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  • Saying ‘If I Do Such and Such, I Pronounce Talaq on My Wife’

    Husband had an argument with his younger brother and he angrily said to him that if i ever see you again or talk to you,I pronounce talaq on my wife. Now i am worried what should i do as a wife.As now husband says that i said it in anger. I didn't mean it. Brothers live together in one house its not at all possible that they will be enemies forever... More

  • Legal Status of Divorce During Anger

    2. I have read on your website about the opinion of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, that in certain cases of extreme anger talaq does not take place. If my husband truly believes, and swears by Allah, that this was his condition, and we both sincerely believe this opinion applies to our case to prevent harm and consequences as we have.. More

  • Ruling on Permitting a Wife to Work in Order to Support her Parents

    Can a husband forbid his wife from working if the women wants to for her parents who live alone and don't have a son? What if the father of the woman has his siblings living right next to his house, who always have been helping him financially? Can the man stipulate the no job condition before marriage?What if the man isn't able to take their responsibility.. More

  • Husband Accusing his Wife of Faithfulness and Refusing to Pay her Mahr

    Married for two years. My husband decided to divorce me because he doesn't like my body. He said I had no right to full mahr because I don't accept a marriage without intimate relationship. Then he slandered me with several accusations so that he doesn't pay the mahr/dowry like accusing me of my faithfulness, and then apologized. I didn't accept his.. More

  • A Newly Reverted Husband Issuing Divorce while Intoxicated

    Assalamualaikum. I am a Sunni Muslim from Malaysia and we believe in Imam Al Syafy’i/Shafi’e. My husband is a revert and knows nothing about talaq. Last night we were in a heated argument and my husband was intoxicated. During the argument, I forced him to say I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you. We both had no intention of it and are now.. More

  • Divorce of a Husband on Psychiatric Medicine

    My brother is suffering from a severe mental illness from 1 years. He is under the treatment and take psychiatric medicines (daily tablets). Due to his mental illness, he frequently loses awareness and control over his senses. On several occasions, he pronounced two or more divorces to his wife, but this occurred when he was under medication, and apparently.. More

  • Husband Said, 'If I Do Such-and-Such, I Will Divorce Three Times'

    AssalarmualikekomDear Scholors,I promised my wife not to borrow money again from others , not to talk strange women , not to contact my family members not get approval. If I did one of that's again I will be divorced (3 time Talaq).But I have done all , Its will real happen Divorce (Talaq) ?If real How I do forward ?.. More

  • Divorce Divorcing Wife During her Period and Taking Back her Dowry

    My husband gave me two divorce (talaq) at a time during my monthly periods (halat e haiz). After a week we had a relationship as husband and wife. I wanted to ask if the 2 talaq happened or not. He often exploits me being a husband and took all of my meher which was in the form of jewellery. If i ask about my meher back he gets in rage and i am afraid.. More

  • Pronouncing Divorce in English by a Husband Who Speaks Arabic

    Salam,My husband said “I divorce you”, with no intention. He speaks Arabic, and he said those words in English believing that they are not effective for divorce. Can you please confirm that he did not divorce me?(There was no intention, and this was not a term he had ever heard anyone use to divorce as he was born in the Middle East)Jazakallahuma.. More

  • Obeying a Husband in Regard to not Covering the Face

    Assalamu alaikum,My husband told me to choose between him and the niqab because he married his wife without one and that's what he wants. I'm more inclined to believe that it's obligatory, Allahu Alam, even if it's mandatory. I want to get closer to Allah. What should I do? Calm conversations don't help, and we live in a country where there aren't many.. More

  • Wife Who Wears Immodest Clothing

    Assalamu alaykum,I’ve been married for a year. My wife prays, fasts, is respectful, has good principles and gets along well with my family. However, she doesn’t wear hijab and often wears clothes that show her arms and lower legs (below the knee), and swims in a one-piece swimsuit. I advised her many times, but she says she’s not ready and doesn’t.. More

  • Choosing between Refusing a Suitor and Pleasing the Mother

    A young man proposed to me, and during the shoufa (marital meeting), I felt uncomfortable and sensed right away that he didn’t suit me. I felt suffocated around him and just couldn’t imagine myself with him. But I couldn’t express this discomfort in front of our families.I prayed and did a lot of istikhara, especially the du’a: “O Allah, choose.. More

  • Implicit Words of Divorce in the State of Anger

    I’m Abdale. I said “I set you free” to my wife after emotional collapse. She had provoked me to divorce her. I was sleep-deprived, in debt, not praying, addicted to video games, and mentally overwhelmed from work, fatherhood, and stress. This was the third time, but all incidents happened within one year during breakdowns. I seek a fatwa: Was.. More

  • Ruling on Conditional Divorce in the Present Tense

    Assalamu’alaykum.A husband who is handbal in madhab divorces his shafi’iyyah wife and mentioned 3talaq in one sitting and said that it was for ta’keed. His wordings are “We divorce3x as long as you don’t hurt me physically “ he said that what he meant is that “if you still hurt me physically then we divorce “ May I ask what is the hukm.. More

  • Naming a Boy ‘Abid al-Awsaf’

    Subject: Islamic Validity and Meaning of the Name "Abid al-Awsaf ibn Sharif" deAssalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.I am considering the name “Abid al-Awsaf ibn Sharif” for a baby boy and would like to ask if this name is Islamically valid, appropriate, and meaningful.Here is a breakdown of the name:Abid (عابد): Meaning “worshipper”.. More