Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What should a married man do who has not yet had children, after discovering that his wife concealed from him the removal of her left ovary and her true age, and she has polycystic ovary syndrome on her right ovary, coupled with a slight decrease in the motility of his sperm, considering that doctors have advised IVF costing 20,000 pounds with a 40% success rate, and his financial situation is modest? Should he divorce her and marry someone else, or marry another woman in addition to her, or proceed with the operation despite his difficult circumstances?
Is the marriage to a woman who claimed that her former non-Muslim husband had divorced her, but it was later found that she had not received a divorce document, considered an invalid marriage?
Is the phrase "My soul, I no longer want you at all" considered a metaphorical divorce (kinayah), and what is its legal ruling (hukm shar'i) in this case?
What is the ruling on a marriage contract if the offer and acceptance are with the word "I accepted" and in different languages?
What if the oath of divorce was made during anger and dispute; does it constitute three divorces and necessitate a new marriage contract, or is there another legitimate way out?
Does Khul' take effect if the husband writes: "I have divorced my wife, so-and-so, daughter of so-and-so, through Khul' in exchange for the deferred mahr agreed upon between us," knowing that the wife had previously forgiven him the entire mahr, and the husband desires no compensation other than the restoration of marital life?
What is the ruling on the aforementioned marriage contract that was concluded without a guardian and without specifying the value of the dowry, knowing that the wife is Salafi and embraced Islam 9 years ago, and that this is the established practice judicially in Egypt?
How can marriage be mended when the choice of partner is unsuitable, and is divorce the first solution?
What is the fate of a child born of adultery after the repentance and marriage of the parents, especially concerning his lineage and place of residence, and is it permissible for him to be attributed to his father?
What is the ruling on a wife seeking divorce because she objects to her husband marrying another woman for the purpose of procreation, and what are her legitimate Shar'i rights if she insists on this, and would giving her her full deferred mahr, gold, and trousseau, along with an additional 5,000 pounds, be considered an injustice to her?
Is the divorced husband of the nursing mother considered the father of the infant during the waiting period (iddah) of divorce, based on Fatwas No. 134548 and No. 175169?
Is the new marriage contract void and the wife permissible for the questioner, given that he divorced her three consecutive times in one go, even though he was unaware of the Shariah ruling?
What is the religious ruling on a sister's rejection of a man who proposed to her five times, after her brothers' approval and the recitation of the Fatihah, and then their retraction of their approval?
What is the ruling on marrying a Christian woman who used to work in an inappropriate place but stopped doing so, and then what happened between you before marriage happened, and then you married her and discovered that she has a child from another person as a result of an assault, and she is now living with you and wants to remain married to you and is learning about Islam?
Does the marriage contract become void if the husband utters a blasphemous word and apostatizes from Islam, then immediately returns to it, and has not yet consummated the marriage with his wife?
Is it permissible for a fiancée to speak with her fiancé over the phone or via email to discuss non-essential wedding arrangements, and does a phone call constitute khalwa (private seclusion)?
Is what transpired—a marriage proposal in the presence of family and witnesses, and acceptance from both parties, without mention of the dowry—considered a legally valid marriage?
Is it permissible for a man to take back his divorced wife after she has been divorced three times, if the mufti nullified one of the divorces due to intense anger, making the divorces two, and can she be taken back with a new contract and dower, knowing that the divorced wife resides in another country?
Is a divorce considered final if the husband says to his wife, "This is my situation if you want to live with me," or something similar, and the wife responds, "I don't want to"? And what is the ideal approach to deal with this matter given the husband's obsessive thoughts and his inability to recall his intention?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a man who was afflicted by misgivings of apostasy before his marriage contract, and then contemplated divorce after it, knowing that he did not intend divorce at the time of the contract?
Is the fiancée considered disobedient to God if she refuses to kiss her suitor? And is kissing considered forbidden if she agrees? And is their sitting together considered khalwa (unlawful seclusion)?
ما هو حكم زواج المتعة إذا كان لغرض الإقامة؟
Is the inquirer's marriage to her husband invalid, knowing that he believes in God and the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, but he holds the view that the teachings of Islam are not necessarily for application at the present time?
Does a divorce take place if the husband says to his wife, "O Allah," in response to her saying, "O Allah, let's stop," in protest from her, and is this considered an answer to her request, and is it considered a divorce?