Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on a male student standing with his female classmate to exchange notes and explanations, and a young man standing with his female acquaintance under the pretext of engagement, whether it materializes or not, and engaged couples standing together?
Is it more befitting to pay off the interest-based loan taken from my partner brother, or is it more befitting to use the remaining amount for marriage and to buy an apartment, knowing that this amount represents everything the questioner owns?
What is the ruling, according to the Madhhab of Abu Hanifa, regarding one who made his divorce contingent before marriage so that he would not doubt during his prayer, and then doubted whether he had uttered the divorce or not, while he is now preparing for his marriage?
Is it permissible for a resident to marry with the intention of divorce at an unspecified time without the wife's knowledge, given that informing her would make it a temporary marriage (mut'ah)? And is it permissible to stipulate no mahr (dower), no deferred dower, and no alimony?
Is it permissible for a brother or someone other than the father to prevent a girl from studying, knowing the virtue of knowledge and the status of its seekers in Islam, and that the verse "And abide in your houses" applies specifically to the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that knowledge leads to contemplation, which is an act of worship? And when should a girl have a guardian other than her father and husband?
Is it permissible for the husband to conceal his wife’s dowry (shabka) without her knowledge, or to take it by force against her will after her refusal, and is it permissible for the wife to conceal her dowry in a place unknown to her husband?
Is divorce enacted by uttering phrases that could imply divorce, such as a suitor saying to his father, "If I hadn't married, I would have been comfortable," and "I've started thinking that I don't want her," knowing that these phrases were merely for expressing feelings and there was no intention of divorce?
Is a woman entitled to demand the completion of her dowry (25,000 Riyals) to make it a total of (50,000 Riyals), if her husband divorced her after giving her half of the dowry in the first contract, which did not involve consummation, then he took her back and contracted with her again with a new contract for the same dowry (50,000 Riyals), and it was mentioned in the new contract that half of the dowry had been received based on what was previously paid, and then he divorced her and only gave her 25,000 Riyals?
Is a woman sinful if she does not return to her husband who has divorced her twice, fearing that he will divorce her a third time, given that they have three children?
How can a woman return to her husband after he has divorced her five times while she is pregnant?
Is it permissible to contract a legitimate marriage with a girl whose father refused her marriage to an expatriate, while her mother approved, and can the judge be her guardian?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a woman pregnant from adultery to the man who committed adultery with her, while concealing the fact of her pregnancy from the Imam and the officiant?
Is there a legitimate Shar'i (Islamic legal) issue with civil marriage contracts in Tunisia that allow the wife to participate in property ownership by mutual consent, and should they be objected to, even if it leads to the annulment of the marriage?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a mother whose father has passed away and whose paternal uncle has married her without the approval or knowledge of her children? What is the order of her guardians, and is the children's aversion to this marriage considered disobedience? How should they position themselves regarding it?
Given my wife's refusal to stay with me in a foreign country, and the deterioration of our relationship to the point of verbal problems and considering divorce and marrying another, while I am unable to return to my homeland, should I keep her or divorce her, and what are my duties, her rights, and the rights of my daughters in this case?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding divorcing the wife after discovering her relationship with another man via telephone, or forgiving her for the sake of the child under her care?
In the context of marital disputes, and with the husband having delegated the right of divorce to his wife for a period of two years, she uttered "I divorce myself from you" before the expiry of that period, and they subsequently continued their marital relations for more than a year: Is this utterance considered a divorce? What is the status of their current marriage? Does this affect the validity of their marriage contract, which was previously concluded twice—one time without the guardian's (wali's) permission, and the other with reference to the Hanafi school of thought? And are they obligated to follow the Hanafi Madhhab?
Is intention a prerequisite for marriage?
Is the validity of the marriage affected by the daughter's doubt regarding the Islam of her father who utters words of disbelief when angry? And is the marriage performed by a disbelieving father—should his disbelief be proven—considered valid, similar to the marriage performed by an unauthorized person (فضولي) if it is ratified by the other guardians?
What is the ruling regarding a wife apostatizing from Islam and converting to Christianity, and to whom does the custody of minor children go in this case?
What is the ruling on a righteous, married man marrying an orphaned girl over thirty-five years of age, given that she has no guardian and her paternal half-brother refuses to be her guardian?
Will the family be sinful if they do not marry off their sister who is mentally ill, in order to avoid spreading news of her illness or her inability to bear the responsibility of marriage?
Is the husband responsible for his wife who requested khulʿ but did not complete it, and did not contact him, knowing that he left her content?
Is it permissible for a married woman to use her father's medical insurance?