Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is his marriage to his divorced wife, who had married another man and been divorced by him, valid, or does it fall under the forbidden marriage of al-muhallil and al-muhallal lahu (one who makes lawful and one for whom it is made lawful), given that she had told her second husband, before his divorce of her, that she did not love him and wanted to return to her first husband?
Is a marriage contracted without the bride being asked for her consent valid in Islamic law? And is consummating the marriage without giving the dowry just to the bride?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a man who intends to divorce his wife as soon as he returns to his country, with an agreement to delay pregnancy through a birth control method due to age considerations?
Is it permissible for the wife to continue in a tahleel marriage after changing her intention and the intention of the second husband from tahleel to the desire for a permanent marriage, especially since the contract was valid and officially declared, and how can one repent to Allah in this situation?
Does the divorce I issued to my wife by saying, "You are divorced," take effect after an incomplete seclusion with her and before the wedding?
Is a new mahr required for the wife after the 'iddah has ended and her family has refused to return her, and is her maintenance obligatory in this case, and is she still considered to be within the marital bond after an attempt was made to bring her back and her family refused during the 'iddah?
What is meant by "مَئُونَةً" (burden/expense) in the Hadith: "The most blessed of women are those with the least مَئُونَةً"? Does this include the exorbitant costs of wedding ceremonies, such as halls, decorations, and invitation cards, which might affect the blessing of the marriage? And are the spouses responsible for the sin of men and women intermingling in the hall's courtyard?
If a father refuses to marry off his daughter to a bearded man who adheres to the Sunnah of the Prophet in a non-Muslim country, and the woman has no guardian other than him, then who is her guardian and what can be done to complete the marriage?
What is the ruling regarding a man who, before marrying his second wife, agreed with her to be just and fair in terms of overnight stays and procreation, but then reneged on his agreement after consummating the marriage, insisting on depriving her of these rights, and giving her the choice between accepting this situation or divorce?
Is it permissible to marry in a non-Islamic country with non-Muslim witnesses?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the marriage of a man and a woman who committed adultery before her conversion to Islam, then married without a guardian or mahr, and had a child, despite their repentance and remorse, and is their cohabitation now considered adultery, and what is the ruling on ambiguous divorce pronouncements?
Is the responder's deduction correct that the verse: (Forbidden to you for marriage are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your paternal aunts, your maternal aunts, your brother’s daughters, your sister’s daughters, your foster-mothers who suckled you, your foster-sisters from the same suckling, your wives’ mothers, your stepdaughters under your guardianship born of your wives to whom you have gone in—but if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you) differentiates between a wife with whom intercourse has occurred and one with whom it has not, and thus it is not permissible for the husband to engage in sexual intercourse or touch?
Is it permissible to marry an American Muslim woman without a guardian (wali) or witnesses due to the unavailability of a mosque or Muslims in the place of residence, and her family being far away from her?
Is the divorced woman obligated to return what the husband spent on her after their divorce and before consummating the marriage? Is this divorce revocable or irrevocable? Does she have to observe an 'iddah? And is she entitled to refuse reconciliation?
What is the ruling on the wife's guardian requesting her divorce for the reasons mentioned, namely: the ill-treatment she receives from the husband's family, the desire for the wife to move house, and the husband's inability to procreate, knowing that the mahr was memorizing the Qur'an and some gold? And what is the right of each of the husband and wife in this case? And what is the ruling on the mahr if the memorization of the Qur'an has not been completed?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a woman who was repeatedly divorced by her first husband, then secretly married his brother, then his brother was forced to divorce her, and her first husband married her again claiming she was a virgin, after all the humiliation she endured and the denial of her rights?
What should a wife do if she wishes to return the dowry and valuables to her husband after a Khul' (dissolution of marriage initiated by the wife), but he refuses to accept them? Is the divorce valid in this case, and is it permissible for her to give them away as charity?
What is the legal and Sharia ruling on reclaiming moral and material rights from a wife who is discovered not to be a virgin after marriage, while she demands her deferred dower and list of properties?
Is the presence of the husband required with the bride's guardian at the marriage contract, or is the offer and acceptance in the presence of his family sufficient for the validity of the contract? Is their joint presence required before the ma’dhun (authorized marriage official) to document the contract? And what is the validity of a contract in which the husband and the girl signed the contract before the ma’dhun without the presence of her guardian, after his approval?
What are the rights of the husband and wife, and must the wife return the dowry, the costs of the engagement gifts (shabka), presents, and travel expenses if she refuses to return to the marital home and requests a divorce without reasons?
Is the husband obligated to provide for his wife if he divorces her for the third time? And is he obligated to provide for the young children? And what are the children religiously and lawfully obligated to do concerning their father who mistreats their mother, squanders money, and asks them for sums of money disproportionate to his other resources?
Is the mother considered divorced by the father's saying to her, "My divorce from you is near, or has approached," while he is angry, and is it necessary to renew the marriage contract, and are they living in sin, and are they considered adulterers, and are the children considered children of adultery because of the mother's disbelief and her occasionally cursing God and swearing by other than God?
Is it permissible for a man to divorce his second wife to appease his first wife, and what is the ruling of Islamic law on that?
Is it permissible for a marriage to be conducted by appointing a lawyer to draw up the contract, determine the dowry, and obtain the consent of the wife's guardian, in light of the impossibility of the spouses meeting, and can any deficiency be rectified by completing the marriage conditions later in the presence of a sheikh?