Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
How can a Muslim woman dissolve her marriage contract Islamically if her husband refuses to divorce or khul‘? What is the ruling on resorting to German courts in this situation? Can the filing of divorce papers in German courts be considered a legitimate annulment despite the lengthy duration and procedures? And how is a marriage contract dissolved for spouses who are only married Islamically without legal documentation?
Does the husband's statement to his wife during a quarrel, "I have come to hate you as a wife," constitute a divorce?
Does a divorce occur with the statement: "It is Haram for me and by divorce I will not go out with you again," if the statement was uttered in a moment of extreme anger and there was no intention of divorce, and is expiation required if the divorce does not occur?
Where is the bride's dowry in the customary agreements in Upper Egypt, which include the payment of sums of money (such as "al-Hatat" and "al-Asha'"), writing a list, and buying gold that the groom often reclaims and sells?
Is it permissible to annul an engagement after the marriage contract (aqd al-qiran) due to the discovery of dyed grey hair on the head and a birthmark on the body that were not disclosed?
What is the ruling on seeing one's fiancée accompanied by her older brother before going to her home, and what is required of the suitor towards his fiancée and her dowry, and how can one eliminate the suspicion of imitating Christians in wearing the engagement ring?
What is the ruling on a paper marriage—a temporary one—that is contracted for the purpose of studying abroad, where all the pillars of marriage are met (witnesses, guardian, notary public), but the husband does not consummate the marriage with his wife, nor does he live with her, and divorce may not even occur between them?
Does a divorce occur with the statement, "If anyone other than a mahram touches you, you are divorced," if the fiancée shakes hands with her non-mahram employer or is kissed on the hand by a young man with whom she had a previous relationship?
Is it obligatory to compel the fiancée to wear the hijab after the marriage contract, or should she be left to take this step on her own, knowing that she acknowledges its obligation?
Does the divorce of a man who was in a state of extreme anger and under the influence of Captagon, and before consummating the marriage with his wife, take effect?
What is the ruling on a wife being divorced for the third time when she is the one who compelled her husband to swear an oath of divorce, and he did not want to?
What is the ruling regarding someone who swore an oath by divorce that he would not watch pornographic films, or go near them, or download European satellite channels, then broke his oath? And does the divorce occur according to the number of types of acts in which he broke his oath, or is it a single divorce? And does anything occur if he watches them via the Internet instead of television? And what are the implications of this oath if there is doubt as to whether it was uttered aloud or was merely a thought?
Is what is known in Tunisia as "Al-Malak" – which is an gathering of male relatives and kin to recite verses and hadiths, and for the father of the girl and the young man to pronounce the formula of proposal and acceptance without specifying two witnesses or declaring the value of the dowry, followed by the recitation of Al-Fatiha – considered a legally valid marriage contract, knowing that the bride was in agreement but not present?
Is it permissible for a woman to remain with her ex-husband after being divorced from him three times, and after having contracted an administrative marriage with him for the purpose of nursing him and obtaining his pension, even though she treats him like a stranger? And is it permissible for her to remain in his house to nurse him if she terminates the administrative contract, especially given the presence of their adult children and the absence of another place for her?
Does repeating the word "taliq" (divorced) three times in a phone call constitute an irrevocable divorce, and what should be done if the matter can be rectified, given that there was a legitimate seclusion between the spouses without consummation?
Does a divorce take effect on the wife if her husband says to her: "I heard her divorced" or "You are divorced," and then claims that he said "Tayyib (okay)"?
What is the ruling on a man marrying three women, with the condition that the marriage be secret and unofficial, along with the intention of divorce in the future should he move to another area, and without procreation?
Is the wife entitled to seek annulment of the marriage contract after discovering deception by her husband, his family, and her father regarding his job, place of residence, and financial status, and the resulting harm to her, despite the husband's claim of her obedience?
What should a married man who wishes to marry a foreign woman for the purpose of residing in Europe, knowing that he has divorced his first wife by mutual consent and wants to return to her, do?
Is it permissible for a man to take back his wife, whom his father divorced on his behalf by proxy, after she initially refused the divorce judicially, and was then divorced upon appeal?
Is the previous unregistered marriage between the questioner and his wife considered void or valid, and does it affect the validity of their future legitimate marriage with the consent of her guardian, and do the three previous divorces in that unregistered marriage count?
Is the secret marriage of a sister to a Muslim man in a non-Muslim society, performed by reciting the Fatiha with the consent of the guardian and both spouses, valid in Islamic law if the Muslim witnesses who knew of the marriage were absent, and is it sufficient to inform two Muslim witnesses of the marriage after its completion to make it valid?
What is the ruling on a wife who left the marital home without her husband's consent and relinquished custody of her children and her deferred mahr (dowry) in exchange for her freedom, while she is pregnant with her second child, and the husband refuses to hand over the first child to her family?
Does the ruling on a wife's deliberate apostasy differ if she was authorized [to act on behalf of her husband]?