Rights of Spouses
1,665 questions
Is the wife sinful for not informing her husband of her move from his abandoned family home to her family's home?
Is it true that an 'urfi marriage is simultaneously Islamically valid and forbidden? What is the difference between the two? And does the prohibition cease if the wife waives some of her rights, such as inheritance and maintenance, and refrains from having children?
Does divorce occur with doubts about uttering it and conditioning it on returning to work, or is the wife still under the husband's marital bond?
Is it permissible to work in installing pirated programs, especially if they are American, or at the request of a customer who refuses the original due to its high cost, or when mixing it with legitimate work without taking payment for installing the pirated program?
Is a wife obligated to obey her husband's command not to open the door of their home to anyone in his absence, including family members, and his stipulation that he must be present when guests visit, despite his awareness that this causes conflict between them and her family?
Is it obligatory for the husband to divorce his wife who was found to have indecent pictures, which were then found in his brother's room, considering there were previous accusations of theft and her fleeing from home?
What is the ruling on obtaining a professional driver's license to benefit from the pension after reaching retirement age, given that I do not work with it and have no other insurance anywhere else?
Is it permissible to profit from publishing documentary films on YouTube for which I do not own the copyrights, given that YouTube allows this unless the original producer files a complaint?
Is the use of clips from videos, movies, and songs in creating a special video, with modifications to avoid deletion and earn from advertisements, considered theft of others' effort? Is this permissible (halal)? And does earning profit negate the reward of good deeds if the original intention was for reward?
Is a wife entitled to refuse to go out with her husband and engage in marital intimacy due to his failure to provide an independent dwelling, even though she stipulated a legitimate dwelling in the marriage contract, and despite his threatening her with 'nushuz' (rebellion/disobedience) when she refuses to go out with him to hotels or apartments?
Is it permissible for a woman to enter into a legitimate marriage contract with another man, knowing that she is still in the process of legal divorce proceedings from her first husband, who expelled her from the home and does not provide for their daughter?
What is the ruling on dealing with pirated software at work, whether by using a password created with it, or business cards designed with it, or helping a colleague who uses it, or dealing with a product likely made with pirated software?
Is what the husband’s brother did—taking the contents of his apartment and placing them in a shop without his wife’s knowledge—as a punishment for her betrayal—permissible or impermissible? And is the questioner sinful for knowing about the matter, remaining silent, and allowing her private shop to be used to hide the furniture?
What is the ruling on the profession of party planner and wedding decorator, given that there is a possibility of forbidden songs and segments therein, knowing that the work finishes before the wedding or party begins?
What is the ruling on marrying a woman infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) if her viral load is very low and undetectable, knowing that she was previously married and has a child who was not infected? Is it permissible for her to marry if her relations are protected, or if both parties agree not to engage in sexual intercourse, or if the man wishes to fulfill her marital rights to please Allah?
What is the standing and reward with Allah for individual charitable work aimed at helping the needy, and what is the best way to reconcile this work with familial obligations?
Is it permissible for an employee to add new employees' data to a commercial life insurance policy, knowing that this is part of their core job responsibilities and that the factory stipulates this to the company?
What is the ruling on the work of a taxi driver who transports unveiled women to weddings? And is it permissible to use a blank check to threaten a debtor by writing a sum larger than his debt, knowing that Egyptian law does not imprison for small amounts, and that in case of litigation, he will only receive what is rightfully his?
Is it obligatory to return ill-gotten gains to their owners for supplications to be answered, and is it permissible to work for the person from whom something was stolen, without his knowledge, in order to repay the debt?
What are the legitimate Islamic controls for determining the fee due to a computer maintenance technician whose work relies on using programs that may be pirated, and who provides technical expertise in repairing tangible and intangible defects?
What is the religious ruling concerning a man who sees nothing but bad in his wife, denies her good deeds, and falsely accuses her of things she did not do, which has led her to fulfill his marital rights merely as a pretense?
Is a divorced woman's supplication for her first husband to return to her after she married another man and then divorced him before consummation considered an transgression in supplication, especially if she supplicates for Allah to reunite her with him through a marriage that pleases Him? Is it permissible for her to stipulate to a suitor that he divorces her if she does not love him after marriage, and is this considered a circumvention of tahlil or deceit?
What is the ruling on a husband preventing his Niqabi wife from passing in front of his family at home, claiming it is obligatory for her not to pass in front of them, even if this leads to her not going to the restroom?
Is it permissible for a 20-year-old young man studying at the Faculty of Dentistry to seek marriage despite not having money, or must he wait until he graduates, gets appointed, and has sufficient money for marriage?