Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What should a woman do who was secretly married without a dowry being paid, and then divorced? And does she have to observe an 'iddah?
Is it permissible to re-formulate the marriage contract verbally in the presence of the guardian and witnesses so that it becomes Islamically valid and free of doubt, knowing that the first contract was concluded without a guardian, based on the fatwa of two marriage officials in the questioner's country?
What is the ruling on a legitimate marriage between a young man and a young woman who had a sexual relationship before marriage? And is it obligatory to wait three months to complete the marriage after repentance?
Is it permissible to write an unrecorded marriage contract, without witnesses, for a single Muslim woman (a widow) who is twelve years older than the young man (who is married), in order to avoid haram between them given the work and life circumstances that necessitate their continuous presence together, and the woman's need for care and assistance?
Is it permissible for a father to gift his adult children apartments for marriage, similar to how he provides for his daughters, and should the cost of the apartment for the son be equal to the cost of preparing the daughter for marriage, and should he set aside a portion for his younger children for marriage, just as he helped the older ones, and is it permissible to show preference among children with their mutual consent?
What is the ruling on a man's broken promise regarding marriage, knowing that a tahlil marriage is forbidden, but this marriage is valid?
Does repeating the phrase "You are divorced" three times or more constitute a revocable divorce that permits reconciliation, or an irrevocable divorce that does not permit the wife's return except after her marriage to another man?
Is it permissible to divorce a wife who faints during intercourse, making marital life difficult, and what are the implications in terms of alimony, deferred dower, and expenses if a divorce occurs?
What is the ruling on returning to one's wife after an enraged triple divorce, and does this divorce take effect?
Is it permissible to marry a married man who wishes to divorce his wife for personal reasons, while fearing injustice to the first wife?
Is the signature of the two just witnesses on the marriage contract sufficient for its validity, even if one of them did not attend the ceremony of concluding the contract, and is the contract valid thereby?
What is the ruling on lying about one's husband and claiming that he raped or beat his wife in order to obtain a divorce and legal residency in Britain, knowing that the wife is an illegal resident and does not wish to return to Bangladesh?
Is it permissible to consider the marriage valid if the woman said to the man: "I accept you as a husband," and the man said the same to her, and they called upon Allah to witness their marriage without the presence of human witnesses, and then they announced their marriage to people with a celebration?
Will the wife be sinful if she leaves the marital home and seeks a divorce due to continuous problems with the husband and the pressure from his family upon him, and is she entitled to live alone with her children after the divorce, and what are her rights regarding the dowry, gold, and clothes that the husband bought for her?
Is a divorce valid if its utterance was voiced twice in a low tone, unintentionally, and in a moment of absentmindedness and distraction, and without the intention to speak, knowing that the speaker suffers from a problem of imagination and obsessive doubts?
What is the expiation for a father's false oath taken to ratify a marriage contract due to the inability to provide the required documents, and does this entail sin for the questioner and his fiancée?
What is the ruling on marriage with the intention of divorce if the man is traveling and will marry with the intention of divorcing her upon his return to his country?
Is it permissible to marry off a man who is 30 years old, has a strong memory, is healthy in body and appearance, understands matters of marriage but does not comprehend the meaning of marriage, divorce, and the obligatory rights, knowing that he desires to marry?
Is a second divorce, without consummation, not subject to an 'iddah (waiting period)? And is it permissible for a wife to remain with her husband without love?
Is my marriage null, given that I kissed my wife and did other things with her during the engagement period, and later learned from Surat An-Nur that fornicators do not marry except a fornicatress or an idolatress, knowing that I have been married for eight years? And is it permissible to renew a valid marriage contract without a legitimate Sharia reason, as some people do in Pakistan?
Is the wife considered disobedient and defiant of her husband's command if she left her in-laws' home and stayed with her father due to her illness and need for care, after her father insisted she stay with him, despite her imprisoned husband's command for her to stay with his family?
Can the wife demand a separate home after her prior agreement to live with the husband's mother, and what is the ruling on the husband's breaking the condition of not marrying another if the wife demands this right?
What is the ruling regarding a wife's refusal to inform her husband about the destinations of her salary expenditures and the amount of her salary, after her guardian and brothers verbally agreed to the husband's request to know this at the time of the marriage contract, not merely giving permission?
Is a woman forbidden (to her husband) by repeated divorce as mentioned, and is seeking Khul' from the second husband considered incitement?