Rights of Spouses
1,665 questions
Is the wife obligated to share with her husband his expenses and possessions, and what is the way for the wife to protect her financial rights, especially after losing trust in her husband, and is it permissible for her to ask him to return her money that she spent in Syria at its current value in Euros?
What is meant by the Prophetic Hadith: "A man shall not be asked about why he struck his wife," and what was the situation and context in which it was said?
Is the marriage of a young man studying abroad, without his parents' consent, considered an act of disobedience, given his desire to marry to avoid the temptations prevalent in the country of study?
Do British laws obligate me to share my property and savings with my husband in the event of divorce, even if he did not contribute to their acquisition? And is our marriage valid Islamically despite the absence of a marriage certificate from an Islamic authority?
What are the rulings regarding the waiting period for a woman who has been irrevocably divorced and ransomed herself with money due to her husband's infertility, and is it permissible for her to go to work during this period given her ability to do without it?
How can a married woman with young children and household responsibilities reconcile her family duties with her acts of worship, such as reading the Quran and performing Qiyam (night prayers), especially during Ramadan, given her feeling of falling short?
Is it permissible for a husband to compel his wife to gain weight under the pretext of obedience, and prevent her from conceiving until that happens, knowing that he enjoys her without consummating the marriage for two years, and is she entitled to refuse him due to the forfeiture of her right to enjoyment and procreation?
Is it permissible to stipulate the continuation of marital life merely as siblings, while allowing the husband to marry another, in order to preserve the stability of the daughter, given the husband's drug abuse, lying, and betrayal?
Is it recommended for a woman to work to increase her wealth and help the poor and needy, even if she is not in need of money?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a husband's absence from his wife for more than forty days due to work circumstances, and what should he do if he is unable to bring her to him?
What is the ruling on a wife remaining in her job outside the city despite her husband's demand for her to leave it and her falling short in his rights, and is he obligated to provide for her while she is working?
Is it permissible for a person suffering from psychological ailments (such as shyness, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or fear of not being able to bear the responsibilities of marriage) to get married?
Is it permissible for this person to do what he did by severing the relationship between the man and his wife, who went to her mother's house and is seeking a divorce, claiming she is suffering from sorcery?
Who is in the wrong: the husband who asked his wife, "Are you focused on him?" after she told him about a man furnishing a bedroom, or the wife who responded with "Mind your words"?
What is the ruling on the Misyar marriage?
How can one definitively get rid of the obsessive thoughts (waswas) related to filial piety (birr al-walidayn) and general ideological and religious obsessive thoughts? And what is the difference between filial piety (birr al-walidayn) and obedience to parents? How is filial piety (birr) to be observed, and what are the limits of obedience? Is it permissible for an adult son to choose his clothes, his wife, and his profession, and to manage his life affairs without parental interference? What is the ruling on obeying parents if they command disobedience, or something that contradicts obedience to Allah and His Messenger, or something that causes harm, or a matter pertaining to the adult son, such as marriage, work, or clothing? What is the treatment for ideological and religious obsessive thoughts, their source, and ways to prevent them?
How can one deal with an overbearing mother-in-law who has caused tension in her relationship with her husband, especially after the mother-in-law attempted to control their lives even in America, and her husband refused her request to reduce his mother's visits or to move his mother's work outside the home?
Is what he did - making the meanings of the Qur’an accessible to children through video episodes using images and children role-playing with altered voices - correct, or is there something to be wary of, and should he continue with it or not?
What is the ruling on a wife's verbal abuse towards her husband, and the husband's refusal to speak to her unless she apologizes, taking into consideration the wife's circumstances of living abroad, work pressure, and future planning?
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 it permissible for a wife to disclose her husband's sexual dysfunction to her family and friends, and what should the husband do about it?
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?