Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on a "misyar" marriage that was contracted in the presence of two witnesses and with the wife's代理 (wakala) for her husband on her behalf, and is the wife's presence required?
What is the religious ruling on a wife being required to work for five years in a boys' school with a bad reputation, to guarantee a retirement pension after 15 years of work, while the husband refuses this? And what is the ruling on the money she would receive from this work or pension?
Is the aforementioned contract concluded over the phone Islamically valid? And does the second seclusion count as a رجعة (resumption of marital relations) after a divorce in which no consummation took place? And are those seclusions permissible?
Can the husband get back the dowry or what was paid to the wife who sought divorce three weeks after marriage, knowing that she was married before him and the marriage was not consummated?
What is the ruling concerning the divorce of a virgin wife if her husband said to her: "If you send a complaint to my father, then you are divorced," and then he asked her four times if she had sent a complaint, and she replied yes, and he followed it by saying: "If you send, you are divorced"? And is another marriage contract required when the divorce takes place?
What are the rights of the young man and woman after the engagement is broken, especially since the young man swore an oath of divorce if his fiancée went to a specific wedding, and she did indeed go, then denied it?
Is it possible to issue a judicial divorce ruling ostensibly while the marriage remains a reality to avoid legal problems related to polygamy in America?
Is it obligatory to renew the marriage contract for a woman with whom consummation has occurred while she is in her 'iddah period, and are the two divorces that occurred during this period counted after the contract is renewed?
Is it permissible for a man to return to his first fiancée, whom he divorced before marrying her, to atone for his sin against her, after the annulment of his second engagement?
Does uttering the words "You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced" three times over the phone in a state of extreme anger, and before consummating the marriage with the wife, constitute a divorce?
Is it permissible to benefit from the profits of an investment that was later discovered to be unlawful, given the impossibility of withdrawing the principal, and the need for these profits to pay the dowry for marriage?
Is it permissible for a woman to work as a nanny for a man and his wife, and is she obligated to work if she finds a lawful job after her husband threatens to divorce her if she does not work?
Is a guardian required for a man at the time of the marriage contract, and can this guardian be any relative of his?
Does a man's divorce of his wife count when he is in a difficult psychological state due to a disease contracted after polio, accompanied by an increase in brain chemicals, and can he take her back after having told her: "You are divorced from me" more than twice?
Are the wife's family entitled to demand half the dowry after they promised to return it, and there is a waiver of all rights in the divorce papers, knowing that the legal seclusion (khalwa shar'iyya) occurred without consummation?
Is the preponderance of probability in the intention of divorce, according to Ibn Taymiyyah, sufficient for its occurrence, or is it treated by him as a matter of doubt?
Is agreement, a proposal of marriage, the guardian's consent, and public declaration sufficient to complete the marriage contract, and is the girl considered his wife, making it permissible for them to talk and go out without a mahram, or is documentation in court required?
Does a woman whose husband dies before consummating the marriage observe her iddah in her family's home, or must she move to her husband's house, which she has not previously inhabited?
Is it permissible for the wife to suspend the marriage until the husband tells the truth about his relationship with another woman, and what is the ruling on her swearing by divorce (khul') or making herself unlawful to him as a condition for knowing the truth?
Is the marriage invalid if the husband was not praying at the time of the marriage contract?
Will I be sinful for delaying the marriage contract with my fiancée for over a year and three months due to my inability to raise the marriage funds, and what should I do if I am sinful?
Does divorce occur by saying, "If I were to divorce you," when the wife asks to be given the phone, with the intention being unknown?
Is intercourse permissible between a husband and wife after the marriage contract (Aqd Al-Qiran) but before the wedding celebration (Al-Farah), if the wife has received her dowry (mahr)? And will the doer be held accountable for that in Islamic law?
What is the evidence upon which scholars based their justification that permits a man and a woman to meet after the marriage contract (nikah) but before the consummation of the marriage, given that the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, did not meet Aisha, may God be pleased with her, alone during the period between the marriage contract and the consummation of the marriage?