Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible to register a portion of the house's ownership to the wife instead of her deferred dowry and its appurtenances, knowing that housing is her right upon the husband?
Is the marriage that took place between the questioner and the girl considered legally valid, given that the girl's father refused to marry her off, and her grandfather married her off remotely after the questioner agreed to send a sum of money?
What is the religious ruling on establishing an 'urfi marriage relationship with a girl with the intention of future marriage, while refraining from sexual intercourse and limiting it to foreplay until financial and age circumstances permit an official marriage?
Is it permissible to add a condition to the marriage contract that prevents the wife from seeking khulʿ or annulment, and what are the consequences of violating this agreement?
Is it permissible to seek divorce from a husband who refuses to declare his second marriage publicly for fear of problems, lies constantly, and causes his wife to lose her sense of security and trust in him, despite his kind treatment and provision of housing and expenses?
What is the ruling regarding the marriage of a couple, and what is required of the wife concerning her husband's accusations of theft against her and his belief in those accusations? What is the ruling on theft in this situation? And what is the prescribed legal punishment that applies to the deceptive husband, those who incited him, and the husband himself?
What is the ruling on a man marrying a woman upon whom he عقد قران (solemnized the marriage contract) in the presence of her mother and two witnesses, knowing that he had sexual intercourse with her before the marriage contract, and does she become permissible for him after divorcing her three times?
Does a non-Muslim brother's failure to pray render him unqualified to be a guardian (wali) for his Muslim sister in marriage? What is the procedure if there is no Muslim guardian from among the relatives, and can the imam of the mosque act as a judge in marrying off a Muslim woman residing in a non-Islamic country? And does the lack of spousal compatibility affect the validity of the contract?
What is the ruling on the validity of the marriage of a previously married woman (thayyib) who marries herself without her guardian's (wali) permission, knowing that her guardians prevented her from marrying, and that this is done according to the Hanafi school of thought, as is customary in her town and in the Sharia courts in Egypt? And what is the ruling on a guardian permitting a woman to marry herself with his permission but without his presence at the marriage contract session?
What is the ruling regarding a man saying: "It is unlawful for me from my wife's back" if he prepares this dinner and she partakes of it, even though he has not yet consummated the marriage after the عقد (marriage contract)?
Does engaging in sodomy prohibit marriage, and is the marriage contract invalidated if the act occurs after it?
Does a husband's divorce of his wife by saying "You are divorced" in front of two witnesses take effect, despite his claim that he did not intend divorce, and despite the witnesses' confirmation that he was not under duress, and given that the couple has not reunited since the incident? And is it permissible for him to take her back?
Is it valid for the guardian of a girl in marriage (wali) to be a father who curses the religion, does not pray, and openly shows his enmity towards the religion, while the girl is unable to advise him or discuss religious matters with him?
Does the guardianship of a girl transfer to her elder brother without resorting to the judiciary and without informing people about her father's disobedience, if the father refuses to attend his daughter's marriage contract for unknown reasons? And is it necessary to inform the marriage officiant about the reason for the brother assuming guardianship, or is it permissible to lie to him? And is it permissible for the brother to appoint his maternal uncle to conduct the marriage contract if guardianship has transferred to him without a judge?
Is this woman considered lawfully married based on the described contract, and if the contract is void, does a divorce take effect and is she obligated to observe the waiting period ('iddah), or is there no marriage in the first place?
What is the ruling if a man embraces Islam while his wife remains a Hindu in her country, and he is returning to her?
Is it permissible for the wife to refuse to be alone with her husband or to have intercourse with him after the marriage contract, if it was agreed to postpone the consummation out of consideration for custom and to avoid gossip from neighbors?
Is it permissible to consummate the marriage with one's wife after announcing the marriage to her, but before the marriage contract (nikah) is finalized due to administrative issues, especially after her conversion to Islam?
What is the ruling regarding a wife staying with her husband who does not pray, and who beats her, humiliates her, and takes her money without her consent, knowing that she does not know if their marriage contract was valid?
What is the ruling on marriage contracts concluded with the testimony of the girl's guardian and another witness, knowing that the one who concludes these contracts always relies on this method?
What is the ruling on marriage according to the school of Abu Hanifa, which prohibits marriage due to affinity (muṣāhara) through lustful looking at the mother-in-law or her sister before marriage, if the young man engaged in that with the mother of his wife while she is deceased?
Does a triple divorce take effect if the husband swore to his wife by divorce that she should eat, and she did not come to eat at the moment of the oath, knowing that she intended to eat and ate two hours later?
Is foreplay that led to the emission of semen considered a valid seclusion (khalwa shar'iyya) that would return the wife to her husband without renewing the marriage contract after his apostasy and repentance, taking into consideration that their families did not enter upon them except after seeking permission, and must he inform his wife of anything?
A pregnant wife is asking for a divorce from her husband; does she have any rights?