Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Does the first customary marriage remain valid with two witnesses and a lawyer despite the wife's ignorance that it is a real marriage? Is it permissible for a Catholic woman married to a non-Muslim, who does not love her husband and wishes to divorce him, to marry a virtuous Muslim man who is already married, as a second wife, after her divorce? What is the waiting period (iddah) in this case? Does the first wife have the right to request a divorce and take the children away from her husband if he marries another woman?
Is the described situation considered a divorce (طلاق) or a khul' (خلع), and does the ruling on reconciliation (الرجعة) differ in each case? If it is a divorce, is it irrevocable (بائن) or revocable (رجعي)? Is the waiver of the dower (مهر) valid and binding under these circumstances? What is the preponderant opinion regarding the occurrence of triple talaq at once? What are the rulings concerning the son conceived by the wife, given the husband's denial of him?
What is a "shighar" marriage, and does the questioner's marriage fall under it, and what is the ruling on this marriage if the spouses are happy and have children?
Does the divorce that I uttered during varying periods of anger count, knowing that I only intended divorce once, and continued my marital life normally after each time, and neither my wife nor I desire divorce?
Is it permissible for the husband of the girl’s maternal aunt to be her guardian in marriage, based on a recommendation from her deceased father, given the presence of her paternal uncles and their sons? And would the marriage be invalid if it were to proceed under this guardianship?
Is a marriage contracted over the phone valid if consented to by the wife's brother, who does not pray, and does a divorce pronounced after consummation in such a case take effect?
Is it permissible to lend a sum of money to a couple about to get married, knowing that this sum might be used for a wedding ceremony that could contain violations of Islamic law?
What is the ruling on marrying a young man after the approval of both families, while there is an older unmarried sister, in a society whose customs require the marriage of the eldest sister first, and what is the ruling on speaking with this young man during this period?
Is it permissible to stipulate conditions for waiving alimony, housing, or procreation in a "misyar" marriage contract, or should the agreement be verbal only? And does a woman have the right to retract her waiver after marriage? Is it permissible for a man to conceal his "misyar" marriage from his family? And is it obligatory for a man to inform the woman of her legitimate rights in a "misyar" marriage, especially her right to claim alimony even if she had previously waived it?
Is it permissible for a person to marry with the intention of divorce?
Is the divorce formulation written on paper, which is: "Mr. / A. B. M. divorced his wife, Mrs. / S. A. a final, irrevocable divorce, making her understand that she is not lawful for him until she marries another husband, and that is due to non-consummation," considered a final, irrevocable divorce, and is it permissible to take the wife back after this formulation, especially since there was a valid seclusion and everything short of intercourse before the divorce?
Is it permissible for a husband to give his wife a blood transfusion?
Is a girl who was born after her father divorced her mother, and without having consummated the marriage with her, considered my legitimate sister, and what is the ruling on mixing with her and shaking her hand within the framework of legitimate brotherhood, and is it necessary to investigate the ruling of li'an, which has not been proven to have occurred, knowing that this will expose the girl, and that those with rights have waived their rights?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding a husband who divorced his wife verbally and left her in a state of suspension, refusing to document the divorce or restore her legitimate rights, and insists on resorting to man-made law rather than Sharia?
How can the illiteracy of the Prophet (peace be upon him) be reconciled with what is stated in Sahih al-Bukhari about his request for writing "a document by which you will never go astray," and his writing of his marriage contract with Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)?
Is it permissible for the husband to keep the engagement ring after separating from his Christian wife without divorce? What is the ruling concerning this dowry if it was purchased with usurious money? What should he do if it is not permissible?
What is the religious ruling regarding the entitlement to the deferred dower: Is it that which was verbally agreed upon, or that which was recorded in the legal contract for a lesser amount?
Is the marriage contract considered religiously valid and enforceable, and is the girl considered a wife, given that the contract was written on a blank paper, in the presence of a foreign girl, and her brother objected to it because it was not officially documented?
Is it permissible for a brother to contract a souria marriage with the wife of his missing brother in order to register her daughter who lacks identification papers, and then divorce her afterward?
Is it permissible, Islamically, to deduct one-third of the salary as alimony for the fiancée, and is it permissible to claim that the girl's father received the entire dowry stipulated in the contract, even though he only received a part of it, or to count other expenses and add them to the dowry, given that the marriage has not been consummated and the girl is ill?
Is it permissible for a husband to divorce his wife who refuses to adhere to the Sharia’s regulations regarding dress and leaving the house, and insists on not changing her behavior even after the husband’s repeated attempts and discussions with her family, given his fear of not being able to pay the deferred dowry?
To whom does "the dowry" belong if the engagement is broken off by the fiancé after he disappeared, and the fiancée requested its annulment?
What is the ruling on marriage and divorce, and the consequent rulings concerning the dowry, after the sister agreed to marry a worker she employed, and after the contract procedures were completed and communication was made with the wife's family, it became clear that the one who approved the marriage was not her father but her sister's husband, then the husband divorced her under duress, and can one of the witnesses to the contract be authorized to communicate with the wife's family to obtain her father's consent?
Is it permissible for a woman to forgo the deferred dower (mu'akhkhar al-sadaq) on condition that her husband acknowledges it in front of her father, and does this deferred dower become void if she later demands it?