but without the family's knowledge, considered a valid marriage Islamically, especially if the wife is divorced, has children, and is unable to publicly announce the marriage officially?
Is the fiancé legally obligated to cover all of his fiancée's expenses after the marriage contract, such as university fees and other costs?
Is marrying a second wife considered a breach of a promise made to the wife's family, or does it fall under the principle of "Believers are bound by their conditions, unless it is a condition that forbids what is lawful," in the event that the wife's family caused problems that led to her leaving the home?
Is it permissible for the husband to divorce his second wife, whose family stipulated the purchase of an apartment in her name before the marriage, and who refuses to move into the apartment and demands more money from him despite their prior agreement, while he fears not being fair between her and his first wife?
If a wife immediately leaves the room after her husband says, "If you leave the room without reconciling with me, you are divorced, and by God, you will be divorced," does the divorce occur? And what are the conditions for reconciliation if the divorce has occurred?
Is divorcing one's wife considered an injustice to her if it is due to physical characteristics that were only discovered after marriage because they had not met, knowing that she chose divorce after being given the choice between it and polygyny, and what mahr must he pay?
Is a civil divorce that took place in a foreign court considered legitimate and sufficient, and does it absolve the wife before God, especially since the husband insists on the continuation of the marital relationship despite his declaration of his homosexuality?
Is it permissible for a Muslim man living in a non-Muslim country, who married a Christian woman with a religious marriage contract according to the provisions of Islamic Sharia, to marry her again with a civil marriage contract? And is it permissible to combine both methods?
Am I permitted to contract a temporary marriage without the intention of having children, knowing that I fear temptation for myself and have excessive sexual desire?
Is a triple divorce considered valid if the marriage was conditioned on a future event (the sister's recovery) and the condition was not met?
What is the correct action that pleases Allah in a situation where one's heart is attached to another girl and the fiancée is not accepted, and how can the engagement be annulled without wishing to wrong the fiancée, given the approaching wedding date?
Is a marriage contract valid if it was documented at an embassy in a country other than the the bride's, with the absence of her guardian but with his presence and approval?