Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is the husband entitled to the custody of the daughter and to deprive the wife of her deferred dower (Mahr Mu'akhkhar) if she discloses marital secrets to a stranger?
Is it permissible to continue communicating with a girl with the intention of marriage, given the current inability to propose due to financial circumstances and construction issues, and the fear of her marrying someone else?
What is the point of reconciliation between the fatwa of the "Permanent Committee for Issuing Fatwas" deeming marriage with the intention of divorce invalid (Fatwa No. 7006), and what was reported from Sheikh Ibn Baz—may Allah have mercy on him—in "Islamic Fatwas" regarding its permissibility without specifying a time, along with his advice to expatriates to do so, considering that he presided over and participated in it, and the opinion of the majority of scholars as stated in "Al-Mughni"?
What is the religious ruling concerning a wife divorced by her husband before consummation, based on her family's request, and does this invalidate her right to the Mahr (dowry) and the deferred dowry?
Will God forgive someone who touched his fiancée before the marriage contract after the contract has been made?
Is it permissible for the marriage officiant to عقد نكاح (solemnize the marriage of) a person who does not pray, and is the marriage contract void in this case?
What is the ruling on proposing to a woman whose husband has not yet divorced her from an invalid marriage?
Is it permissible, in Sharia, to marry a man who is sexually impotent, despite loving him and desiring him as a life partner?
Is the aforementioned marriage considered valid in the Maliki school of thought, and what is the ruling on the lineage of the child resulting from this marriage, taking into account the details of the contract, consummation, and divorce mentioned?
How can one obtain a divorce from an absent husband after a legitimate, undocumented marriage?
What is the ruling on a wife leaving her husband's house without his knowledge, and repeating this five years into the marriage?
Is lusting after children aged 8 to 14 years forbidden and considered a deviation from the natural inclination (fitra), especially given the existence of a fatwa that permits their marriage and enjoying them with certain controls, and what are the implications of touching a young girl's private parts with lust?
What is the position of a wife who requested a divorce from her traveling husband, but he refused, and she then filed a lawsuit for divorce due to harm, while their children are with the husband's family? And is she entitled to alimony, legally and Islamically?
Is the aforementioned contract Islamically valid despite the intention of a legitimate contract?
What are the rights of the wife and children, in terms of financial support (nafaqah) and dowry (mahr), resulting from divorce, given that the wife has no family in her current country of residence and cannot return to her home country?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning a marriage that has taken place, where the husband only discovered after the marriage that his wife is afflicted with an illness of which he was unaware, and he is now hesitant to separate from her due to her inability to raise his children, and he is in constant dispute with her mother and suspects that she has bewitched him, and he beats his wife and verbally abuses her with vile language?
Does a vow take effect if a person utters it without intention or purpose, and that was a result of intrusive thoughts or fleeting ideas, even though this contradicts the principle of "Deeds are by intentions"?
Is it permissible to marry without a guardian (wali) according to the school of thought of Imam Abu Hanifa, especially when a second marriage is difficult due to the presence of the first wife, there is no Muslim judge, and because Christian and Jewish women (Kitabiyyat) marry without a guardian?
What is the ruling on someone who swore to conclude the marriage contract on the same day if the girl agreed, then broke his oath—does he fast as expiation for breaking the oath?
Does divorce occur by saying "this is not working" in the context of considering annulment of the marriage, knowing that obsessive thoughts about linking matters to divorce lead to actions indicating rejection?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the refusal of the questioner's father to complete his son's marriage to his fiancée until after the latter finishes her studies, even though the questioner is in his final year and is able to bear the expenses of marriage, and has already contracted an 'urfi marriage with his fiancée?
What is the ruling regarding the occurrence of a suspended divorce when the act upon which it was suspended is done out of forgetfulness or misinterpretation, given that there are two opinions, one stating that it does not occur and the other that it does? And what should the husband do if he repeatedly breaks his oath three times out of forgetfulness? Should he leave his wife, acting upon the Hadith: "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt," or should he weigh between the different opinions?
Is it permissible to marry a Muslim girl by 'urfi or mut'ah marriage to avoid falling into sin, with the intention of completing the sharia-compliant marriage later after three years?
Is it permissible to uncover one's hair to a suitor before marriage?