Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on separating from the second wife after the marriage contract, whether before or after the wedding ceremony, knowing that the reason for the separation is embarrassment from the spread of the news of having met her by phone and the fear of that affecting the children?
How is the obligatory Zakat calculated for a woman who has the following assets: 1. Funds deposited in a bank account in Morocco, amounting to 210,0 Moroccan Dirhams, collected for the purpose of purchasing apartments for residence, from which amounts were withdrawn when needed and then replenished? 2. Down payments she made for the purchase of 3 apartments in Morocco (210,0 Dirhams for two apartments, and 40,0 Dirhams for a third apartment), the delivery date of which has not yet been determined, with installments still outstanding? 3. An interest-based loan for the residential house in which she purchased her ex-husband's share and assumed his debt? 4. A debt owed to her by her sister (37,0 Dirhams) which could not be repaid and which she no longer demands? 5. An amount invested in a commercial partnership (35,0 Euros) that has not yet yielded profits? 6. A dowry she received and used to support her commercial project? 7. Gifted gold, of which she does not know the value or weight? 8. Her inheritance share of her father's land, on which a property was built, and she does not know its value or rental income? Taking into consideration that her current income barely covers her obligations and her children's expenses, and she has financial arrears?
Should the marriage contract for this man be solemnized, or should efforts be made to divorce him, knowing that he married the sister عرفيًا (according to common practice without official documentation) and threatened to expose her matter?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the woman and the two men mentioned, knowing that the woman's husband has been missing for over six years, and she was found in her home with two strange men who claimed to have attempted to abduct her with her consent?
Is the suitor obligated to marry the one with whom he committed preliminary acts of fornication, knowing that his engagement was annulled by his family due to their disapproval of her?
What are the errors that invalidate the legitimate marriage contract (ʻaqd sharʻī li-n-nikāḥ), and must the legitimate contract be on one day and the civil contract on another?
What are the rulings concerning the administrative divorce case that occurred by mutual consent between the spouses, knowing that no utterance of divorce was made nor was there an intention for it? And must the mother, who is 54 years old and no longer menstruates, observe the waiting period ('iddah)? What are her legal limits if she is not required to observe the 'iddah? Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory upon her or the father for what they committed of Allah's prohibitions? And must the father take her back during the 'iddah or after its expiration with the Fatihah? What is the necessity of the Fatihah if the husband did not pronounce divorce and the matter was administrative, especially since Tunisian personal status law prohibits polygyny?
What is the amount due to be paid from the deferred dower, and is the daughter's maintenance obligatory after obtaining her degree, given that the agreement on the deferred dower was made out of ignorance of its nature as a due debt?
Is it permissible to marry with the intention of divorce for a traveler or to protect oneself from temptation, then divorce the wife after the pleasure with her is over, leaving her in regret, and is this from Islamic law?
Is it permissible for a father to postpone his daughter's marriage without a valid reason?
Should the husband be informed of his wife’s relationship with her former fiancé, after she was forced to marry him, especially since the husband was aware of this beforehand? Is this relationship considered a “love sickness”? Is she permitted to seek a divorce to marry that man?
Does a divorce issued by the father three times take effect, despite his denial of the third divorce and his claim not to remember it, and his claim that the second divorce did not occur, and is their marriage still valid?
Is the marriage considered legitimate upon the marriage contract, its announcement, and the presence of the guardian, even though the wife has not reached the legal age for documentation in court?
How can a Muslim man who civilly married a Christian woman in the West have his marriage contract registered Islamically after they move to live in an Arab country?
Is what a girl does with her husband - after the marriage contract and before the wedding - in terms of getting to know him and showing affection, considered shameful and contrary to social customs, and is her mother's and sister's statement correct that the husband has not yet become her husband?
Does the divorce of an angry man who has taken stimulating pills that increase nervousness count, if the husband is not himself, knowing that the wife is still with him and they have children?
Is it permissible to marry عرفياً ( عرفي - urfi - a common-law marriage) with witnesses but without a guardian (wali), with the intention of completing the official marriage later, until the official procedures for marriage are finalized at the Foreigners' Marriage Office in Egypt, knowing that the wife is a foreign national, Muslim, and elderly?
Would a divorce occur if a man said to his wife: "If you leave after school without my knowledge, you are divorced," and she then sent him a message saying: "Thank you, I am leaving now, and the 'ismah (bond of marriage) is in my hand, I am divorced," knowing that she did not actually leave? And is an expiation for a broken oath (kaffarat yamin) required, or can the wife be taken back? And what is the ruling on the wife's message saying: "The 'ismah is in my hand, I am divorced"?
What is the ruling on marriage in which there are song lyrics accompanied by the drum (daf) only, without musical instruments, and is it better for the songs to be Islamic anasheeds?
Does adultery occur if a man divorces his wife verbally without informing her, then has marital relations with her before the divorce is communicated to her and witnessed?
What is the ruling on keeping dogs at home if the wife is not Muslim and is unwilling to give up her dog?
What is the ruling on divorcing one's wife in American courts against her will, and is it permissible to take her back after that?
Am I still in my first waiting period (Iddah), and was what happened between my husband and me permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram), or do we start the waiting period again after the second divorce? And are my ex-husband's visits to me after the divorce permissible (halal) or forbidden (haram)?
Is a daughter considered sinful for not being pleased with the actions of her mother — who raised her and her sisters after their father’s divorce, and refused to help her with her marriage despite having savings, and sold her [the daughter's] jewelry that she had entrusted to her — especially with the presence of harshness within her towards her sick mother, and what should she do about that?