Rights of Spouses
1,665 questions
What should a husband do if his wife refuses to cover her hands after being asked and commanded, and is he permitted to threaten her with divorce?
Is it permissible for a wife to work and leave the house without her husband's permission, knowing that the procedures for her divorce in absentia have begun and he resides abroad?
What is the ruling on breaking an oath of divorce, and is expiation obligatory upon the husband if he swore by divorce against his wife that she would be divorced if she went to her sister's wedding?
Is the jealousy of a husband who prevents his wife from visiting her family and does not allow her to take off her abaya, claiming the presence of her sister's husband in the same house, religiously justifiable? And is this considered an obsessive whisper (waswasa)? Is there a maximum religious limit for a husband to prevent his wife from visiting her family? And is it permissible for the wife to ask her husband to visit her family at most once or twice a week?
Does a son seeing his mother, whom her husband (the son's father) has forbidden him to see, nullify the husband's oath and lead to the wife's divorce?
What is the religious ruling on a husband remaining with a wife who refuses to serve and care for his mother, disobeys her husband in many matters, and has fallen short in her duty towards his sick mother, even though she fasts and prays a lot?
Is it permissible for a husband to prevent his wife from teaching the Holy Quran to women from her home via social media platforms without stating reasons? And would the wife be sinful for disobeying his command in this regard? And is a husband's obedience absolute in matters that are not sinful, even if the wife's action is not sinful?
Is it permissible for a wife to take her husband's money without his permission, and what is the expiation for that if it occurs?
Is a woman to confront her husband if she learns that he practices homosexuality?
What is the religious ruling on a wife's contention with her husband who cursed her with inappropriate insults and did not reconcile with her?
Is it permissible to remain with a husband who treats his wife like a "servant," does not sleep with her, and only speaks to her about essential matters, after he divorced her for the second time and then took her back?
Does divorce occur in the modern era with the utterance "I have divorced" (with the intention that the suspended divorce has taken effect), even though the condition upon which the divorce was suspended (breaking the oath) has not yet occurred?
What is the ruling on society's view of children of unknown parentage residing in orphanages and their rights to marriage? Is their caregiver considered a guarantor of an orphan? And what is the ruling on a child born as a result of fornication whose parents then marry?
Is it permissible to inform the mother or the social supervisor about a teacher who is not fully performing her duties at school, and is that considered backbiting?
Is a husband's prevention of his wife from visiting her family and relatives—due to his belief that they harm her reputation and their relationship—and the wife's restriction to contacting her mother once a week, visiting her once every two weeks, and visiting other relatives once a month, considered satisfactory, or is she thereby deemed to be severing ties of kinship?
What is the ruling regarding a wife remaining with her husband who was committed to religious practice but then changed, becoming remiss in his faith, and now demands anal sex from her, threatening her with infidelity if she does not obey him, while she fears divorce due to her inability to work (wearing a niqab) and support her children?
Is a husband entitled to prevent his wife from dyeing or cutting her hair? Is it permissible for her to do so without his consent under the pretext of permissibility? And what are the limits of a wife's obedience to her husband in matters not related to sin?
What should a wife do if her husband has not fulfilled his marital responsibilities for five years, and is she entitled to maintenance, and what are the procedures for divorce according to the Qur'an and Sunnah if she wishes to separate?
What is the ruling on a husband abandoning his wife and preventing her from leaving the house? Does the wife have the right to seek divorce with custody of her daughter due to the husband's prolonged absence and frequent travels? What are the rights of both spouses upon each other in the event of the husband's travel?
How can the problem of a wife who feels neglected and unappreciated by her husband be solved, given that he resorts to shouting and mutual striking with her instead of containing her, and rejects the Prophetic tradition regarding the good treatment of women by saying, "An eye for an eye"?
How can one get rid of hatred and disrespect towards one's father, and overcome the persistent sadness that affects the marital relationship?
How can a woman deal with her husband who threatens her with physical abuse, divorce, or marrying another, verbally abuses her, lies to her, and refuses dialogue, especially considering that she has tolerated his shortcomings in fulfilling her marital rights due to his illness, and he is a generous man but ill-tempered when angry?
What should the couple do about recurring fights that escalate to the point of the wife hitting, knowing that the husband is stronger and is not harmed, and they are generally happy?
What is the ruling on watching Islamic television programs on unofficial YouTube channels, whether these programs are protected by copyright or not?