Disputes and Arbitration
41 questions
Is the deceased's wife entitled to choose to take a commercial shop as part of her legal share of the inheritance, knowing that this shop has been used by the deceased's son for many years with his father's consent and without formal documents, and that the sons offered her her share in cash and she refused?
What is the ruling on a grandson's refusal to hand over land that his father gave him so that he would back down from escalating a family quarrel and reporting his uncle to the police, this being after reconciliation?
Is it permissible to agree to the terms and conditions of computer programs that include arbitration according to the laws of a foreign, infidel country in case of dispute, given that these laws are unknown and disliked, and there is no intention to resort to them except in cases of extreme necessity?
Is the plaintiff considered a slanderer of her ex-husband if she falsely claims that her gold is with him in order to retrieve her belongings from him, knowing that he wronged her by withholding her original belongings, and how can she atone for this sin?
What is the ruling on a wife’s actions of taking and using gifts and refusing her husband’s return to his home, knowing the purpose of these gifts, and what is the ruling on the silence of the wife’s family regarding this?
When does the wife's waiting period ('iddah) begin in a Swedish divorce: upon the issuance of the decree or upon filing the application? And what should the wife do to obtain an Islamic divorce if a Swedish divorce decree is issued at her request and the husband refuses, and they live separately under Swedish law but are not Islamically divorced?
Is what the partner did permissible, exploiting company funds for his personal benefit, procrastinating in repaying debts, breaking covenants, refusing arbitration or taking an oath, and is his action considered deception?
Is there a different fatwa concerning the approval of terms and conditions for internet programs and websites that include clauses such as: "submission to an exclusively specified jurisdiction," "irrevocable consent," "disputes arising from or related to the terms," or "the law of a certain country shall govern these terms," and could agreeing to these conditions be an act of disbelief (kufr) or a violation of Islamic Sharia, especially given the need for such programs?
Do the remaining children have a right to inheritance before the mother's death, in light of the brother's actions, which included his illicit appropriation of the father's money and shop, and his attempts to forge the villa's documents that the father wrote in the mother's name for her protection?
Is it permissible to resort to man-made courts to lift the oppression inflicted by a father, knowing that the father practices sorcery and threatens with it, prevents his children from maintaining kinship ties, withholds financial support from his daughters, abuses them verbally, and expelled them from the home? And how does Islamic law protect the rights of children in such cases? And is the hardship they are experiencing a tribulation (balā’) or a test (ibtilā’)?
Is it permissible for a mother to file a lawsuit against her maternal uncle to reclaim land that was sold to her with a preliminary contract, then the grandfather registered it in the uncle's name, given her fear of severing kinship ties and the grandmother's anger?
Is the lessor obligated to return half of the rent amount to the lessee, based on the fact that the latter only benefited from the commercial property for half of the agreed-upon period, given that the lessee was aware of the unavailability of electricity at the beginning of the contract?
How can a girl subtly indicate to a righteous young man who seems interested in her that he should propose, especially since he is her neighbor, given her desire to marry to avoid the temptations of the mixed-gender university environment?
What should I do about marital disputes with my wife, who has disobeyed me in multiple matters and is still asking for divorce, while I wish to establish a righteous family?
What is the ruling on obeying a husband who prevents his wife from visiting her parents with her children, and who discriminates among the children in this regard, and is it permissible for the wife to treat her husband's family in kind?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the dispute that occurred between a mosque imam and another person due to the imam mocking the latter's beard, and what is the way to reconcile between them?
How is judgment made between two disputants, each of whom made a claim against the other, then each swore that he did not do what his opponent claimed?
Is the wife entitled to half the value of the land currently sold? Is the husband's action of selling the land without his wife's knowledge considered a breach of trust (Khiyanat al-Amana) in Sharia? What is the wife's right in this situation? Is it permissible to boycott the husband because of this action?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a case where a person borrowed gold, then painted the lender's house at double the price, and deducted the value of the gold at its old price, while the paint is peeling, causing damage to the lender?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the entitlement of family members (mother, brothers, and sisters) to a plot of land for which a title deed was obtained after construction on it, and should the square meter be valued at the 2000 CE price or the current price?
Is it permissible to resort to mediation, favoritism, or bribes to obtain a driver's license, given the prevalence of such practices? And does the ruling differ if mediation would lead to the applicant not being tested? And is it permissible for a person in authority to obtain it using their authority? And what is your opinion on the saying: "Equality in injustice is justice"?
Is a mother's intervention to reconcile a dispute between non-Muslim neighbors considered among the rewards for reconciling disputes, especially since her husband sometimes asks her to do so?
Is it permissible to work in an arbitration center specialized in preparing means for dispute resolution between companies, where disputes may be settled according to Sharia or in violation of it, depending on the agreement of the parties, and the center's procedures do not stipulate the application of Sharia? And is it permissible to work there with the intention of striving to add a clause for the application of Sharia in its procedures?
Is despairing of attempts to mend broken family ties—due to family disputes and verbal abuse—considered severing kinship ties? And what is the best solution to this problem?