Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible to marry a woman fictitiously for the purpose of her obtaining residency in Canada, in exchange for a sum of money that would help with marriage and returning to one's family, without the intention of consummating the marriage?
In brief, is it permissible for the husband to delegate the matter of divorce to his wife after consummation, and can the wife stipulate her delegation of divorce after marriage, with this delegation not being revocable later?
Is it obligatory to inform a suitor about small breast size before the marriage contract, to avoid his aversion after marriage?
Is the husband Islamically entitled to demand that his wife enable him to (kissing, suckling the breast, touching the private parts) before the wedding night, given her refusal?
Is the ruling of an American civil court regarding divorce considered illegitimate, and is the divorce issued by it not considered a final and irrevocable divorce? Is it permissible for the husband to take back his wife with a new contract and dower, or must she marry another man before she can return to her first husband?
Is a wife obligated to obey her husband by coming to him immediately upon the issuance of the visa, even if it is during Ramadan and without a wedding celebration, or should she obey her family who wish to hold a celebration after Eid?
Should you refuse to lend money to a suitor from a deposit designated for buying a house, knowing that you swore not to touch it, and that he is a man of religion and good character, and he insists on asking you for the money?
What is the ruling regarding a wife returning to her first husband, who apostatized and then repented, after she had married another man, especially given that they have a child together and reside in a country where there are no Sharia courts?
Is the marriage of a man to a girl whose maternal uncle undertook her marriage considered valid, despite her father's abstention from attending the marriage contract?
Is it permissible for a woman to request the annulment of the marriage contract if the husband is not religiously or morally committed, and has not consummated the marriage or paid the dowry, and is he required to utter the divorce?
Must the wife tell her husband the whole truth about the past of their relationship after he told her, "You are unlawful to me if you do not tell me everything that concerns our marriage," knowing that she is pregnant and fears that revealing the full truth will lead to divorce, and he had divorced her twice before?
What is the ruling on a husband remaining with his wife after her apostasy from Islam to Christianity, and what is the effect of that on their daughters? Does the ruling differ if she lives in Europe?
Is it permissible to consummate marriage with one's wife at the end of Sha'ban?
Is it permissible to marry a Christian woman who verbally converted to Islam for the purpose of marriage, without a genuine intention to embrace Islam? And is it valid for the judge to officiate the marriage contract in this case?
What is the ruling regarding a mother's relationship with a man other than her husband, given that she was forced to marry the father and does not feel comfortable with him, and what is the solution to avoid scandal and negative impact on the children?
Is the husband required to pay the full dowry to his Kitābī wife upon divorce, or is he to deduct from it what he paid for her insurance over five years?
Does the Almighty's saying: "And give women their dowries as a free gift" refer to the value of the bedroom set that the bride's family bought as a gift for her, or does it refer to the deferred dowry agreed upon in the contract? And is it permissible to pay for the room set that the bride's family bought in installments, or must it be paid all at once?
Is marriage over the phone or internet, with offer, acceptance, and the testimony of two witnesses, and in the absence of a guardian (wali) in the Hanafi school, considered a valid marriage that makes waiting for official marriage easier, or is it forbidden and necessitates divorce?
How can some fatwas, such as Fatwa No. 115229, permit the dissolution of an engagement as if nothing had happened, while this entails psychological and social pain for the girl and her family, especially with the news spreading among people? Do these fatwas take into account justice and the injustice inflicted upon girls, or do they increase the suffering of those who face such situations?
Is any disease considered a cause for annulment of marriage, and is cancer among them?
Is it permissible for a guardian (wali al-amr) to marry his daughter to a man while she is engaged to another, and that other man still desires her?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman to enter into a misyar marriage without her guardian's knowledge, if she does not desire his knowledge?
Is it considered against Islamic law not to buy replacement gold for a divorced wife, given that the gold was sold after the marriage and was not listed in the inventory of movables, and it was a gift to the husband, and the husband agreed to return the deferred mahr and all other listed movables?
Is concealing the wife's hereditary disease before marriage considered deception (tadlis)? What is the ruling of Sharia regarding her request not to marry? What are her rights if she requests a divorce, knowing that she can only conceive through IVF and there is a 50% chance of her children inheriting the same disease?