Rights of Spouses
1,665 questions
Is it religiously acceptable for a single female colleague to repeatedly prepare food for the questioner's fiancé and his professor at work, ask for their opinion on it, and learn a new dish to bring for them, or is this considered overstepping the boundaries of interaction between men and women, especially since their work is in medical research and she is not the only woman in the office?
What is the husband's right to his working wife's salary, a large portion of which she gives to her family, and is he obligated to buy her a car for work, especially if he is asked to pay its full price?
Is it permissible for a son to increase the price of delivery orders and take the excess for himself without his father's knowledge, given that the father does not provide him with a good salary, nor does he allow him to work outside, and the son has financial responsibilities towards his mother?
How can a married woman, who is in an 'urfi marriage that has not honored her rights, and is facing difficult choices between patiently enduring her current situation, or separation, or moving to an unsuitable dwelling, please her Lord, achieve peace of mind, and not be unjust to herself or to others?
Is it permissible for a woman to travel after her husband has refused her permission following a dispute, despite his prior consent and the impending filing of a Khul' lawsuit?
Is it permissible to use a cracked (non-genuine) engineering software program to submit an architectural work requested for skills assessment for employment purposes, knowing that the use of such cracked programs is licensed only for training purposes?
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 for me to prevent my wife from visiting her father for fear of her being afflicted by magic, given that this has happened to us before, and her family members are not committed [to religious practices], and her father refrains from visiting us, and my wife insists on visiting for fear of disobedience [to her father]?
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 a wife who disagreed with her husband and uttered negative words towards him, then they reconciled before his death, considered among those who are ungrateful to their companion?
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?