Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible to hold a wedding three days after the death of a relative?
Is a Muslim woman under the guardianship of her disbelieving father in marriage, and is her marriage contract invalid without his permission? And is her marriage to a Muslim without the consent of her disbelieving parents considered an act of disobedience to them? And will divine grace be withheld in this situation?
Is a child born from a marriage in which the husband's name and lineage were falsified attributed to the real husband or to the falsified name, and is this marriage Islamically valid?
If a woman requests a divorce from her husband, and he says to her: "If you truly desire divorce, then as you wish," and at that moment she truly desired a divorce, does the divorce take effect in this case?
Is a relationship with a girl, with the approval of her mother and the knowledge of friends and the mother, but without the knowledge of the father who is awaited to return, considered permissible or forbidden?
Is a husband's request for his wife to return to him during her waiting period considered a reconciliation, and does she have the right to refuse? What is the ruling on him engaging in foreplay with her without penetration but with ejaculation? Is a husband's acknowledgment before the court of his request for divorce after the expiration of the waiting period considered a valid شرعي divorce? What are the implications of her subsequent 'urfi marriage if she is still under his marital bond?
Does a woman who has been irrevocably divorced have the right to demand a sum of money stipulated to be paid to her in the marriage contract upon her divorce so that she may marry another, and is this condition Islamically valid?
Is it permissible for a Muslim traveler to marry for protection from tribulations (fitan), and would that be considered a temporary marriage?
Is it permissible to supplicate for the return of the suitor after the engagement has been broken, knowing that Istikhara was previously performed concerning this engagement?
Is it better for a young man and woman to meet in a public place with the intention of a legitimate viewing, without the presence of family, or to meet at another family's home?
What is the Shar'i (Islamic legal) opinion regarding a father's refusal to complete a marriage and his demand for divorce, despite the presence of a valid Islamic marriage contract and the husband's fulfillment of the conditions?
Is a wife considered forbidden to her husband after his repeated adultery and the pronouncement of three divorces as a consequence of his actions, knowing that he denies it and continues to cohabit with her?
Is an urfi marriage to a divorced woman with a young daughter, whose father has passed away, Islamically valid without the knowledge of her guardian, even if her sisters and friends are aware of it?
What is the ruling on one who said to his wife: "I swear by divorce that if you leave the country we live in by yourself, I will divorce you," and then she left with her sister, and a month later she left by herself?
How sound is a marriage if the legal guardian does not solemnize it, even if he is present and consents to the marriage? And what are the implications of that?
Is it permissible for a man to marry a woman secretly, without her guardian's knowledge, with a complete and legally valid contract, in the presence of only two witnesses, and after paying her Mahr and all marriage requirements; in order to prevent them from falling into sin, and to avoid the woman being deprived of her daughter if her ex-husband finds out?
Does a divorce that occurred in a state of anger while the wife was menstruating, a single pronouncement, take effect? What is its ruling, and what type of separation is it? How long does it take for the divorce to become an irrevocable major separation? Is it permissible to reconcile if the husband does not love his wife and fears wronging her, despite the insistence of the family?
Is the marriage of a young girl to her paternal cousin valid if the father says: "I have married my daughter to your son" while they are both young, and is it obligatory to give the dowry to the girl if they both grow up and the boy does not consent to her?
What is the ruling on a husband saying, "By Allah, she is divorced," intentionally or unintentionally, in a state of anger, knowing that he has not yet consummated the marriage with his wife?
Who has the right to determine the deferred dower, and can the husband's guardian be delegated to do so?
What is the ruling on stipulating that the intention of divorce must be explicit in order to get rid of obsessive thoughts, while wishing for divorce? Is it permissible to marry another woman? Is the wife entitled to prevent her husband from marrying a second wife? Is the marriage valid if the wife threatens to leave the house? Is she entitled to demand a divorce after her husband marries another woman, knowing that he is unhappy with her?
Is my marriage to a married man—in the three instances mentioned in the question, which took place without my family's knowledge, with one of them being without a guardian (wali) and with unknown witnesses, and another after the ma’dhoun (marriage officiant) claimed I had the right to marry myself—considered a valid marriage or zina (fornication)? Is divorce valid in these cases? And is it permissible for us to marry again with my family's knowledge?
Is it permissible for a father who curses the Divine Being to be the guardian (wali) of his daughter in the marriage contract?
What is the ruling on a man divorcing his wife by mutual agreement of both parties, and what are the consequential rulings regarding the children?