Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on someone who intended to perform 'Umrah on behalf of a deceased person but did not complete it due to exhaustion, and does his wife become unlawful to him after years of their marriage?
Is it obligatory to pay the mahr to a woman with whom a man committed zina and deflowered her, then repented of his deed?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on a man who divorced his wife and is unsure about the number of pronouncements, whether it was two or three?
Is a husband's taking back of his wife valid merely by holding and touching her without intercourse, or is intercourse required to take her back after the second divorce?
What is the ruling on a married man marrying another woman through an unregistered marriage in a country that prohibits polygamy and the official registration of such a marriage, especially if her guardian does not approve except in secret?
Is it permissible for me to marry my wife with a new marriage contract, after I divorced her three times, and a sheikh issued a fatwa that the third divorce did not occur, while the judge ruled that all three divorces occurred? And can my wife marry another man in a "tahlil" marriage, knowing that we live in an Arab country that only recognizes official documentation?
Is it permissible to take the increase in the deferred mahr, handwritten by the husband and not officially documented, to compensate for the doubling in the price of gold?
Is it permissible for an adult male to marry a minor female who has not reached puberty, and is it permissible to have intercourse with her and enjoy her?
What is the ruling on the return of the first suitor to his fiancée who is now engaged and has had her marriage contract (kitab) written to another man, before the latter has consummated the marriage with her? And is instigating discord before consummation the same as after it?
Is it permissible to continue a relationship with a fiancé that involves unlawful physical encounters, while repeatedly repenting and returning to the sin? And in this case, would the Istikhara prayer be valid?
Is it permissible to prevent a son from marrying a girl with whom he had an illicit relationship, or should he be allowed to marry her despite fearing for him from her, knowing that he is very attached to her? And is it permissible to let him marry her with the intention of divorcing her later, and does this intention of divorce invalidate the marriage contract?
1. Is the marriage contract valid Islamically and legally, even though the guardian was not the father, but rather the mother, grandfather, and maternal uncle, due to the father's estrangement, with his implicit knowledge and consent? 2. Is the contract valid despite an error in the acknowledgment of receipt for the immediate dowry, and the deferred dowry being specified as 5 kilograms of 21-karat gold, even though 24-karat is the common standard? 3. What is the difference between an Islamic contract and a civil contract, and is a contract in the Sharia court sufficient, or is another Islamic contract necessary?
What is the wisdom behind the marriage of the Messenger of Allah's daughters, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to the sons of Abu Lahab, despite his enmity towards Islam and the disbelief of his two sons?
Is it permissible for my husband to take me back after he divorced me three times with a single utterance while he was angry, and we have an infant child, knowing that he is aware of and understands what he did, and is this divorce considered a single divorce?
Is a man permitted to prevent his wife from studying, even if it is Islamic online study, under the pretext that she is falling short in her household duties?
Is it considered an irrevocable or a second divorce, given that the wife knew she was menstruating during a previous divorce?
What is permissible in the legal viewing before engagement, and is it permissible to speak with the suitor, and what are the forbidden acts that must be avoided?
Is an irrevocably divorced woman religiously entitled to receive mut'ah [a compensatory gift] after it has been established that there was no complete marital relationship throughout the marriage, and that the husband engaged in abusive behaviors which led to the divorce?
Is a woman considered Islamically divorced if the court divorces her legally, but the husband refuses to utter the oath of divorce? And what is the ruling concerning the dowry, gifts, and monetary amounts that the husband spent on the wife during the engagement, knowing that the wife does not want any of that?
What is the ruling regarding a man saying to his wife, "Do such-and-such, and you are divorced," when he intends to threaten her and does not desire divorce, and what is the ruling on this according to the madhhab of Ibn Taymiyyah if he is not certain about his intention?
Is a woman entitled to claim the remainder of her mahr (dowry), the right to housing, and financial support throughout her marriage and during her husband's absence, given that she is currently in the first days of her waiting period (iddah) after the second divorce, and considering that her husband did not provide her with housing despite it being stipulated in the contract, only gave her half of her mahr, and never spent on her?
Is the marriage still valid after uttering the words "you are divorced" twice on one occasion, and four or five times on another occasion, bearing in mind that the utterances occurred on two occasions only?
Is it permissible to marry without the parents' consent, especially if they are non-Muslims who oppose marriage to a Muslim, and is it obligatory to convince them of this?
Is it permissible to marry a woman who was divorced from her husband at her request because he engaged in illicit sexual acts with her, and she wishes to marry the questioner, while both parties are aware that their current relationship displeases Allah?