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  • Marriage for Love Date: 18-10-2018

    As salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu. I’ve read a hadith of the Prophet (saws) where He says that a woman is married for four reasons: her property, her status, her beauty and her religion. Why did the Prophet (saws) not mention love? Are women not married because of love? Please don’t refer to another fatwa but answer a despaired Muslima. .. More

  • A Man Chooses a Religious Woman to Marry Date: 7-10-2018

    Assalamu AlaikumThere is an incident. My cousin was looking for girls to marry. Most of the time the scenario is as follows:The girl doesn't observe hijab, and when asked if they will observe it after marriage, they show reluctance. The girl wears hijab but has a friend circle that includes her male classmates. They see no wrong as they argur that they.. More

  • Wants To Marry a Divorced Woman With Four Children Date: 7-10-2018

    Asalamualikum , brother i hve been travelling to A country for business purposes . I was indulged in Zina . I try to Do Touba but i break it all the time . Now i met a lady who is divorced and have four children she lives in rhe same country but when i ask permission from my parents they doesn’t allow me to marry that girl with four kids . After a.. More

  • Hoping to marry non-Muslim man she met online if he converts Date: 3-1-2018

    Assalaamu alaykom. I would like to know the Islamic view on this matter. I got to know someone online, but he is from a different country and totally different cultures and traditions. We talked, and there is a mutual liking between us. However, he is not Muslim! He does not belong to any denomination but he believes in one God. I know that what I did.. More

  • Marrying beardless man Date: 3-1-2018

    Assalaamu alaykum. Shaikh, I have a question about faith. If woman marries a man without a beard because she finds men without a beard more attractive than men with beards, is she a disbeliever/hypocrite/major sinner/minor sinner because she is visually more attracted to men who do not keep a beard, which is prescribed by Islam, and marries one of them?.. More

  • Marrying after haraam relationship Date: 28-11-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been severly suffering, and I ask God to make you a reason to help me out. I used to be in a haram relation with this girl when I was a teenager (it included so much sins) until God guided me to the right path and I started quitting alot of sins and repenting until it was time to end this relation (this girl is from a religious.. More

  • Woman letting man know she is interested in marrying him Date: 28-11-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. There is a woman who likes a man and wants to get to know him for the purpose of marriage (they do not have a relationship). The woman found out from the man's mother that he is religious and used to pray, knows who Allah is, and does not drink etc., but he does not pray at the moment. The woman's intention is to not.. More

  • Woman asking Allah to guide man and make him her husband Date: 21-9-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum. Sorry, I am disturbing you again. I know that you have answered my question previously,but some points are not clear to me, which is why I am repeating my problem. I love a boy. He is not really a practicing Muslim, and he is in a relationship with another girl. I also do not have any way to send him a marriage proposal. I do not.. More

  • Muslim jokingly says he would celebrate Christmas Date: 13-9-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum! The man I intended to marry once jokingly said, "Are we not celebrating Christmas together? If so, I will do so by myself." He repeated that it was only a joke. What is the ruling on saying something like that? He most likely said it out of ignorance. It makes me confused as to whether I should accept the proposal of someone like.. More

  • Father rejects suitor for lack of college degree Date: 20-8-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum. I love a guy who is from abroad. I wanted my parents' blessing, so I told my parents that I love this person and related everthing about him to my parents. I love that person because of his religion and for no other reason. I did not look at whether he is beautiful or wealthy or anythng, only his religion. Praise be to Allaah, I asked.. More

  • Investigating girl before proposing to her Date: 8-7-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum. If I am interested in marriage with a girl, can I attend social and familial occasions where she also attends so that I can observe her behavior closely without her knowledge of that? Is there any problem if that happens a number of times till I am able to make up my mind? And is rigorouslyinvestigating her permissible? .. More

  • Marriage to woman stipulating not to wear Niqab Date: 30-4-2017

    Someone proposed to a woman who stipulated that she would not wear a Niqab after marriage, sufficing only with the Hijab. Is it better to leave her and marry another one? .. More

  • Proposing to a girl who has an online relationship with a non-Mahram man Date: 21-3-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum. I known a person whose family as well as himself were helped a lot by one of their relatives during their bad times. Now this person wants to pay back for that. He wants to marry his relative's daughter. The problem is that this girl has committed to another guy. She said that she and another guy have planned to get married after.. More

  • Marrying girl who was secretly married and had abortion Date: 8-3-2017

    I met a girl whom I want to marry and have children with. She is of good nature and is fit for me as I think that she can be a good in my life. However, her past bothers me. She used to like a boy in 2011, but the boy's grandmother did not like that girl as she was from a poor family. The girl left him, and another boy asked her to marry him. However,.. More

  • Supplicating Allah to marry certain woman in Paradise Date: 23-2-2017

    Respected Shaykh, assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I wish to marry a woman as per the Sharia when she becomes available. I am not sure if I will ever be able to marry her in this world. Hence, I always pray to Allaah that He grants my wish of making her my wife in Paradise. My question is: can I give almsgiving on her behalf so that.. More

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