Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is the father entitled to claim from his daughter the amount he spent on her preparations for a marriage that did not take place, and which the father paid on her behalf to finalize her divorce after twenty years?
What is the wisdom behind the dowry (Mahr) in Islam? And does the dowry contradict the honoring of women, making her like a "prostitute" or a "slave" bought by a man, especially in light of fatwas that consider the man to be the "owner of the private parts (bida')" because he paid the dowry?
Is the husband entitled to reclaim the entire mahr if the wife requests divorce before consummation, and does his deception regarding his age, a previous divorce, and a disability affect the ruling?
Is it considered an act of disobedience if the mother rejects the dowry that her daughter accepted from her husband?
Does the interpretation of the noble verse: "So for what you have enjoyed from them thereof, give them their due compensation as an obligation" (An-Nisa: 24) refer to the dowry (mahr), or to the maintenance (nafaqah)?
Does a divorce that occurred under duress take effect, even though the plaintiff told the judge that he had not consummated the marriage with his wife, despite having done so, and is it permissible for them to reconcile without a new marriage contract?
Is the first wife considered unlawful for the husband, or does he only owe expiation after he said to her: "You are divorced if any woman enters upon you, whether lawfully or unlawfully" three times, and he added to that "You are thrice divorced if any woman enters upon you, whether lawfully or unlawfully," and then he had intercourse with another woman after divorcing his second wife?
What is the ruling on marrying a Kitabiyyah without a Shariah contract and without the presence of her guardian, even with his consent? And can her guardian appoint a Muslim to complete the marriage, or appoint the Imam via telephone?
Did the divorce take place based on the mentioned condition, and how many divorces were counted?
Is a husband entitled to prevent his wife from studying?
Does concealing from the guardian of the second wife that the husband is already married invalidate the marriage contract, knowing that the guardian would not reject the marriage if he knew, and the purpose is to protect the feelings of both the first and second wives?
Is it permissible for a son not to spend on his mother and to cut ties with her and shun her for her own good, knowing that she is customarily married and spends her money on her imprisoned husband?
Is marrying a girl whose family rejected her due to her affiliation—from the father's side only—with an innovative family, without their consent, considered a violation of Sharia and an act of disobedience to parents, knowing that the girl's and her family's عقيدة (creed) is not innovative?
Is a verbal agreement between spouses before marriage to deprive the wife of inheritance in exchange for a deferred dower Islamically valid, and is the wife entitled to claim her share of the inheritance after the husband's death and her retraction from the agreement?
Is the wife considered lawful to her husband after she writes a conditional Khul' document dependent on his fulfilling an oath, and then he fulfills the oath and the wife enters and completes her menstrual cycle, or is a new marriage contract required between them?
Is the marriage of a woman who was forced into it and dislikes her husband, and then secretly married another man, Islamically valid?
Is the marriage considered valid if it was conducted secretly without the knowledge of the husband's family, without a dowry or public announcement, due to the woman's pregnancy by the man, and is the child she bore considered a product of fornication?
What is the view of the Hanafis and Shafi'is regarding the wife stipulating conditions in the marriage contract that contravene Islamic law, such as preventing the husband from marrying another woman? And what is the view of the Hanafis regarding usurious transactions in non-Muslim lands?
What is the optimal course of action with a husband who beats and curses religion and his family, especially since this negatively affects the psychological well-being of his wife and child?
What are the legal rulings regarding the dower (mahr), the waiting period (iddah), alimony (nafaqah), and compensatory gift (mut'ah) in the event of divorce before consummation? And is the situation considered a khul' (divorce at the wife's instance) if the wife insists on the divorce? And can the husband reclaim the expenses he incurred for the marriage?
Is it permissible for a couple who have been divorced twice, and whose third divorce is a matter of doubt, to live in the same place without conjugal relations, knowing that the wife lives with her family? And what are the limits of their interaction when meeting their children?
Is the aforementioned common-law marriage (zawāj ‘urfī) Islamically valid, taking into consideration that it was conducted without the parents’ knowledge and the groom’s friend, an imam, was appointed to solemnize the marriage?
Do allusive divorce pronouncements made prior to the marriage contract have any legal validity in Islamic law?
What is the expiation for one who made his wife's divorce conditional upon her entering and working in his family's kitchen, and he regrets it and wants her to do so?