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  • Issuing Khul’ in writing while conditions of Khul’ are not met

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please tell me, if a man wrote, "I divorce by Khul’," but all the conditions of theKhul’ (divorce requested by the wife and in which she returns the bridal gift)were not met and not present to make the Khul’ happen, so there is no Khul’, but the fact is that the word 'I divorce' was written, is it a divorce anyway? The writing.. More

  • Khul' without compensation is divorce

    Assalaamu alaykum. My husband divorced me because I asked for a Khul' (divorce requested by the wife in which she is to return the bridal gift)but without compensation, so it was a simple divorce and we did not know that at that time. We thought that it was a good Khul'done correctly, but no. So I had to wait three months for my ‘Iddah (post-divorce.. More

  • Requesting divorce from husband who neither provides for wife nor talks to her

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am contacting you regarding my marriage. I am 19 years old. Coming August I will have been married for a year. I was forced into the marriage by my father. I married my first cousin. I lived with him for about four months and then went back to the US for school. During my whole marriage, he never spent a dollar on me. All the money.. More

  • Wife seeking divorce because husband cheated on her

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. How are you all doing? My question is for a friend. She was married and her husband cheated on her. They separated and she wants a divorce now. Her husband, however, refuses to divorce her. She wants to know; can she end the marriage while keeping her bridal gift? Thank you, and may Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Pronouncing divorce after accepting khul‘

    Assalaamu alaykum. If a woman asks for a Khul‘ (divorce requested by the wife in return for a compensation) andher husband refuses but she gives him her bridal gift before he accepts the Khul‘ and then one hour later he sends her a message on her phone and tells her, "It is OK, I accept to divorce by Khul‘." Is this Khul‘accepted, or does she.. More

  • Asking for Khul’ because husband lied about second marriage

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for 15 years and have three kids. My husband has remarried without informing me and has been lying to me for the past year, creating mistrust between us. He has finally admitted his second marriage to me after extensive arguments. I have asked for a divorce as we are not compatible. He does not want to tell his.. More

  • Non-Muslim woman married to abusive Muslim husband

    Hello, please, someone help with advice. I will be short. I am a non-Muslim girl who has been married to a Muslim boy since December 2015. We got married with two witnesses in the mosque in front of the iman. Ever since, we have had a lot of misunderstandings and often fight. I have a very sensitive heart and want some romance and affection from him.. More

  • She wants to take Khul' from her husband but her parents refuse

    Assalaamu alaykum, may Allah direct you to answer me to which is best for me, ameen. I have been married for nine years now and have a child with my husband. However, the last five years have been nothing but arguments, fights, and dislike between us. It has come to a point where I cannot take it anymore. I lost myself and try to like him, but I cannot,.. More

  • A wife asking for khul’ from abusive husband with whom she has children

    She lives with her husband, her husband mistreated her badly, has given her divorce twice, and always threatens her with the third divorce. She always lives her life in fear and now her heart has become completely cold towards her husband, and she wants to request a khul’ (type of divorce requested by the wife). She cannot live with him anymore because.. More

  • She wants khul' to marry a man she loves in silence

    I have been married for the past nine years. During this period, my husband has treated me in the worst way. He never spent on me or my children. Rather, I am responsible for his needs and ambitions, such as a new mobile every year and a car, a flat, clothes, and pocket money. He is very cruel to me, uses abusive language, and beats me sometimes. I.. More

  • Husband's drug addiction is not a reason to ask for a divorce except if harm is feared

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for ten years and have two boys with my husband. I found out after we got married that he is a drug addict and has a daughter. He has committed adultery and the woman did a paternity test which confirmed that she had his child. There are now other women who claim to also have his child, but I do not know if that.. More

  • Seeking khul' from an abusive, ungrateful husband

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married to my husband for more than nine years. After our marriage, I came to know that he was jobless. I was a school principal, so I continued my job. Later on, I got a good job offer in a Gulf country, so I accepted the offer in order to help my husband settle down. He did not want to work in Pakistan and said that.. More

  • Wife must pay compensation to husband to get khul’

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please, I need a fatwa. I live in the USA with my wife and our son. My question is the following: my wife is requesting a khul' divorce. I do not want to give her a divorce. What happened is that we (my wife & I) agreed that I take the boy to Egypt for six months to see his family and learn the Arabic language. Everything was.. More

  • Wife claims being deceived into signing for Khul‘

    i had a divorce but in papers my husband did a fruad wit me they made divorce agreement n didnt tel me about that papers r based on mutual divorce agreement n he take my sign on them by saying that he give me divorce n i recive the paper so sign it but its all fraud infact papers r made for khula he take my sign on khula papers n i dont no about this.. More

  • Wife asking for Khul‘ because her income is higher than her husband's

    My wife put the case of Khula in Civil Court, as there is only 2 main reasons. 1) Her monthly income is more then me. And 2)She wants that I follow her and my all In-laws in wrong decisons in any case. For e.g my wife wants that I stay at home and take care of my child and do not do job, because i have less monthly income against her. She always treat.. More