Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Does a divorce pronounced by a smoker in a fit of anger towards his wife during the daytime in Ramadan count—considering that they had not yet consummated the marriage, reconciled the following day, and are now married with a child?
Does the marriage become void if the brother officiates the marriage contract without informing the absent father, given that the father works in Saudi Arabia and cannot attend due to time constraints?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on the wife and her family deceiving the husband by concealing her chronic vocal illness and severe hearing impairment before marriage?
What are the most significant benefits for spouses resulting from the legal permissibility of Khul' (dissolution of marriage at the wife's instance)?
What is the Islamic ruling regarding a husband's playful statement to his wife, "You are divorced," accompanied by laughter, and then his subsequent utterance to her, during a real dispute and intense anger, "You are divorced," knowing that they reconciled and resumed their normal lives without renewing the marriage contract or involving a sheikh, and that the wife was pregnant?
What is the ruling regarding a husband who has been contemplating divorce for a long time due to reasons including psychological discomfort and fear of falling into sin, after meeting another woman whom he has not informed of his marriage, knowing that his country prohibits polygamy, and fearing that the marriage contract with her would be void if it takes place, especially if she stipulates the divorce of the first wife or is a cause for it? Is he obligated to inform her that he is married before completing the marriage with her, taking into account the iddah (waiting period) if divorce occurs?
Is the marriage contract of a young man who committed adultery then married without repentance considered void, and are his children attributed to him?
Is it obligatory for a wife to remain with her husband despite his ill-treatment, abandonment, betrayal, foul language, financial neglect, and uttering of divorce over trivial matters, or should she seek separation from him out of fear for her children being scattered, especially since she fears for her psychologically sensitive daughter?
Is it permissible to conclude a marriage contract with a foreign Muslim woman and waive her nafaqah (financial support) for the current time, with the intention of solemnizing the marriage later after graduation, due to not possessing sufficient funds currently, or is it obligatory to wait until one is able to provide nafaqah?
Is a woman entitled to claim 100,0 Saudi Riyals (60,0 for psychological damage and 40,0 for the costs of the marriage contract ceremony) after her divorce and before consummation, given that the judge ruled she was not entitled to a Mahr or deferred Mahr, and she was obligated to observe the 'iddah?
Is the statement "Your daughter is divorced by three" considered an irrevocable divorce, and does verbal reconciliation after the waiting period expires nullify it, or is a new marriage contract required?
What should I do about my wife who refuses to return home and shows me disrespect, knowing that I married her after she was raped and covered for her, and her refusal to return has caused her father to faint?
Will the wife be sinful if she refuses her husband from taking back his other wife due to the latter’s bad manners and harm, and is it permissible for her to ask for divorce if the husband takes her back nonetheless?
What is the ruling on a wife who left her husband's home and refused to return, then requested a divorce after being given a choice, and what is the ruling on the maintenance of the child she is raising, and what are the rights of the wife and the child?
Is it permissible for the spouses to meet, be in legitimate seclusion, and live together as long as the dispute case is still pending in court, knowing that the wife cannot withdraw the lawsuit at the present time?
Is sexual fantasizing about one's fiancé forbidden (haram), and what is its expiation?
What is the ruling on marriage with the intention of divorce after the completion of studies in a foreign country?
Is the husband considered an oppressor or is he in the right for divorcing his wife who annoys him and bargains with him, despite his providing housing and expenses for their daughter, and the wife's claim against him that he will be punished and that she has repented, while he is unable to forget her past?
Is the marriage valid if the brother of the bride, acting as her guardian, says "My client (muwakkilatī) instead of my ward (mawlātī)" during the ijāb (proposal), and the husband says "Your client (muwakkilatukī) instead of your ward (mawlātukī)" during the qubūl (acceptance), given that all conditions and pillars are met?
What is the ruling on dealing with a woman who committed zina and agreed to marry the man, then threatened him with exposing the relationship to his family and her family, claiming marriage to him - despite the absence of a contract - and threatening to kill him, whoever marries him, and herself?
What is the ruling regarding a man divorcing his wife via a text message in which he said: "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," after she became pregnant by him and then miscarried, and she is currently in her family's home? He then regretted it and wanted to take her back, but she refused. Does her refusal constitute Khulʿ, obligating her to return the Mahr that he is demanding before the court?
Is not documenting the deferred dowry (mu’akhar as-sadaq) in the marriage contract, by choice, based on the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, "The best of women are those with the least mahr," and to avoid marriage fees, haram or halal?
Is it permissible for a man who has a high sexual drive, and whose wife abstains from intercourse due to pregnancy or her preoccupation with the house and children, to marry another woman older than him in an urfi marriage to fulfill his needs, or to marry Misyar in another country?
Is a marriage conducted between a Muslim man and a Christian woman in a mosque, in the presence of an Imam and two witnesses, considered a legitimate marriage, given that the couple was cohabiting before the contract, and the prevailing Madhhab in the country is Hanbali, and the wife does not drink alcohol or eat pork?