Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is the marriage considered void due to the couple's fondling of each other—without penetration—and their reaching ejaculation shortly before the marriage contract, and are they thereby considered fornicators?
Is a child considered the son of zina (fornication/adultery), taking into account that the marriage contract was invalid due to the absence of its essential pillars, and intercourse occurred during the waiting period (iddah) without the intention of reconciliation, and intercourse increases hearing, sight, and creation?
What should a girl do who, after her hymen was perforated in her youth, repented, and then a righteous young man proposed to her, knowing that the doctor told her it was necessary to stitch the perforation?
Is it permissible for a wife to remain with her husband after he has explicitly divorced her twice, and then divorced her a third time conditionally with the intention of the divorce taking effect, then act upon a fatwa stating that a conditional divorce does not take effect?
Is it permissible for my younger brother to be my guardian (walī) in the marriage contract, knowing that my mother was pregnant with me when she married my father? And does this entail not mentioning my name as "So-and-so, daughter of my father's family name"?
What is the ruling regarding a man remaining married to a woman and her maternal aunt after they converted from the Shiite to the Sunni madhhab? Are their children legitimate or not? Is it permissible to marry his daughters from the second wife? And must a separation occur between the two wives?
Is it permissible to stipulate the purchase of a house or the giving of money to the wife for the purpose of improving living conditions?
What is the ruling on a marriage that was contracted through the father appointing his brother-in-law as his agent, while neither of them prays? And what is the solution after eight years and the presence of children?
Is my marriage contract valid, in sharia, if it was conducted in court with the bride's father present as a witness, but he did not go with her before the judge, knowing that the contract took place in Iraq and according to the Hanafi school of thought?
Is it permissible to settle a deferred mahr from eight years ago by offering gold ornaments equivalent to or exceeding the value of the cash mahr, knowing that the wife has agreed to either option?
What is the ruling on a wife studying a Biology specialization after marriage?
Is it permissible for a woman to marry another man with the permission of her guardian after having married a man online by saying, "I give myself to you in marriage according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger," in jest, without intending marriage, and having interacted with him via microphone, knowing that the man refused to divorce her and claimed there were witnesses she did not see?
Is it permissible to write a document stating marriage until a person can complete the legal contract in their home country, given the difficulty of official documentation in a non-Muslim country?
Is it permissible to marry someone whose money is mixed [with unlawful sources]?
Does divorce take effect merely by adopting an opinion that makes it take effect for a period, then retracting it for an opinion that does not make it take effect, with prior knowledge of all opinions? And what is the guideline for not considering someone who doubts whether he divorced or not to have divorced, and is a preponderance of suspicion sufficient, or is investigation necessary? And what is the degree of doubt that is considered actual doubt? And what is the guideline for duress in marriage, and is the wife's shyness or fear considered duress?
If a young man and woman get married through magic, with all the pillars and conditions of a legitimate contract being met, is the contract considered void and a شبهة زنا (suspicion of unlawful sexual intercourse)? And is this marriage considered void because the girl married someone who committed an act of disbelief by going to a sorcerer and believing him, knowing that a Muslim woman is not permitted to marry a disbeliever?
Is it permissible to renew the marriage contract due to doubt concerning its validity?
Is a wife religiously obligated to travel with her husband, who wishes to travel to increase his wealth, given that she experiences hardship and aversion to travel, and does not feel safe with him?
Is the husband's visit to his wife at her family's house and their being alone together in a closed room, with no guarantee that others won't enter upon them, considered a legitimate khalwa (private seclusion)? And is merely closing the place considered khalwa?
What is the ruling on a husband taking back his wife and consummating the marriage after her 'iddah (waiting period) has expired, out of ignorance and without a new contract, knowing that she was returned to the home two years after her divorce, and he consummated the marriage on the first day, and on the second day she was sent back to her family, then a new contract was made with a new mahr (dowry), and she stayed for three years then they separated?
Is the divorce that occurred between the spouses void, and if the husband wishes to take his wife back, does he need a new contract?
Is what the husband said, "If you install a camera, you'd find us divorced; if you place a recorder, you'd find us divorced; if you eavesdrop on them, you'd find us divorced; if you spy on them, you'd find us divorced," considered a conditional divorce? And does divorce occur if the husband overhears his wife and her mother talking without intending to spy or eavesdrop?
Is the father considered sinful if he does not contribute to the marriage expenses of his daughter, who has severed ties with him, rejected his legal financial support, and did not ask him for help with her marriage?
Is it permissible for a woman to request a dowry other than money and gold, such as a full-time maid, and is it permissible for her to waive a portion of her dowry?