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Bearing witness to the bride’s consent to marriage is recommended
Does bearing witness to the bride’s consent to marriage mean hearing her consent to marry that specific man, or does it mean bearing witness to her appointing her father or her guardian to finalize the marriage contract? We hear some people asking the bride: “Do you accept your father to be your guardian in the marriage contract?”, or is it only.. More
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Forged marriage contract: clarification
I married a man and after a period of time we encountered some problems and I asked for divorce, but I was shocked when he told me that our marriage contract was forged. Am I going to be held accountable by Allaah for this, given that I had no idea that the marriage contract was forged? What is the punishment for such a husband? .. More
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Joining the husband is due unless the wife has already set the condition of completing her study
I am a young married man and I have no children. I live abroad and my wife lives in another country to complete her study. I am dissatisfied with this because I am alone and I fear doing something unlawful. What is the solution? May Allaah Reward you.
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Ruling on marrying with ill-gotten money
Is it permissible that one marries with money stolen from the state? .. More
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Would she be divorced if her husband became insane?
A female relative of mine wants to know the Sharee‘ah ruling on her situation. She left her husband about eight years ago because he became insane. She is raising their five children alone. Is she considered divorced? If she is now divorced, is it permissible for her to marry another man although her divorce was not officially stated? May Allaah Reward.. More
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Marrying a Christian woman without a matrimonial guardian
Two years ago, I married a Christian girl from Holland. We concluded the marital contract in the presence of two Muslim witnesses but my wife had no guardian. I did not know that the woman's guardian’s presence is a condition for a valid marriage. At that time, my wife was 23 years old. I did not conclude my marriage at the Real Estate office in the.. More
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Marrying a woman on condition that she waives some of her rights
I am leading a happy marital life with my faithful and pious wife. I do not need to marry another woman. But if I married a spinster, divorcee or widow out of sympathy and compassion, is it permissible to make a condition that she waives her right in just treatment regarding some matters, including clothing, adornment and overnight stay? I will treat.. More
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Marriage of coercion is invalid even if the husband approved it
What is the Islamic ruling on a marriage of coercion when the man is compelled as his fiancée resorted to the police station as a means to exercise pressure over him to marry her, and he actually marries her while her guardian claims that she is a virgin but she is not?.. More
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Offer and acceptance in the marriage contract
Someone says that the marriage contract is unnecessary as long as people know that this man will marry that woman and she agrees. He argued that there were no marital contracts during the era of the Messenger of Allah. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on this? May Allah Reward you.
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Making a condition preventing the wife's parents from visiting her
A husband laid down a condition that his wife's mother must not enter his home nor must he enter hers. Is that husband considered guilty under Sharee‘ah for preventing that woman from visiting her daughter? Is the daughter guilty because she accepted that condition in order to have her marital contract concluded? Is the wife's family entitled to treat.. More
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Visual impairment or blindness does not entail the wife to choose whether to maintain marriage or annul it
I married my cousin about seven years ago. Before I was married, but after the engagement, I suffered from retinal bleeding, underwent surgery, and lost sight in my left eye. A few months after the operation we got married, but I never told her about my loss of vision. For a while after the surgery, I used to see blurred images. Now we have been living.. More
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Civil marriage and its perils
What is civil marriage and what are its perils on the Muslim community? May Allaah Reward you... More
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She married with the intention of remarrying her ex-husband
A woman was irrevocably divorced, and she wanted to marry another man as a Muhallil (man that is married with the sole intention of divorcing in order to be able to marry the previous husband), but he did not know about her intention. After marriage, she started to show dissatisfaction with marriage and created problems. She continued in this way until.. More
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Not telling the husband of previous sexual assault does not affect the validity of marriage
A girl was raped, but she did not tell anyone about that incident out of fear for her family’s reputation and a wish to keep her face and repent, seeking forgiveness from Allaah The Almighty. This girl performed Hajj and repented to Allah the Exalted. Her family forced her to get married after she had refused many suitors for fear of potential scandal... More
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Concluding a valid marriage contract after termination of an invalid marriage contract
A girl married without the consent of her parents and after three days of her marriage, they got her divorced, promising her to marry her off to that man with a valid marriage contract, but they broke their promise. They want her to have hymnography, i.e. surgical restoration of the hymen to marry her off to another man. What is the ruling on this,.. More
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