Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the appropriate dowry, and how is a lawful wedding ceremony, free from extravagance and ostentation, to be held? And is the celebration for men, for women, or for everyone?
How can I make my fiancé love me more, not see my flaws, and not look at anyone else, taking into account my health condition which limits my marriage prospects?
Is it permissible for the husband to back out of his prior agreement with his wife and her mother that the apartment be shared equally between them, and insist that the apartment be registered solely in his name, justifying this by applying Islamic law and his eagerness for his sisters' inheritance, and refusing to register it in their daughter's name?
Is a suitor's request for his fiancée to send pictures with her hair uncovered or in full, or to open the camera for him to see parts of her body, considered a transgression during the engagement period?
Has the threefold divorce taken place based on the mentioned utterances, or should the opinion of Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the second oath be adopted, counting it as only two divorces?
Does the marriage contract for a girl who has committed fornication and repented differ from the marriage contract for a virgin or a previously married woman? Is a dowry required for her, or is it reduced, or does she arrange her own marriage? Is her marriage considered unlawful if she marries like a virgin without informing her father? Is her silence and concealment permissible?
Does a divorce occur by saying, "You are divorced, and every time you become lawful to me, you are divorced," for the first time?
Is the husband obligated to spend on his children, and does the wife's dowry become forfeited, and is she entitled to child custody; after she violated the marriage conditions and refused to return to the marital home?
What is the ruling regarding the marriage of a man who committed fornication with a Christian woman who became pregnant by him, then she embraced Islam after the marriage, and what is the ruling concerning the child born from that, and his other children with her?
Is it permissible for a woman to marry another man with the intention of making herself lawful again for her former husband, and is it permissible for her to seek divorce from him after consummation or through khulʿ, in order to return to her husband and children?
Are four separate utterances of divorce, made by the husband with the intention that he can reconcile with his wife each time, considered an irrevocable divorce (طلاق بائن) that necessitates a new marriage contract and dowry, or is there another solution for them to reunite without a tahlil marriage?
Is it permissible for a man to take back his divorced wife—a first divorce, while she is pregnant and they have a baby girl—on the condition that their relationship be limited to financial support and raising the children, with the possibility of him marrying another woman? And is it required to inform two witnesses of this agreement upon reconciliation?
Do a couple who divorced and are considering getting back together need their parents' blessing again?
Is the contract binding the wife to her first husband considered legitimate, given her knowledge of the husband's failure to adhere to the terms of the agreement, which include keeping her away from him and providing only meager financial support for the children? And does her hatred for her husband and mother exceed the bounds of Sharia?
Does Islam permit a girl to choose a man and get to know him (without dating) before marrying him, in order to avoid repeating the painful experience of divorce?
Is it permissible to speak with a former husband after the 'iddah period has ended if he asks to return and wants to keep the matter a secret from his family?
Are the three mentioned marriages valid and their divorces valid, or are they considered fornication? Do the man's wife and the girl's parents have the right to prevent them from marrying? Did the girl wrong the man's wife by desiring him and marrying him? What should she do now to rectify her legal status and her desire for a valid marriage with this man?
What must a wife do whose husband died before consummating the marriage, given that she learned about the obligation of the waiting period (iddah) two months after his death? Does she owe expiation, or does she complete the remaining months of the waiting period?
Is it permissible for a husband to forbid his wife from going out with her friends by saying: "You are unlawful to me if you go out with the girls," while she is in her 'iddah period after a revocable divorce, and he has not yet taken her back?
Is the wife entitled to request separate housing due to the residence of the husband's female relative, who utters insults and acts as if she owns the house?
Is it permissible to marry an American woman "on paper only" to obtain American citizenship for a better future, and would the first wife agree to that?
Is it permissible for the bride to appoint her cousin (her mother's sister's son) to be her representative (wakeel) for the marriage contract (katb al-kitab), given that her father is deceased and she has living paternal uncles, maternal uncles, and brothers? And if that is not permissible, then who is most entitled to be her representative?
How can one repent from recurring sins, given that the questioner's fiancé is the cause, despite her wearing a hijab? And is it obligatory to annul the engagement despite the wedding being near and the mutual love?
What is the ruling on the fiancé going out with his fiancée and kissing her with her consent without the permission of her guardian, if he has not yet paid her the dowry?