Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is my marriage to a 15-year-old girl for pleasure, while I am 60 years old, considered unlawful and sinful for me, knowing that I was unaware of its unlawfulness and believed it to be permissible, and I have given the girl her due?
What is the ruling on a woman whose marriage contract has been written, but who has not yet consummated the marriage, traveling without her fiancé's permission and without a mahram, when there is no necessity?
Is it permissible to converse with one's fiancée via the internet or phone, and what are the limits of such communication, given that both families are aware of the situation?
What is the ruling on a triple divorce that occurred in a single session, during a period of purity in which sexual intercourse took place, knowing that the wife was the one who requested and insisted on the divorce, and refused to reconcile? And does she forfeit her right to the dower if she acknowledges this before the court?
Is marriage to the suitor, after repentance from adultery with him, valid? And must the adulteress repent and cleanse her womb? And is it forbidden to marry the one with whom one has committed adultery after repentance and cleansing, according to the doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah?
Is a marriage considered invalid if the wife concealed from the husband that the loss of her virginity was due to fornication and not rape, and what is the ruling of Islamic law regarding this marriage, divorce, and the wife's rights after she has renounced them?
Is this considered a legitimate marriage, or are the conditions for marriage not yet met?
Is repeating the words of a song that include the phrase "عليَّ الحرام من ديني" (By my religion, it is unlawful for me) before and after marriage, without the intention of swearing an oath or knowledge of the jurisprudential implications of these words, subject to expiation or does it entail any legal consequence, especially after learning that it may be an كناية (allusion) to divorce or zihar (a pre-Islamic form of divorce)?
What is your advice for someone about to get married in Europe?
What is the ruling of Islamic law and what is required of a man who has contracted his marriage to his cousin (his mother's sister's daughter), but has not yet consummated the marriage, nor has he specified a mahr (dower) or a deferred dower, and problems have arisen between them leading to the intention of divorce?
What is the difference between the dowry (mahr) and the engagement gift (shabaka)? And should the list of movables (qa'imat al-manqulat) include only what the wife brought, or all movables, considering that what the husband brought is part of the dowry?
What is the ruling on a secret marriage for a woman whose husband has left her in limbo, refusing to divorce her, while she fears falling into temptation and he procrastinates for financial and legal reasons?
What is the ruling concerning a Sri Lankan Muslim man who married a Buddhist woman and had three daughters with her, unknowingly of its prohibition, and then his wife agreed to embrace Islam?
Is the wife entitled to stay at her family's home and refuse to return to her husband, despite her repeated outings without his knowledge, her refusal to leave her job, and her driving a car despite his objection?
Is it permissible to hand over the dowry after the marriage contract but before consummation?
Is it permissible to stipulate the virginity of the girl in the marriage contract, and to nullify the contract and [stipulate] legal fees to be borne by whoever commits adultery after the contract? And is the marriage and the begetting of children nullified if the two conditions are breached or if this is concealed? And if the girl pleads not to be divorced for fear of harm, is the marriage then void, or must she be concealed?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on marriage by intention, knowing that the couple established a marital relationship without a contract, with the knowledge of their families and neighbors about this relationship?
What is the ruling on marriage with the intention of divorce for someone residing in a foreign country, and what is its ruling for an Egyptian who marries with the intention of divorce in order to travel with his wife, then divorces her upon returning to Egypt?
Is the marriage of a Muslim man to an American Muslim woman, in the presence of two witnesses, with the consent of both parties, and the writing of a contract between them, without the presence of her non-Muslim guardian, considered Islamically valid?
What is the ruling regarding someone who wants to divorce his wife before consummating the marriage, because she works as a teacher for males and females in secondary school, even though he knew about this and gave his prior consent?
Does a divorced woman need to refer to the court or a new marriage contract if her husband takes her back before the expiration of her waiting period and the divorce occurred in court?
Is a father's anger considered a reality, and to what extent is the questioner sinful for her brother's estrangement from her after her unwilling move to her husband's house, and is she obligated to continue trying to reconcile their kinship despite the insults and the negative impact of that on her marital life?
Is it permissible for a woman who has had her marriage contract (aqd qiran) solemnized to communicate with her husband despite her promise to her father not to communicate with him, and would she be considered to have broken her promise, incurring an expiation (kaffarah) if she communicates with him?
What is the ruling on not fulfilling a covenant made with Allah not to look at a specific thing, knowing that this looking was a means of protecting oneself from fornication?