Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
What are the rights of the wife upon whom the marriage contract has been concluded and the rights of the husband, if the contract was made remotely through the husband's agent while he is still traveling, and what are the implications of the husband delaying the wedding for 6 months on these rights?
Is it permissible for the questioner or his brothers to marry his paternal uncle's daughter, who was suckled by his mother, along with his younger brother, more than ten full sucklings? Is it permissible for him to marry her sisters? And is it permissible to dissolve an engagement if the Fatiha was recited without knowledge of the Sharia ruling?
What is the legal ruling on my divorce for the purpose of settling property, especially since my wife and her mother refuse to settle amicably, and they consider that the contract guarantees her future?
What is the ruling on renting gold to be a dowry, with the knowledge of the guardian and the bride, for the purpose of showing a large quantity of gold on the wedding day, then returning it after the marriage, with an agreement on a smaller, hidden dowry?
Is the woman considered legally married or an adulteress after she said to the man who wanted to marry her: "In the name of Allah, I marry myself to you, and Allah is a witness to what I say," given that the marriage has not yet been legally documented?
Are the problems that occur between engaged couples a punishment from Allah for their actions that violate Sharia?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding the issue of the Mahr (dowry) and the deferred dowry after the annulment of the marriage contract, given that the annulment came at the request of the wife's family, and consummation did not occur? And can this annulment be considered an injustice to the husband who bore the burdens and expenses of the marriage?
Is consenting to a virtual marriage proposal in an electronic game—for the purpose of playing, not actual marriage—considered a real marriage that necessitates divorce?
Is the marriage religiously valid if it was conducted by the Imam reciting Al-Fatiha with Muslim witnesses, without the presence of the Christian wife's guardian, but he was consenting and nearby?
Is a man's intercourse with a woman—without a legal contract, witnesses, or a guardian—considered adultery if seminal fluid is ejaculated into the female organ without full penetration of the male organ? Is their marriage considered valid, and does their separation necessitate a divorce?
Is it permissible for the groom to write a deferred dowry of EGP 20,0 and pay only EGP 10,0, and would the girl leave him if he did not pay this amount, considering that he is religious?
Is the marriage considered legitimate if it takes place without the knowledge of the parents or children, with the testimony of three of the husband's friends, and without paying a dowry to the wife?
What is the ruling regarding a wife remaining in her family's home six months into the marriage without her husband providing for her or rarely communicating with her, citing work as an excuse, and how can she deal with this problem and her fears concerning living with her husband's family and his characteristic of stinginess?
What is the ruling on a girl's refusal to marry due to her promise to the suitor, knowing his current inability to marry her, yet insisting on waiting and contenting herself with infrequent text messages exchanged between them?
Is the custody of the child for the mother or for the father if the husband divorces his wife of his own volition?
Is the fiancé's statement to his fiancée, "I don't want you; I'll find someone else because I'm fed up with you," and her reply, "Okay," considered a divorce if it was said in jest and he did not intend divorce?
Is it permissible to return to a customary marriage (zawaj urfi) without a new contract?
Will Allah forgive the engaged couple who exchange kisses, despite their fear of Allah and their pangs of conscience, and their inability to control their emotions, along with their pledge not to do these things?
How is the inheritance to be divided among a mother, three sons, and one daughter, given that the deceased had written a sale contract for an apartment to his children before his death, there is a deferred dower (sadaq) debt to his wife amounting to 3000 Egyptian pounds, and a rented shop generating 350 pounds monthly, knowing that the children are collecting the shop's rent to pay off the debt? And is the wife entitled to receive her share from the shop's rent during the period of debt collection?
Is it permissible for a woman to stipulate to her husband that he forsake her in bed if he wishes to marry another, while their marriage continues to protect the family atmosphere for the children?
Did the wife err in the stance she took by going to her family's house and asking to present her husband to a shaykh? And does her divorce take effect if she says to her husband, "You are unlawful to me," or "I have divorced myself from you"? And does the husband's divorce take effect by his saying to his wife, "If I do not return home tonight, then I am divorced"?
Is it legislated to seek forgiveness three times before embarking on an important task, and what is its wording as وردed in the Sunnah? And is consistently doing so considered an innovation (bid‘ah), and why do some officiants (ma’dhunin) request the recitation of Al-Fatiha and seeking forgiveness during the marriage contract?
Is divorce effected by the word "I have repudiated her" if it is uttered plainly and without intention, and is it treated like explicit divorce pronouncements that effect divorce without intention? And in the event that divorce occurs, can the wife be taken back with the words "I have taken so-and-so back to my marriage," or is something else required, knowing that khulʿ (divorce at the instance of the wife, usually for compensation) involves compensation and that the speaker did not intend khulʿ?
What is the ruling regarding a man living with a woman he does not love and is considering divorcing her? Is their marriage valid? And what should he do?