Rights of Spouses
1,443 questions
Is it permissible for a woman who has been irrevocably divorced to leave her home to memorize the Qur'an at the mosque during her 'iddah (waiting period)?
Is working with one's father, and abandoning all other interests to dedicate all time and energy to him, considered an act of righteousness (birr) or a duty, such that abandoning it would be considered disobedience to parents (ʿuqūq al-wālidayn), given the aforementioned circumstances?
What is the ruling on a husband who threatens his wife with divorce, mentioning the word more than once, and what is the ruling on the action of a wife who unintentionally struck her husband in the face while trying to prevent him from harming her?
Is a wife entitled to seek divorce from her husband who insults and coerces her into working, withholds money from her, and does not see himself as being wrong in his treatment of her?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning a husband who is negligent in his work, insults his wife and her family, beats her, confines her, takes her money without her consent, withholds her belongings that she purchased with her own money, and demands her dowry in exchange for returning some of her belongings? What is the ruling on the wife leaving her husband’s house for these reasons? What are the rights of each spouse upon divorce in this situation? And what is the ruling on the wife not responding to her husband’s messages and calls?
What is the ruling on dealing with a lazy husband who borrows from people, refuses advice, and quarrels with his wife?
What is the ruling on a Muslim receiving a pension from a non-Muslim state by forging documents that prove his service for the required number of years, in exchange for the forger receiving a lump sum from the pension funds?
Is it permissible to return the wife to the husband's bond after he uttered an oath of divorce to her following an argument between them?
Is using a cracked version of Photoshop, which has been activated for free without a subscription, forbidden (haram), whether for commercial work or for recreation and publishing unsold designs?
What is the appropriate way to propose to a committed girl whom the questioner met in the work environment, taking into account the current circumstance of her mother's death?
What is the ruling on money earned from e-commerce using a device with a pirated Windows 7 installed? And what is the ruling on studying programming in a school whose computers have non-genuine Windows, and what is the ruling on teaching accounting and economics subjects in it?
Is it permissible to use non-genuine (cracked) Windows, design, and Office software as a means of earning income through online work?
Is it permissible for a husband to prevent his wife from working or studying when she has free time and is capable of doing so?
What is the ruling on the commission taken by a company manager from a contractor whom he nominates to the client, without the company's knowledge, after his company's work is finished and it has received all its dues, and without his influence on prices?
Should the questioner seek divorce from her husband who abandoned her and her children for years then returned apologizing, but has not provided for them for a year, citing debts and the difficulty of coming to their country, given her fear for her children in a foreign land and the unavailability of job opportunities for her in her home country?
Is the husband considered unjust to his wife if he divorces her after disputes that led to his aversion to her and his inability to give her her marital rights, or if he continues in the marriage while he is unable to cohabit with her except against his will?
Is the wife sinful if she refuses her husband’s bed after he has abandoned her for five consecutive months without reason, and he abandons her every Ramadan under the pretext of the short nights, and he practices the forbidden habit [masturbation], and he watches foreign films, and her refusal of him is not due to his refraining from approaching her with words?
What is the Sharia ruling on falling in love with a married coworker and reciprocating the same feelings with him, with the desire to marry him despite the fact that both of them have spouses and children, and what are the available solutions to get out of this situation while preserving both families?
What is the ruling on the work of an individual appointed to seasonal jobs or in the water sector through the assistance of his father, who is an official? What is the ruling on the money he earned from this work? And what should he do if the money is unlawful?
Is a wife forbidden to her husband if she closes her office door, given that the husband swore to forbid his wife to him if she closes the door, and his intention was to threaten, not to divorce, and that closing the door leads to inconveniencing colleagues at work?
Did this customer usurp the rightful due and effort of the tailor after backing out of the agreement, then pushing her to finish the dress in record time while pregnant, and then refusing to pay the full wage under the pretext of errors in the dress, even though she had initially affirmed its quality?
What is the ruling on a verbal marriage to a Christian woman, without documentation, and without informing the first wife and family, with the presence of family members online, and the wife waiving her rights to maintenance, lodging, inheritance, and equitable treatment, due to circumstances of unstable residency?
Is there sin upon a girl if she leaves her mother alone to return to her studies and continue her life, in light of her family's opposition to her decision to wear the niqab and her unwillingness to work, and their attempts to malign her fiancé?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning how to deal with a wife who is remiss in the rights of her household and frequently leaves for her family's home, and is it permissible for the husband to seek divorce or marry another while this wife is still present?