Rights of Spouses
1,443 questions
Am I sinful for not paying people who clean my car without my permission in a public street?
Does divorce occur if the wife goes to her family's home in anger and the husband says, "Bringing her back home is one thing, and her studying and working is another. Meaning, if she wants to study and work, she should stay with her family," with a 90% intention of divorce, and what is the ruling on that, considering the husband's obsessive doubts and his discomfort with the fatwas of some scholars?
Is it permissible to give away to the poor the money that resulted from not reporting a divorce and continuing to receive family allowance from the government department, knowing that the end-of-service benefits are withheld until the work in another department is completed?
Is a divorce that takes place in a void marriage – because it was without a guardian and without a documented contract – considered null and void, or not?
What is the ruling regarding the wife's entitlements after she requests a divorce, and what is the ruling regarding severing ties of kinship if the cutting off is from their side?
What is the legitimate Islamic solution for disputes between spouses, and is the husband entitled to refuse divorce until he fully guarantees his rights to his son?
Is it permissible for me to inform my brother about his wife's transgression against my parents, knowing that he might take a firm stance that could lead to her divorce or her going to her family's house?
Does the husband have a share of his wife's salary based on their agreement to share ownership after marriage? And is it permissible for him to stipulate a share of her salary in exchange for his allowing her to go out to work?
What should a woman do who hates her husband and has no desire for him, and is unable to fulfill his marital rights, and whose husband has married at her request, but she does not want a divorce because of the children?
Is it permissible for a husband to severely beat his wife due to her jealousy over him and his bad treatment of her at home, knowing that he is a kung fu instructor and physically harms her?
What is the ruling on a husband who boycotts his wife and refuses to speak to her for long periods? And do the angels curse a wife who contacts her husband daily while he shuns her, knowing that she does not ask him for financial support?
Is a wife considered irrevocably divorced from her husband who divorced her three times, then took her back without her knowledge after she left the country, and he now refuses to confirm her divorce or take her back, and demands that she waive her rights?
What is the ruling on using pirated computer programs and Islamic files downloaded onto them, which are sold at low prices and are considered a violation of intellectual property rights, such as the Windows program?
Does a wife who helped her husband in his business for ten years and was then divorced have the right to claim half of his money or wages, and does the husband have the right to demand from her what he spent on her that was not part of her marital rights?
Does a teacher's displeasure with his student—whether rightfully or wrongfully—lead to a lack of blessing in the student's work and his not entering Paradise?
What is the ruling on a man who divorced his wife with a khulʿ divorce marrying her again, if the ma’dhoun (marriage officiant) عقد عليهما (solemnized their marriage) in the presence of one witness and verbally without a document, after her ‘iddah (waiting period) ended and her family refused, and does he have full marital rights over her, and is it permissible for her to marry another man, or is he obligated to divorce her verbally?
Is it permissible for a husband to forcibly prevent his wife, who is a doctor, from working, especially after she has neglected her household duties due to her work, and would he be sinful for that, knowing that his intention is the family's welfare?
Is the wife entitled to seek a divorce if the husband refuses procreation and uses contraception to ensure that, while she desires to conceive based on doctors' advice? What is the wife's right to sexual intercourse? Is it permissible for her or for a member of her family to speak to the girl the husband wishes to marry to persuade her to change her mind? Is the wife sinful if she persuades her husband to abandon the idea of a second wife due to her rejection and his difficult financial situation? Is the husband entitled to financially pressure his family to provide for the expenses of the second wife?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on a husband who stipulates permission to enter his wife's house for her son from a previous marriage, and sees himself as having a right to her money, claiming ownership of her working time?
Will a woman be rewarded for her education and work—such as in the medical profession—if she benefits her nation and adheres to Sharia guidelines, and is the merit of knowledge and work restricted to men?
Is the husband religiously obligated to pay the salaries of the domestic workers and the driver, and what is the ruling on his obliging his wife to pay them despite her need for her salary?
Does the statement, "Send me the papers so that I, too, can work on the authorization," which the husband said to his wife, imply a general authorization that includes divorce, or is it limited to an authorization for the wife's sponsorship?
If the husband says to himself, "If my wife asks for a divorce, I will divorce her," or "I will not divorce her unless she asks for it," without the intention of a contingent divorce, does the divorce take place upon her request? And is the statement, "There will be no intention of divorce unless she asks for it," when accompanied by doubt, considered a contingent divorce? And is his statement, "If she asks for it, I will consider divorce," a promise of divorce or a contingent divorce? And is doubt about the occurrence of disbelief or divorce pronouncements, when they are not recalled or known, based on nothing having happened? And is making divorce contingent using an indirect phrase, such as "If you want to work or do [something], then stay with your family," considered a divorce?
Are cooking and dessert recipes published in books and on the Internet considered intellectual property of their owners, and is using them in a restaurant without attribution considered an infringement on the rights of others?