Rights of Spouses
1,443 questions
Is it permissible to marry a Filipino Catholic Christian woman residing in the UAE, knowing that she works and will stipulate the continuation of her work, and how can she be invited to Islam after marriage, and what is the ruling on returning her greeting of "Assalamu Alaikum"?
What is the ruling on marrying someone who works as a security supervisor in a hotel that serves alcohol, and does the guardian bear a sin if he agrees to this marriage under pressure from his sister?
Is what happened with the questioner's sister—the rejection by the young man's parents—an affliction from Satan, and how should she be advised?
Is it permissible to reveal the secrets of a deceitful friend to his father, who might disinherit him, or to some friends? And is this considered hypocrisy or wickedness? And am I sinful for what he forced me to do by lying to his father?
Is it wrong for the wife to leave the husband's family home due to financial disagreements with his uncle and her desire for independence, and do the spouses have the right to live independently?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding the occurrence of divorce in the aforementioned cases, and is the wife still married to her husband or not? "The first divorce was a conditional divorce. The second was a triple divorce in one sitting after 11 years. The third was two months later with an ambiguous phrase and unclear intention from the husband."
Does triple divorce take effect upon the wife if the husband's brother returns to work for him, knowing that the husband uttered this during his anger, then confirmed it after he calmed down?
Is it permissible for a man to suckle from his female colleague at work so that their lawful seclusion becomes permissible?
What is the ruling on a husband concealing acts of obedience and worship from his wife, such as fasting and 'Umrah, to avoid showing off, and is it permissible for the wife to insist on asking about them?
If the wife's work conflicts with her fulfilling the rights of her husband and children, does the husband have the right to retract the condition of her continuing to work, and does that affect the validity of the marriage contract?
What is the ruling on a husband who refuses his conjugal rights from his wife and wants her to ask him for them, despite 30 years of marriage and his suffering from a heart condition?
Is divorce in all cases forbidden or permissible, and is the husband sinful if he divorces his wife for the reasons mentioned in the question?
What is the ruling on one who says with his tongue, "I will not do this thing," and internally swears an oath of divorce? And what is the ruling on one who says with his tongue, "I wish I would be divorced"? And does divorce take place in either case?
Is it permissible for the seller to set a uniform price for the goods she sells to her agents and to deduct her commission when the agents make sales, even if some agents object to this? Is the work of an agent who sells at a fixed price considered similar to that of a broker who takes from both the seller and the buyer? Is it permissible for the seller to stipulate that the full amount or a down payment be transferred from the buyer to guarantee her rights, due to the nature of her work in tailoring?
What should I do regarding my wife's ill-suspicion of people and her spying on my mother's personal account, and the subsequent boycotting of my mother and her cousin's daughter, and her refusal to visit my mother or receive her in our home, knowing that I want to preserve my family and my daughter, but my mother's satisfaction is above all else?
What are the rights and duties of a woman in Islam, and is she entitled to interfere in her husband's external affairs related to work, or is her role limited to advice, especially if she believes that these matters may harm the family?
Are there any Hadiths related to the mutual respect of spouses?
What is the ruling on continuing a marriage with a wife with whom problems are frequent, and the intention to divorce her and then retract it has been repeated?
Is it permissible to resort to the Personal Status Court to claim the rights of one's daughter and granddaughter, knowing that these courts generally rule in accordance with Islamic Sharia?
What is the ruling on conditioning a wife's divorce upon her ceasing work for one year, given the husband's rights are being forfeited due to her continued employment despite the aforementioned need being absent?
What is the way to deal with a husband who constantly lies and insults his wife in front of her family, which causes repeated disputes, while desiring to succeed in this life and the hereafter?
Is the husband considered sinful if he refrains from intimate relations with his wife, whom he agreed to take back after divorcing her, on condition that she waive some of her rights, and then she demanded them? And is it permissible for the wife to retract her agreement? And what is the most appropriate Sharia-compliant action in the case of the husband’s dislike for his wife and her family’s insistence on her staying?
Is it permissible for the fornicator to marry the woman with whom he committed fornication while they are both married, given her attempt to divorce her husband in order to marry him?
Is a husband sinful for abandoning his first wife and sleeping only with the second, after discovering her infidelity, and her unwillingly relinquishing her marital rights (except for maintenance), especially since Allah Almighty says: "And do not retain them in order to harm them so that you transgress?"