Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the legitimate right of the wife to the dowry (Mahr), the jewelry (Shabka), the deferred dowry (Mu'akhar), and the apartment agreed upon as a gift, in the event of divorce before consummation?
Is it permissible for the fiancé to visit his fiancée and sit with her in the presence of mothers after a fully compliant engagement ceremony (Jāhah) and before the marriage contract is documented, knowing that the fiancée wears a Niqab and uncovers her face in front of her fiancé?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman to marry without a guardian, given her fear of informing her family about the marriage?
Is it permissible for the maternal uncle to be the guardian (wali) for his sister's daughter in marriage and to solemnize her marriage contract?
Is an 'urfi marriage to a Christian man who verbally declared his conversion to Islam, without official proof, Islamically valid, or must they be separated?
What is the Shar'i ruling regarding a wife who leaves her husband's house without his knowledge, when her husband has sworn an oath of divorce upon her if she does so?
Is my marriage valid in Islamic law if it took place at the Syrian embassy with the guardian present to sign the consent, then the marriage contract was signed at the ministry in the presence of the couple and two witnesses, but without the guardian and without the recitation of the shar’i formula, and then the formula was recited over the phone between the husband and the guardian without witnesses? And if it is not valid, what should I do?
Is the third divorce (ṭalāq) for a woman divorced twice considered a valid divorce according to Sharia, and does the divorce of a divorced woman take effect, and is it permissible to take her back (rajʿa)?
What is the ruling regarding a wife's refusal to adorn herself for her husband and her apprehension about foreplay that leads to intercourse? And how should the husband act in this situation, given his strong desire for his wife?
How can a husband take back his wife, with whom he has not yet consummated the marriage, after he uttered a divorce statement jokingly or forgetfully a week after the marriage contract?
Is the marriage contract considered valid after offer and acceptance took place between the guardian and the husband over the phone, with no witnesses present at the time, and then the husband consummated the marriage with the woman? And does the testimony of two witnesses validate the contract after consummation? And is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory in this case?
Does the marriage contract become void if the husband discovers after one year that his wife lied about her name and lineage, and that her guardian did not mention her true name during the contract?
What are the rulings concerning interaction, dress, and domestic duties between spouses during the iddah period if consummation has not occurred, and can the husband take his wife back or divorce her again during the iddah, and what about the fate of the mahr (dowry) and gifts?
Is what the young man did with his fiancée considered zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and is he forbidden from marrying her after what happened?
Is it permissible to write 70 grams of gold in the marriage قائمة (dowry list), knowing that only 30 grams were agreed upon, and that custom dictates the preparation of this قائمة to complete the marriage?
What is the ruling on conversations between an engaged woman and her fiancé with the knowledge of her family, and what is the ruling on her insistence on marriage despite the refusal of her younger brother who lives far away?
Is it permissible for the suitor to look at the face of his fiancée, who wears the niqab, after they have agreed to marry?
Is a marriage contract valid if nine years have passed, it has resulted in two children, the husband does not recall the wording of the contract, and he doubts whether he was questioned by the notary?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to enter into a same-sex marriage merely on paper to obtain residency in the United Kingdom?
Is the husband's failure to complete the purchase of the gold agreed upon in the contract, despite his ability to do so, considered a breach of the contract's terms?
Will my mother be divorced if I marry someone my father rejected, and he swore to divorce my mother as a threat?
What is the ruling on concealing the problem of baldness using kohl when applying for a job, and would the salary obtained from it be suspicious? And would the marriage contract be invalid if the suitor was not informed about the reality of thinning hair, or if she was informed but did not see the hair of the head before marriage?
Is repeating an acted segment in which the actor says: "I am your qarin, Zawawi," and there is astonishment at the qarin's short stature, considered an act of disbelief (kufr) if the speaker does not intend to mock religion, and does not know that the qarin is a devil and a disbeliever except afterwards? Is he excused by his ignorance or not? And is his marriage contract, which took place after that, considered invalid?
Did Imam Abu Hanifa issue a fatwa permitting marriage to maharim, and what is the refutation of this misconception if it is untrue?