Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it valid for a wife to be automatically divorced if her husband is absent for more than four months, knowing that the husband wishes to maintain the marriage for the sake of his daughters?
Is the act of a drunkard who loses consciousness, misses a prayer, and then makes it up considered apostasy that invalidates the marriage contract, or is it like an irrevocable triple divorce?
Is it permissible for a husband to ask his wife to abort the fetus, claiming he is not ready for procreation, especially after they had agreed before marriage to postpone procreation?
Is a wife considered sinful if she marries a poor man, and will she be rewarded for spending on him?
Is it permissible for a mother not to wear a hijab in front of her daughter's husband, and what is the evidence for that?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the stance of a father who compels his son to live with him, despite the son's wife's rejection of this and the existence of a prior condition for her to have an independent dwelling?
What is required of me to annul the triple oath of divorce I made to my fiancée regarding not living in the house of a relative?
Do parents have the right to intervene in their daughter's marriage, to monitor her, and to be annoyed by her spending a long time with her husband before the wedding?
Has a divorce actually occurred between the spouses, and what is the ruling on that in the Hanafi school of thought, knowing that the husband uttered the divorce then wrote to his wife, "You are free to go whenever you wish," and told her, "From now on, you are free from my side"?
Is a girl considered a "sabiyyah" (captive) or "ma malakat al-yamin" (what the right hand possesses) if she is sold or gifted, based on His (the Almighty's) saying: "And those who guard their private parts, Except from their wives or what their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed"?
What are the correct procedures to follow for marriage, and must one know the person well before marrying them?
Does the fourth divorce, which occurred during menstruation, count as an irrevocable divorce, knowing that the three previous divorces were: the first during the engagement and before consummation, in which reconciliation took place with the words "I take you back to my عصمة" and her acceptance; the second after marriage and pregnancy, in which reconciliation took place in the same manner; and the third via telephone during a period of purity after intercourse, which you considered an innovative divorce that did not originally count?
What is the ruling regarding the divorce of a girl who was legally contracted to marry but whose marriage was not documented, and who was then escorted to her husband, who has since been arrested and cannot be contacted, knowing that he has not yet consummated the marriage with her? And how is this divorce to be carried out?
What is the wisdom behind divorce being in the husband's hand, and what is the ruling on one who divorces his wife without cause?
Do five divorces occur by saying "I divorce you" discontinuously, and repeating the word "I divorce you" five times with the intention of frightening the wife, while not remembering the intention of a single divorce?
Is having sexual relations with a woman, with whom a marriage has been verbally agreed upon in the presence of two witnesses, and before the official registration of the contract, considered adultery?
Is it permissible to divorce one's wife if a person is found hidden in the bedroom, after saying: "You are forbidden to me like my mother and my sister"?
Does a daughter born to a second wife have a share in her father’s inheritance, which was sold to his male children before he consummated his marriage with her mother, and the contract was drawn up to protect the inheritance from being lost?
Is the suitor entitled to retrieve the dowry (50,000 Riyals) he paid to his fiancée after the engagement was annulled due to disagreements between them?
Is one excused for being completely ignorant of the rulings concerning allusive divorce with the intention of its occurrence, especially after saying "خلاص" (that's it/enough) in English to his wife, along with the possibility of an intention to separate?
Does a woman have to observe the 'iddah if her husband concluded the marriage contract with her but did not consummate it with her, and there was no sexual intercourse or valid seclusion, and she requested a divorce? Is it permissible for the husband to divorce her while she is menstruating? Is she entitled to the Mahr (dowry) in this case? Is it permissible for him to marry her again after divorcing her?
Does a wife's right to demand her dues from her husband on the Day of Judgment lapse if she waived them in this world under pressure in exchange for a divorce?
Is the divorce of a son from his wife, under the duress of his father threatening to divorce the mother, considered a valid and Islamically sound divorce, or does it not take effect?
Is the civil contract that took place between the questioner and the girl, the daughter of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), considered valid, given the questioner's intention that it was merely a settlement for documents, and does the telephone divorce he issued take effect, and if it does not take effect now, will it take effect after consummation, and is it an irrevocable or a revocable divorce?