Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Does divorce take effect if the spouses agree to separation should the husband fail to do a certain thing after the month of Sha'ban, and the husband does not fulfill the condition?
Does a divorce issued by the husband in a state of anger take effect, and is the wife obligated to observe the waiting period ('iddah) after being divorced by her second husband with whom consummation did not occur, knowing that they spent time alone together?
What is temporary marriage, what is its ruling in Islam, is it the same as Nikah Mut'ah, what are the evidences for it from the Quran and Sunnah, and which Islamic schools of thought permit it?
Is it permissible for me to stipulate the wife's relinquishment of her rights in exchange for divorce, given that she did not adhere to the hijab after the marriage contract?
Is it permissible to take back one's wife after a single divorce pronounced with the intention of divorce, and after the 'iddah period has ended without her being taken back, and then the husband deliberately utters more than three divorces after the 'iddah has ended?
Is the money that the husband takes back from his wife, after he paid it to her in exchange for her leaving her job to raise their daughter, lawful for him, or is it impermissible for him to take it back Islamically?
Is the wife divorced after her travel to China without her husband's knowledge and consent, given that he swore to divorce her three times if she did that? And is she subject to the prohibition with its three divisions, or even four, if she does not resign from her job, and he has broken his oath?
What is to be done with a husband characterized by hypocrisy, stinginess, and ill-treatment, and is divorce the ideal solution in this case despite the presence of a daughter?
Is it permissible for a woman whose marriage contract has been written to speak with her husband over the phone if her father swore to divorce his wife (her mother) threefold if she does so?
What is the ruling on someone who forgot the number of circuits (ashwat) during Sa'i between Safa and Marwa, then strove to determine which circuit they were on and completed their Sa'i, then doubted the validity of their Sa'i more than a year later, and what are the resulting doubts concerning the validity of their marriage if the Sa'i occurred before the marriage contract?
What is the wisdom behind urging against marrying bondwomen and preferring patience over it, even though Islam honored "slaves" and reduced slavery, and these women need protection and chastity?
Is a divorce valid if it occurred via a text message stating: "By God, it is over between us. You are divorced"? What is the ruling on the husband denying it despite the existence of proof? Does the wife become unlawful to him, and is she required to have a new engagement and marriage contract after the 'iddah period ends?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce from her husband who does not pray and curses religion, given the presence of children and her fear of being compelled to abandon the hijab and work?
Should I leave my fiancée after a two-year engagement during which I grew to resent the frequent disagreements between us, and I fear I may be wronging her, especially as these thoughts coincided with hearing a Quranic verse about wrongdoers?
Am I entitled to claim that the list of movables that have not been purchased is deposited with my husband, and is my oath that it is his responsibility a valid oath or a perjurious oath?
Is the custom valid which stipulates that the second wife does not inherit from properties that came into existence during the period of the first marriage, and that both wives inherit from what was added to the properties during the period of the second marriage, and are there other solutions for the issue of the second wife's inheritance?
Is it permissible to withdraw from completing the marriage after the marriage contract has been drawn up (katb al-kitab) if the spouses differ and there is no compatibility between them?
Is it permissible for me to divorce my wife with whom I have consummated the marriage, without completing the rest of the Mahr (dowry) and postponing the wedding night, due to recurring problems between us?
Is Hussein considered an uncle to the questioner, and is his wife forbidden to him if she is Hussein's sister from both parents, and would the marriage contract be invalidated, given that the questioner's paternal grandmother breastfed Hussein, the brother of the questioner's wife, and that the questioner's father is older than his paternal uncle Abdullah?
What is the ruling on thinking and worrying about an unseen second wife, and whether she will be like the first, after seeking Allah's guidance (istikharah) and proceeding with the marriage?
Is the matchmaker obligated to return everything the suitor paid, including the dowry, gifts, and engagement expenses, after the engagement is broken, or is it sufficient to return only the dowry, gifts, and a sum from the suitor's father?
Is marriage without a guardian permissible according to the school of Abu Hanifa, and is the guardian's knowledge of it a condition, or not? And how are the offer and acceptance exchanged between the spouses? And are specific conditions required for the witnesses in terms of their knowledge of the spouses?
Does a conditional divorce, in the form of "she is divorced if she travels to that country," take effect after a second marriage, knowing that she was divorced the first time and then reunited with her husband after the waiting period (iddah) ended?
Am I obligated to sell my share of the house to my partner at its price from four years ago, on the pretext that I promised to sell it to him, knowing that he showed no desire to purchase it for six years, and prices have risen by 100%?