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  • A forced Khul' is invalid

    I have been married for twenty years and have four childrens 2 girls,2 boys.My husband gave first talak last year did ruzu next day. he gave second talak on 16 feb 2013.since then we are staying seprate and he is not providing money for me and childrens. On 18 march he came in the night and started to force me in front of my children's and said if I.. More

  • An abused wife may ask for Khul'

    assalamalaikum,im married since 2009 but i left my husband 2011 because of mentally,emotionally and physically abusive husband and i can't take living with his brother on the same house.we are planning to get divorce but we found out that i was pregnant that time so divorce was cancelled but still i live alone on the whole pregnancy and he never give.. More

  • Marriage in Sharee'ah court is valid in cases of 'Adhl

    My cousin is an associate professor and his age is 50 years, He did court marriage in Pakistan with a 27 years old girl. But the problem is that now the father of a girl says your marriage is not valid because court marriage is haram, you have not seen the witnesses and your wali`s (the father) acceptance was not in the marriage. But the thing is that.. More

  • She wishes to separate from her husband and take her kids with her

    Assalaamu alaikum I am asian while my husband of 13 years is of arab origin. We have 4 kids ...the youngest is 3 and the oldest is 12. Before our marriage me and my family got a promise from my husband that he will not marry again after me. He promised and we do not put in our marriage contract as we trusted him. Now he has married again and denies.. More

  • His wife has a mental disorder that he didn't know of at time of marriage

    I have married on 2nd june 2013, after that i observ she is suffering from mental problem for last 10 years but her parents suppressed the fact before begining matrimonial negotiation. Her behaviour is not tolerable. As she is suffering from mental disorder. I feel i cannot continue my life with her. Doctor also does not give any assurance regarding.. More

  • Ruling on separation from husband for years without divorce

    Salam alikum dear shikh I am 36 years old and a mother of four children Mashallah .any way I have been saprated from my husband 7 years ago after having very hard time with him.I am not thinking to go back to him .his remmarge to a new wife and the kids go to see him.he didn't give me divorce and I didn't ask for it becuse I am just focus on my children.. More

  • Non-Muslim cannot be Wali (guardian) of a Muslim woman in marriage contract

    Assalam o alaikum w.w. thank fully i found this site. so i can clear my doubt i have on my mind always. I married to a girl she converted to islam. Allhamdhulillah she is practicing muslim now. She love islam n following with dedication. But before she met me she had a son of 5yrs with her ex boyfriend.Since she arranged our marriage with imam i didn't.. More

  • Taking a second wife who will provide for herself

    Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatu Allaah wa barakaatuh dear scholar is it halal to marry a second wife if one can't alone maintain two houses but with the wives support it would be possible...if not what should one do if one is happily married but truly loves another girl as much as one loves his current wife and has loved this other from before he even.. More

  • A woman is entitled to her Mahr even if she married without a guardian

    i married a man without the permission of my parents/guardian. My husbands only guardian, his mother permitted us to marry. we married infront of qazi and 2 male adult witnesses (our friends).in my 1.5 years marriage i had a baby. then we got divorced. now,My ex-husband denies to pay my mohr saying our marriage was invalid. i want to know if our marriage.. More

  • Validity of prenuptial conditions

    Conversation started today 10:30am Benjamin Appel Conversation started today 11:57pm Benjamin Appel As-salaam Alaikum, I have some questions if you have time to answer it or point me toward sources it would be appreciated. 1. Is an agreement prior to marriage contract legally binding if: it is a generally accepted verbal agreement between parties ie.. More

  • They renewed marriage contract because husband did not pray

    Asallam U Alaikum, If wife prayed regularly and husband did not pray at all. When they found out ruling that marriage contact should be renewed and they renewed it. Would any statement of divorce made before the contract was renewed be counted as divorce or not. Even if at the time of the first conract they thought it was a valid contract and were ignorant.. More

  • His wife and son have regular incestuous relations together

    Respected Sheikh, I am a man in my late sixties and recently discovered that my 33 year old wife has regular incestuous relations with my 17 years old son. When I confronted them they denied it, but one day I came home unexpectedly and found them in the act. They repented and promised not to do it again. I am devastated and don’t know what to do... More

  • Giving out sweets to work colleagues to celebrate marriage

    Assalam alaikom, First of all, may Allah reward you all for your generous efforts in bringing authentic knowledge to the average Muslim. I was wondering if it was ok to distribute some sweets amongst colleagues in my office as a happy occasion for fixing of my wedding. Can this be done before Nikah or only after ? Now my wedding will be in India and.. More

  • A new Muslim has a Christian husband in a country where there is no divorce law

    Assalamu alaikum: I have a friend-brother who is a muslim revert for three (3) years. When he went home to the philippines for a vacation, he and his girlfriend (also a muslim-revert, she embraced islam in kuwait) decided to marry. However, the lady is married and she has children from her christian husband. Sad enough, when they visited an islamic.. More

  • He is forced to attend functions that involve mixing and music

    I work in a military organization in which I am bound to attend some social functions and in case I refuse to do so I am likely to be punished by being sent on adverse posting to non-family stations leaving my wife and kids for 2 to 3 years, or other disciplinary actions which may lead to court marshal. The nature of the functions include welcome and.. More