Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible to demand gold and belongings after agreeing to end the engagement, with a desire to avoid a family rift?
If a marriage contract was concluded but consummation did not occur, and one of the spouses died, do they inherit from each other, and is the wife obligated to observe the waiting period (iddah) if the husband dies before consummation?
Is it obligatory to return the gold that the husband borrowed from his wife and sold out of necessity, then the judge annulled the marriage contract without compensation, knowing that this gold was part of her dowry?
Is what happened between the prospective groom and his fiancée, after the bride's father said, "Consider her your wife," and in the presence of both of them and their families, considered a valid marriage, a doubtful marriage, or fornication? And does the prophetic hadith apply to it: "There are three matters, serious when taken seriously and serious when taken in jest: marriage, divorce, and رجعة (returning to the marital union after a revocable divorce)"?
Is the separation that occurs between spouses in Sweden—based on Swedish law which does not recognize the Saudi marriage contract—considered a legitimate divorce or not, and is it necessary to renew the legitimate contract in Sweden?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man divorcing his pregnant wife over the phone in secret, and his demand for her to abort the fetus, knowing that the marriage contract was only religiously valid and not officially documented?
What are the full legitimate rights of a divorced wife, and what is the ruling on her demanding alimony from the date of the marriage contract, given that the husband has not consummated the marriage with her, and her salary stopped after the contract?
What are the rights of a wife who requests a khulʿ (divorce by mutual consent), and do these include gold and the deferred dower, knowing that she has not received part of the deferred dower mentioned in the contract? And can the husband demand the gold, the waiver of the deferred dower, the wedding expenses, the value of the wedding dress, the reception, and request additional money to marry another woman, if the wife requests a divorce and refuses the khulʿ?
Is a man sinful if he divorces his second wife to appease his first wife, who demanded the divorce because she did not accept his marriage to another, and is the first wife entitled to demand a divorce in this situation given her feeling of injustice?
Is the man who divorced his wife—whose appearance never touched his heart, whom he never loved, and whom he remained unable to accept for five months—before consummating the marriage, considered to have wronged her?
Is a girl's marriage contract valid Islamically in the absence of her father and the presence of her guardian brother, given the difficulty of communicating with the father who has neglected his children for many years?
What is the ruling on Umrah that was not completed in its entirety by Say, and does that affect the validity of contracts that followed it, such as engagement and marriage, and what should be done now and in the future?
After the annulment of the engagement and your divorce, which occurred before consummation, is it permissible for you two, according to Sharia, to reconcile and return to each other, especially with the opposition of the families and your feeling of guilt and desire to return?
Does the incident of sexual harassment and potential rape of the wife's daughter by the husband automatically nullify their marriage, and if not, how can the mother nullify this marriage?
Is it permissible to agree with the husband on a revocable divorce with the intention of returning after the 'iddah (waiting period) through a new marriage, for the purpose of overcoming family problems and the husband's financial and health circumstances that prevent him from providing an independent residence and maintenance?
Is it permissible to withdraw from a marriage contract that was concluded after the suitor saw the fiancée without a head covering and found her unattractive, given that she refused to uncover her head during the engagement?
Is it permissible to celebrate the acceptance of an engagement within the two families, with legal Islamic guidelines, and to present a ring or a band to the fiancée on this occasion, and to continue exchanging gifts between the engaged couple, such as roses and similar items, along with words of love? Is it permissible to ask about the preferred type of gifts for the fiancée? And what should be done if the fiancée or her family insist on any of these matters?
Is communication between an engaged couple over the phone considered forbidden (haram) if it is within the bounds of decorum and religion, and not a daily occurrence, given that the fiancé is traveling and unable to return to complete the legitimate engagement until after three years?
What are the conditions for equitable overnight stays among wives, and what is the minimum duration for an overnight stay with each wife? Does "overnight stay" imply the stillness of the night? Is it sufficient to divide the overnight stays equally while spending the daytime with one of them? Does justice in housing mean equality in the value of the property? Is it considered a violation of justice to favor one wife by giving her ownership of a residence smaller than the other wife's residence which is owned by the husband?
Is a woman divorced with a first, revocable pronouncement, whose waiting period has ended, considered to have been taken back if her husband did not inform her of that, and what is incumbent upon her to do? And is it necessary for the wife to be taken back by the same ma’dhoun (authorized marriage official) who issued the divorce?
Is it permissible to supplicate to see a specific person daily, and to supplicate that this person be destined for the supplicant and be good for them, even if it were to be bad?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to marry a Hindu woman who wishes to embrace Islam, when her family insists on changing her Islamic name, and she requests a Hindu civil contract in addition to the Islamic contract?
Is the wife entitled to claim her deferred dowry and private possessions when she seeks a divorce due to the husband's arrogance and ill-treatment of her, and his leaving her at her family's home without inquiring about her?
Is it permissible for a custodial mother to travel with her children (3 and 6 years old) without their father's permission, whether she is still his wife or divorced, a distance of 600 km to her village where the marriage contract was performed, and would such travel nullify her custody, transferring it to the father?