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  • Her husband is not fair between her and his first wife

    my husband has two wives,me being second.i argue when my husband does not come regularly to me giving reasons of tiredness due to office work and i argue when he priases his first wife.he has beaten me many times on my arguments but still i do.what should i do... More

  • She is engaged, but she loves another married man

    assalamu alaikum.... i m 24yrs old girl... i was in love with one of my friend.. he s also a good muslim.. our parents engaged us.... but now i m in love with a man who is already married... i dnt know whom i should marryy... now i came to know past love is just a infactuation.. i want to live with tha married person... my parents wont allow me.... More

  • Ruling on smiling at a non-Mahram (marriageable) woman

    I want to know how is it permissible for a Muslim man to smile at a non-Mahram (marriageable) woman if there is no fear of any potential temptation, while even looking at her face is impermissible? I have found in some books the detailed description of the woman’s body and looks at the time of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. How could.. More

  • Ruling on marrying an illiterate woman

    I am a twenty-year-old young man with an illiterate fiancée. I do not mind that (her being illiterate). I have finished high school, I memorize the Quran and I lead people in prayers in the mosque. I am planning to join a university. Is marrying an illiterate woman considered a problem? .. More

  • She claims that she had lost her virginity with him

    I lost my virginity with my fiancé illicitly and after that he denied it claiming that he did not see any blood then, although he had seen a piece of the hymen. What should I do, given that he has already told people about what happened? I need a way out of this. .. More

  • Ruling on agreeing with one of the wives on giving up some of her rights

    Which is safer in terms of clearing oneself of liability: to keep a wife who pretends to like her co-wife, or to divorce her?.. More

  • Consultation and permission without any compulsion

    If a religious suitor who possesses highly refined manners and morals proposes to marry a girl, but she refuses, what is the Islamic ruling in this regard? What is her parents’ role concerning this issue and that of her family? .. More

  • If she does not repent, he must shun her

    I live in Saudi Arabia and my son, a young man, lives and studies in my homeland, Egypt. He knew a girl and had unlawful sexual intercourse with her. She descends from a religiously lenient family. My son is not the first one to have had love relations with her. He wants to marry her even though he is still a student and financially unable to afford.. More

  • Piety, not money, is true nobility

    I proposed to a girl who is my colleague at work. She is older than me. Her father expressed his initial agreement but asked for some time to think. During this period, her uncle introduced his friend, who is richer than me, as a suitor. Her uncle was aware of my proposal. Consequently, her father rejected me even though she still wants to marry me.. More

  • Verify the truth yourself without haste, and avoid rumors

    I desired to marry a girl studying at the university, whose appearance indicates adherence to religion. As the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, commanded us; I performed Istikhaarah (guidance-seeking prayer). Then, I consulted some of my acquaintances, the foremost of them being the Imaam of a mosque who knew this girl because his brother.. More

  • Paying money to see the prospective wife

    What is the ruling on paying money in order to see the girl whom the man wants to marry?.. More

  • Wife has no right to object to husband returning to first wife

    I am married to a man who was previously married and has children. He divorced his first wife because she refused to go with him abroad where he works, in addition to many other problems. He warned her that if she did not respond to him, he would marry another woman. However, she did not object, so he married me and I gave birth to our children. Afterwards.. More

  • Better not to know a girl’s opinion before a formal proposal

    Is it permissible to know the opinion of a girl whom I want to propose to? Her father told me, “Think about the matter and do not delay.” However, I do not know her opinion; perhaps she has no idea about the matter. I do not want to propose to her and then be informed that she does not accept me. Her father informed me that the matter is still.. More

  • Ruling on having an engagement party

    I would like to ask about having an engagement party before concluding the marriage contract. It will not include any intermixing between the sexes or music. It will be a party between the two extended families in order to know each other. Men and women will be in separate places, while the latter will not let men hear their voices; rather, some Islamic.. More

  • You have a choice after repenting

    I love a girl who also loves me, and I promised to marry her. However, I discovered a defect in her; she has bad breath. I told her about my concerns and that I wholeheartedly would stand beside her. I took her to some doctors in an attempt to treat her. However, her case did not get better. I kept this matter a secret and did not inform any of my.. More