Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What is the ruling on a man marrying a woman without the permission of her guardian in Pakistan, if the judge affirms the validity of the marriage contract and dismisses the guardian's lawsuit?
1. Is it true that a woman's claim of divorce without evidence is not considered a divorce, and that evidence consists of two witnesses? What is the ruling if the woman is truthful in her claim despite the lack of evidence? 2. Is it not supposed to be that the husband is believed if he claims divorce, and why are witnesses required from him and the marriage considered still valid in this case? 3. Is the statement quoted by the questioner from the book "Ash-Sharh Al-Mumti'" by Ibn ‘Uthaymeen regarding divorce correct and approved by the people of knowledge?
What do you advise a young man, residing in Saudi Arabia, whose fiancée is in Syria and complains a lot about his lack of communication with her, to the extent that she cursed him and then apologized, then sent him a vulgar and insulting message after he asked her mother to bring her to her senses, leading him to consider divorcing her?
Must I enter into a new marriage contract after I told my wife, with whom I have not consummated the marriage, "If you do not say such and such, you will be divorced," and then I took her back, believing it to be a single divorce, or can this be considered an oath (yamin) that necessitates an expiation for an oath (kaffarat yamin), and that suffices to rectify the marriage?
Is it permissible for a husband to prevent his wife from working, given her need for money and her desire for it, and her refusal to complete her studies?
Does a husband's obligation to bear his wife's expenses fall away after an agreement with her and her parents before marriage not to bear them?
Is a woman's marriage valid if she marries a chaste man without his knowledge of her fornication, and without performing an Istibra' or sincere repentance before the marriage, knowing that she did not become pregnant, and that the marriage took place without a guardian?
Did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, renew the marriage contract with Khadijah after he was informed of his message and the conditions for the validity of the marriage contract were revealed?
Is it permissible for a wife to perform Salāt al-Istikhārah concerning obligatory matters or Sharīʿah rulings, and what is the Sharʿī ruling in this case, given that the husband wishes to mend his home and does not desire divorce, while the wife did not feel at ease after Salāt al-Istikhārah regarding the continuation of the marriage?
Is it permissible for me to demand custody of my two daughters in exchange for divorce and the full return of the dowry, due to the ill manners of the wife's mother and her influence on the upbringing of the girls?
What is the ruling regarding a man who told his wife, "You are divorced," before consummation, then after consummation told her, "By divorce, you will not spend the night in the house," but she did spend the night, and then he told her, "You are divorced"?
Is a marriage contracted in the Sharia Court in Syria via an official power of attorney considered valid and legitimate, and does it not necessitate a new contract with a marriage officiant upon the wife's arrival in the Kingdom, especially since the husband cannot travel to Syria?
Is the marriage contract valid for a girl who committed adultery and gave birth to a child, and upon whom the punishment (hadd) was not carried out due to the absence of a judiciary and the poor conditions, and then she married another man?
If a woman apostatizes and her husband has intercourse with her on the same day before her repentance, then she repents the following day, is their intercourse considered unlawful sexual intercourse (zina)? Is the marriage contract annulled? Is she obligated to inform her husband of this? And is it permissible for her to remain with him?
Does a man's divorce of his wife during her menstrual period, after her quarrel with his brother and her departure to her family's home, take effect? Is it permissible to take her back verbally without a new marriage contract or the knowledge of her guardian? And is his taking her back considered disobedience to his father, who rejects her return?
Is it permissible to seek a khulʿ from a husband who does not believe in the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), often commits acts of disbelief, demands his wife remove her hijab and abandon her religion, beats her, and does not provide for her expenses?
Does an unintended verbal divorce issued by the husband while joking, after the marriage contract and before full consummation, take effect, and what is the Shar'i ruling on taking the wife back after such a divorce?
What is the ruling on swearing by divorce due to self-talk and the whisperings of Satan, and does divorce occur in the aforementioned cases?
Is saying "I don't do that" in response to advice to treat one's wife as the Prophet treated his wives considered an act of disbelief (kufr)? What is the repentance for it? Are there any worldly consequences, such as the annulment of the marriage contract?
Does a Kitābiyyah woman become permissible for a Muslim man if she pronounces the Two Testimonies, knowing that she doubted the Hereafter before pronouncing them?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding a wife remaining under a man's marital bond without divorce despite her distance from him and her refusal to live with him, while the husband is unable to pay the deferred dower, and is maintenance obligatory for her and the children in this case despite the husband being deprived of seeing them, and does a Sharia-compliant divorce occur by the wife's prolonged absence?
What are the Sharia and legal procedures resulting from the aforementioned Khula agreement, and is the husband entitled to deprive the mother of her daughter's custody if she marries another man, and how long do Khula procedures take in court?
What is the ruling regarding a man telling his future wife, "You are forbidden to me" if she does something he dislikes, and then she does that very thing after marriage without him having forbidden her? And is she Islamically forbidden to him?
Is the wife whose husband has passed away entitled to take everything on the marriage list—including the bedroom—bearing in mind that what is written on it is not a dowry, but rather a record of what the spouses brought, and what will be the fate of the children if the wife takes all of that?