Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is Shaimaa—who was nursed with the questioner by the same mother—considered his sister through rada'a (nursing), and are her parents considered his parents?
Is repentance from lesbianism a condition for the validity of a marriage contract, and is it necessary to renew the contract if the marriage took place without repentance?
How do you say that announcing a marriage is recommended and not obligatory, or a condition, and that there is no sin upon a man for concealing his marriage from his wife, even though this may cause hatred, resentment, and severance of kinship ties, and misses the announcement of the marriage that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded by saying: "Announce the marriage," and leads to a lack of justice between wives, and Lady Fatimah rejected Ali marrying another and the Messenger approved her?
Is a husband considered sinful and disobedient for caressing his wife, to whom he is contracted but with whom he has not yet consummated the marriage? Do these acts negatively affect the marital relationship and intercourse? Does what happened make him not feel the pleasure of intercourse after consummation?
Does the petitioner deserve half the dowry after her divorce, and is her request for an independent house considered incitement for her husband to disobey his parents?
How can one return to his wife after he informed his family that he is "angry with her and that she is divorced," without informing her, and does that require a new marriage contract?
Is it permissible for me to stipulate at the time of the marriage contract that my divorce will not take place unless it is officially and legally documented, and is this condition valid in all madhhabs? And if it is not valid in the Hanafi madhhab, is it considered void given my adherence to this madhhab at the time of marriage?
Do repeated divorce pronouncements uttered by the husband in jest and out of ignorance of the Sharia ruling take effect, considering that the spouses have continued their lives and had children, and is the wife considered Islamically forbidden to him?
Is it permissible for the wife to go out to study in a remote and dangerous place after sunset, without her husband's consent? And is it permissible for the husband to prevent her from doing so?
Is it permissible for a judge to prevent polygyny judicially, in accordance with the prevailing law, and what is the ruling on annulling a second marriage contract that the law considers void while it is valid Islamically, bearing in mind that a judge's defiance of the law may lead to his dismissal from his position?
Is a man considered unjust towards his first fiancée by marrying another during the engagement period, and is he entitled to divorce her after an engagement that lasted three years and a marriage contract for one year, knowing that he had consummated the marriage with her before the wedding, and will he bear any sin towards her, and what should he do to please Allah given his choice between his second wife and his first fiancée, who swore she would supplicate against him after his marriage?
Is the waiting period (iddah) obligatory after a private meeting (khalwa) and before consummation (dukhool), if the husband enjoyed his wife without penetration, and what is its description, and is it permissible for her to go out and adorn herself during it, and what is the ruling on one who did not observe it due to her ignorance of that?
Is it permissible for someone who divorced his wife irrevocably (three times in one utterance) and affirmed it legally, to marry her again after ten years?
Does seeking information about the nature of marital intimacy, without pictures or videos, necessitate sin? What is the ruling on listening to female doctors who discuss this relationship and its problems on television or the Internet? Is it possible to be directed to websites or books that enhance understanding in this regard without violating Islamic law?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who discovered that her husband has a daughter from zina (fornication/adultery) before their marriage, and he refuses to acknowledge her, and what should she do with this husband?
What are suitable questions and topics for a marriage interview to assess a girl's religiosity? Is observing the obligatory prayers sufficient proof of that? And how can one deal with her desire to work in mixed-gender environments after marriage, especially with her parents' insistence on it under the pretext of securing the future?
Is it permissible for an atheist father to reject the guardianship of a Sufi uncle if the father does not lie, given the girl's fear that her marriage contract would be invalidated if her guardian is an immoral person who does not pray?
From a Sharia perspective, what is the difference between one who has contracted a marriage with his wife and consummated it, and one who has contracted a marriage with her but has not consummated it? Is one who has contracted a marriage with his wife but has not consummated it considered "muhsan" (having been in a valid marriage that was consummated)? And to what extent is a woman obliged to obey her husband with whom she has contracted a marriage but has not consummated it?
Is the marriage of a previously married woman or a child in a third country without a guardian, with the presence of only one witness, without specifying the deferred mahr, and without completing the legal procedures, valid in Islamic law?
Is a fiancé's outing with his fiancée permissible, knowing that the Quran mentions the permissibility of speaking in a conventional manner?
Does divorce occur by saying "the idea of marriage is always on my mind" or "when God makes it easy" to a person the speaker believes is not married?
What are my duties towards my fiancé before the marriage contract, and is it permissible for me to meet him with my maharim, or to speak with him over the phone, after he becomes my legal husband, knowing that there will be a one-year contract? And is it permissible for my fiancé to shave his beard due to security circumstances, and what are the Sharia guidelines for his work in selling men's clothing? And is it permissible for me to ask to sit in front of him wearing a hijab, knowing that I wear a niqab and will be in my father's house? And does this matter revert to me or to my father?
Does the husband have the right to reclaim the dowry if he divorces his wife who is ill-tempered, a smoker, does not pray, and spends her nights in chalets and resorts, especially if he only slept with her once and she used to refuse him?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the situation of my wife who left my home without my consent over a year ago following a dispute over my waiving a portion of my inheritance, and who is now demanding divorce and threatening Khul', knowing that despite my deteriorating financial situation, I have not deprived her of anything? Is it permissible for her to seek divorce for this reason? What am I entitled to claim in the event of Khul', especially since I generously supported her and her family financially before and after marriage? And what if she is unable to pay? And what is the ruling concerning a divorce issued by a foreign country?