Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is the marriage contract considered void, and if so, what is the solution, given that the following errors occurred: the contract was written by a woman, the legal guardian was absent, and the full dowry amount was not mentioned?
How are the rulings of Islamic Sharia applied to Christians in matters of personal status, such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, especially given the differences in the rulings of their religion, such as the impermissibility of divorce among Orthodox Christians?
Is the husband entitled to the mahr (dowry) from the wife who requested divorce and refused to return, and is her returning of the mahr considered khulʿ (a type of divorce where the wife initiates the separation by returning the dowry or other compensation to the husband)? What is the duration of her ʿiddah (waiting period)? And does the hadith: "Any woman who seeks divorce without a strong reason, the scent of Paradise will be forbidden to her" apply to her?
Is the deferred dowry considered a right of the wife if the reason for her seeking divorce is verbal abuse, while she refuses to file a case to claim it?
What is the ruling on my marriage, and is it sufficient to renew the marriage contract if the first one was void? And what should I do, knowing that I used to interrupt my prayers before marriage, and I participated in jokes that denigrated Allah and His Messenger, and I used to repeat the phrase "May your sanctity be cursed" by way of jest and laughter?
Is it permissible to marry a second wife with the intention of divorcing her upon the arrival of the first wife?
Is a divorce that occurred after consummation and going through court procedures considered valid and enforceable, despite the husband's claim that it is void and his desire to take back his wife without her consent, especially after a previous divorce in which reconciliation occurred without the family's knowledge? And does the husband have the right to prevent his wife from marrying someone else if she refuses to return to him?
Is it permissible for the atheist father or brothers of a committed Muslim girl to be her guardians (wali) in court to solemnize her marriage? And what is the solution for that?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman with children to have her son act as her guardian in the marriage contract if her father refuses to do so for illegitimate reasons, such as being a polygamist?
What is the ruling of the religion regarding the marriage of a woman whose husband died and then returned after she had married his brother? Is the second marriage null and void?
Does renewing the marriage contract with one's wife for reassurance mean nullifying the previous contract and divorcing her, and is it necessary to wait for the ‘iddah to end before the new contract, or is it permissible to contract immediately?
Is the aforementioned marriage canonically valid according to the four schools of thought, given the existing flaws, which are: poor eyesight, obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswasah), the guardian not praying, the two witnesses shaving their beards, the two witnesses not knowing the couple, the husband offering the ijāb (proposal), performing 'Umrah incompletely, the word "muwakkilatuk" (your agent) instead of "muwalliyatuk" (your guardian/one you are giving in marriage), and the failure to pay the prompt dower? And is intimacy between the couple permissible in this case?
Does a divorce issued by the husband in a state of extreme anger, and with the intention of threatening the wife to urge her to return, take effect, especially since the wife has declared that the divorce has occurred and that she is no longer his wife?
What are the conditions for a marriage contract, is it permissible for a mature woman to marry without the knowledge of her guardian, is there a fatwa that permits uncodified marriage in a country that prohibits polygyny, and if it is forbidden, what is the solution to this issue, and how does a woman guarantee her rights in an uncodified marriage?
Is the waiting period (iddah) considered to have begun the moment the husband said, "My role as a husband is over and our marriage is over," and informed his relatives that he had divorced, or is it necessary for him to explicitly say, "You are divorced," for the divorce to be recognized?
Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a girl whose divorce decree has not yet been issued by the court, especially since she was forced into her first marriage?
Is the marriage considered valid if the girl appointed her mother's husband as her guardian in the marriage contract, and she was unaware that the guardian must be the father or the paternal uncle? And what is the correct action to rectify this matter and remove the sin from the deceased and from her?
What are the errors that invalidate a Sharia marriage contract, and does the lack of direct verbal communication between the girl's guardian and the man, relying solely on civil documentation, invalidate the contract?
Is sending text messages sufficient to maintain kinship ties with a paternal half-sister who causes harm, and what is the ruling on her marriage without the presence of her guardian, with the father's knowledge and consent after the marriage?
Does a divorce pronounced by the husband while he was in a state of extreme anger, and which the wife did not hear until three and a half months later, take effect?
Is the marriage contract that was concluded without the real father's name valid, and does the marriage of two sisters for four years change its validity?
Is it permissible for the maternal uncle to be the guardian in a marriage contract, given that the father and paternal grandfather have passed away, and the brother has not reached the age of puberty?
Is it permissible to take back one's wife verbally after the second divorce, or is a new contract necessary, and is the wife considered divorced, or is she still married to her husband?
What is the ruling on marrying a young girl? Is the marriage contract with her valid? And if the contract is valid, what is the ruling on enjoying her?