Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the religious ruling on the conduct of a husband who expels his wife from her home under the pretext of 'nushuz' (disobedience), withholds her maintenance, claims she has waived her dowry, refuses to take her with him on travels, mocks her, deprives her of personal belongings, and strikes her without justification?
Is the wife entitled to the deferred dowry, the maintenance, the movables, and the furniture bought jointly before marriage, if she requests divorce from her husband who does not insult her, nor beat her, nor demand forbidden things, and spends on her?
Is a wife considered divorced if her husband sends a text message saying "You are divorced," whether in jest or seriously?
Does a return [to the marital state] take place after a husband divorces his wife while angry via WhatsApp, knowing that the wife wishes to return, and what are the implications of that?
How could a woman (Safiyya bint Huyayy), whose father, brother, and husband were killed by Muhammad's army, be seen at the end of the day on the same bed with their killer?
Is a divorce that I do not remember, but my wife confirms happened, considered a divorce?
Does a divorce take place with the words "I swear by divorce" said in jest, knowing that the speaker recently solemnized his marriage contract and has not yet consummated it with his wife?
Is it a condition that divorce and Khul' take place through an authorized Sharia official, and that merely uttering them does not invalidate the marriage?
What should a woman do if her husband left her after a short marriage without a formal contract, and she does not have his phone number, nor does she know his whereabouts, while he has no intention of divorcing her?
Is the first marriage considered valid after the couple's return, especially since the divorce (khulʿ) was not in exchange for compensation?
Is the marriage contract invalid if the guardian does not pray, and what must be done if it is invalid?
Is the marriage of a woman who appointed herself in marriage, without a guardian, valid in the absence of her younger brother and the presence of the ma'dhun (marriage official) and two witnesses?
What is the ruling on a father who neglects the care of his children, wants to evict his married son and divorce his wife who bears the household expenses, and resorts to sorcerers, and is it permissible to file lawsuits to claim the rights of the wife and children in this case?
Does the wife's right to the time her husband spent with her co-wife remain a debt upon him after she divorced him and he remarried her?
Is it permissible to invite relatives to a daughter's wedding without the knowledge of the husband who is responsible for the marriage due to a dispute between them?
Is it permissible for a man to marry a woman who lives in her own home, with the child being attributed to the mother, and with the permissibility of the woman paying the dowry to the man, especially in families with few children or those that are poor?
Is the maternal uncle obligated to bear the expenses of preparing his niece for marriage if her father refuses to do so?
What are the dues of a divorced wife who is demanding from her husband part of the dowry she spent on furnishing the house and other expenses, after the husband refused to compensate her, citing lack of sufficient funds?
What is the ruling on affectionate speech and actions between engaged couples during fasting?
Is my marriage to a woman who has converted to Islam valid if I conceal from her that I am already legally married, or must I inform her of that?
Is a man's marriage to a Muslim woman in Britain valid, given that she did not obtain an explicit divorce from her former husband, but rather she divorced herself from him by agreement to relinquish some of her possessions, and she has correspondence proving that?
Does the 'iddah (waiting period) apply to a non-Muslim woman whose marriage contract has been annulled, and is it permissible for her to embrace Islam and marry a Muslim after the annulment without observing the 'iddah?
Does a man's saying to his wife, "You are divorced," as a joke constitute a divorce, especially if his wife did not hear him, and she was menstruating, and he did not intend divorce by it? And is her return (to him) valid through foreplay and intercourse and his saying to her, "You are my wife"?
Is the irrevocable divorce the first, second, or third pronouncement if he has not previously uttered the word of divorce? And is it permissible to take back one's wife via text message after an irrevocable divorce? And does divorce occur if the woman is menstruating?