Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible for a suitor to kiss his fiancée after the verbal proposal and acceptance but before the official marriage contract?
Is it permissible for a girl to wear the niqab despite the opposition of her father, who sees the matter differently regarding its obligation, and threatens to expel her from the house?
Does a divorce that has been issued by the husband more than 15 times, in a state of extreme anger and without a real intention to divorce, take effect, and what is the ruling on a marriage that was conducted without a guardian but with the presence of a ma’dhun and has an official marriage certificate?
Is there an 'iddah for a wife who was divorced after a valid seclusion (khalwa shar'iyya) without consummation, and is what occurred after the divorce considered zina (adultery/fornication) or a رجعة (revocation of divorce)?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman with children, who fears falling into sin, to marry a younger man informally, without her family's knowledge and without officially documenting the marriage, in order to avoid losing custody of her children according to the law, knowing that there are two witnesses?
Is a contract entered into under duress considered valid, and what is the treatment of the girl (virgin or non-virgin) upon the dissolution of this contract and her marriage to another, and does the ruling differ if she ruptured her hymen herself?
Is the husband obligated to pay his wife the mahr al-mithl (dower of the like) after divorce, given that the agreed-upon dower (5 kg of gold) was exorbitant and not intended to be paid due to ignorance of its necessity, and that its due date was divorce or death?
Does the divorced woman deserve her deferred dower if the divorce was due to her seeking it and her refusal to live with her husband?
Do disputes and threats of cutting ties, such as "I regret ever knowing you" or "I will cut off my relationship with you," affect the validity of a legal marriage contract based on offer and acceptance, knowing that reconciliation occurs after every dispute? Are these statements considered a divorce that invalidates the contract and makes the fiancée religiously unlawful, and what generally invalidates a marriage contract?
Is it permissible for the husband to take back his divorced wife after her waiting period has ended if the divorce was a Khul’ (dissolution of marriage at the wife's instance) despite her unwillingness for the Khul’, and is it legally possible to change the type of divorce from Khul’ to an irrevocable divorce?
Is the wife still under the husband's marital authority ( عصمة الزوج), and how many pronouncements of divorce remain for her after he secluded himself with her and repeatedly made divorce contingent upon certain actions, without consummating the marriage?
Does the wife deserve alimony if she disobeys her husband's orders and refuses to live with him? And must the husband fulfill his promise to buy an apartment for the wife in Alexandria if its price exceeds his financial capabilities? And what is the optimal solution to this problem?
Is it sufficient for a husband to tell his divorced wife, "Come back," for them to reconcile, given that her waiting period has ended and he intends to take her back as a wife, or is a new marriage contract required?
Is a woman excused for her ignorance of the rulings on apostasy and the marriage contract, and for her analogy regarding the marriage of a Muslim man to a Kitabiyyah (woman of the People of the Book) without her knowing that this is exclusive to the Kitabiyyah alone, or does she commit an act of disbelief (kufr)? And is a man excused for his ignorance of the permissibility of marrying a Kitabiyyah?
Are the husband's parents sinful for forcing their son to divorce his wife after five years of secret marriage, which caused the wife heartbreak?
What is the ruling on a man saying to his wife: "If you do not come to my family's house to spend Eid, then you will be divorced," if her coming does not materialize? Does the divorce take effect or not? And if it does, what are the rights of the wife who is six months pregnant?
Will a person be punished if his intention in marriage—to preserve his chastity and form a family—becomes mixed with a worldly intention, such as obtaining government housing through his wife's employment?
Is it permissible for a divorcée living in a country other than her own to enter into a secret Urfi marriage without a guardian and with only two witnesses, and with no documentation of rights?
How can one express feelings to his fiancée and encourage her to marry him through legitimate means, while knowing what permissible phrases of praise and love can be said, and what is stated in Islamic law regarding encouraging lovers to marry in light of tribulations and old age? What are the matters that should be tested in the fiancée? Is it better to marry while she remains with her family, or to postpone the marriage?
Is it permissible to agree upon a irrevocably separated divorce (baynunah kubra) with the wife after a revocable divorce and the expiration of her waiting period ('iddah)?
Is the divorce that occurred between the spouses a revocable or an irrevocable divorce?
What is the cure for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) regarding pronouncements of divorce? And what is the ruling on an unmarried man saying: "If I were to marry and my wife did such-and-such, I would not stay with her for a moment," knowing that this was said in a state of emotional agitation? And do these words prevent his future marriage?
Is the marriage of a Christian woman to a Muslim man Islamically valid if the marriage contract was concluded in the presence of witnesses, a dowry, and offer and acceptance, but the guardian was the father of her Muslim friend instead of her original guardian or the judge?
How can a man reconcile his desire to marry a second, religious woman who is a mother of two (and divorced), with the refusal of his first wife, whom he is keen to please, knowing that he views a second marriage as a way of preserving his chastity and hers, earning reward, alleviating his wife's burdens, and renewing affection, while the first wife considers it an insult and a neglect of her rights?