Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What are the husband's rights if his wife and her family refuse her return to him after a long journey, knowing that the husband was aware of her disobedience during his absence? And does he have the right to resort to the police or the court?
If the marriage was invalid and was annulled or divorce occurred because of it, is the waiting period (iddah) one menstrual cycle or three menstrual cycles?
What is the ruling regarding a man remaining married to a woman who declared her conversion to Islam, then desired to apostatize from it, given the presence of two children between them, and the difficulty of their custody in the wife's country if divorce were to occur?
Was the marriage and divorce effected legally and actually, knowing that the marriage was by word of mouth only, in front of witnesses and without official documentation, and the divorce occurred similarly before consummation?
Is the aforementioned marriage Islamically valid, and did the divorce become an irreversible major divorce based on the revocations and divorces that occurred?
Is it permissible for my husband to take me back after divorcing me via WhatsApp, saying: "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," knowing that he regrets this divorce?
What is the ruling on divorce via mobile phone messages, and is it permissible to retract it, and what are the conditions for doing so, if it occurred in a state of extreme anger and only once, before consummating the marriage and after the marriage contract?
What are the rights of a woman whose marriage contract has been concluded, but the engagement was broken off in Palestine, given that the stated reasons are attributable to the fiancé?
What is the ruling on practicing phone sex with one's fiancé after the marriage contract but before the wedding, and what is the ruling on going out with him without the family's knowledge?
Does a divorce occur for someone who swore an oath of divorce before the marriage contract, and then broke that oath after the marriage contract but before consummation?
Why isn't the punishment for a rapist sufficient, and what is the evidence from the authentic Sunnah regarding the Prophet's (PBUH) ruling on the rapist?
What is the ruling on the fiancée placing her hand on her genital organ and moving it for arousal while speaking on the phone with her fiancé, knowing that the marriage contract has been concluded and they will be getting married after four months?
Does a divorce occur if the wife wears makeup without her husband’s permission, after he swore an oath of divorce upon her if she were to do that, then he gave her an absolute permission, knowing that the husband does not recall his intention at the time of the oath? And is a new marriage contract required?
Is a marriage contract for a Muslim woman residing illegally in a European country, with the consent of her brother and the presence of two witnesses, and conducted online with identity verification, considered illegitimate?
Can my husband take me back with a new contract after the second divorce and the expiry of my waiting period (iddah), or do I need a muhallil? And how is my waiting period (iddah) calculated – by months or by menstrual cycles – knowing that my menstrual period occurs once every two months?
What are the wife's rights, including maintenance and other provisions, from her husband who married her but has not yet paid her Mahr and resides abroad? Is he permitted private seclusion with her before paying the Mahr and after the marriage contract? Is he permitted to be in private seclusion with her upon his return from his journey?
What is the ruling on one who frequently doubts the occurrence of divorce to the extent of taking the most cautious approach in every issue in which he is given a fatwa that it did not occur? And what is the ruling on one who does not remember the wording of the divorce he uttered during the argument, and does this divorce take effect? And is seeking permission by phone considered valid permission to go out if the husband did not specify how permission should be sought?
Is a fiancée considered, by Islamic law, the wife of her fiancé after the Fatiha has been recited, the engagement announced, and she has been adorned with jewelry in the presence and with the approval of the families, even though they will not be alone together until after the wedding in a few months?
What is the religious ruling on a wife staying in her husband's family home to serve them, while his brother's wife, who causes problems, is also present? Or on her staying in her own family's home and visiting them from time to time? Or on stipulating that she will not go to her husband's family home if his brother's wife is there?
Is it permissible to marry a young man to a girl without his knowledge, by his father or brother acting as his proxy in writing a contract with the girl's father? Is the contract valid or void? And is it permissible to marry a man without his knowledge?
Does an unregistered marriage become valid with the presence of a guardian and witnesses, and an offer and acceptance, then tearing up the contract after signing? Is tearing it up considered a divorce? To whom does the woman belong if she marries another man a month later with an unregistered contract without a guardian, with the guardian's later approval – to the first husband or the second? Are both marriages valid or void?
Does the suitor's saying to the guardian, "I have accepted her according to the Madhhab of Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man," constitute a legitimate contract that permits the fiancée to shake hands with the suitor, adorn herself for him, and speak with him in words of love?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a husband who prevents his wife from having the key to her apartment, controls her salary, forces her to live near his family despite a prior agreement not to do so, lies to her, and cuts off communication with her and their daughter?
Is it permissible for a husband to remarry his wife after a divorce in which consummation did not occur? Is she forbidden from marrying another? Is her waiting for him after the annulment of the contract considered unlawful? And does God hold a person accountable for their intense love for someone?