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Ruling on a husband saying that his wife has divorced herself
A husband abandoned the matrimonial home by court order for having beaten his wife. Three months later, the husband said that she has divorced herself as a punishment for what she did. Is the wife considered a divorcee according to the Islamic Sharee‘ah?.. More
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The wife divorced thrice returning to the first husband after divorce from the second one
If a woman who has been divorced thrice returned to her previous husband after her second husband dies or divorces her without a previous agreement on that, how many pronouncements of divorce become available for her first husband according to the four schools of Islamic Fiqh?.. More
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Woman staying overnight at a female relative’s home
In the Name of Allaah The Most-Merciful The Ever-Merciful,
I would like to ask about a woman staying overnight at the home of her maternal aunt who is married and has no children. Is it permissible to do so? Does the husband have the right to prevent her? May Allaah Reward you. .. More
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Being satisfied with the lesser harm is better than seeing the greater harm fulfilled
My husband watches TV stations which show everything that is unlawful. He also works at a center for massage which is run by semi-naked women. Whenever I advise him, he threatens me with depriving me of my children. I am sure of the fact that if I leave my children, they will deviate from the right path because they are still young. What should I do?.. More
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Ruling on marrying one's Hindu cousin
My paternal aunt married a Hindu man and she became like them in customs and traditions. Their daughters are also like them. They worship idols. Since they are non-Muslims now, is it permissible for me to marry one of my cousins? What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on this?.. More
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Fearing that the husband might take the children does not justify violating sharee‘ah
I was divorced from my children's father. Then a man proposed to me and I agreed to marry him. Out of fear that my first husband might take the children, I traveled to an Arab country. Then my marital contract was concluded in the presence of the marriage official as well as two witnesses. The contract, however, is not officially registered at court... 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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A man enters upon his wife's mother and sister
Is it permissible for a man to enter upon his wife's mother and sister while they are alone in their home? Noting that he sits in the living room while his wife's sister is in her room and does not come out and he does not go into other parts of the house... More
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Half of the dowry comprises both the advanced and the deferred portions
I am a bride with a concluded marital contract. Consummation has not taken place yet and I want to be divorced due to several reasons. I want to know my rights. I know that half of the dowry is due to me as Allaah The Exalted Says (what means): {And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation,.. More
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A pregnant woman's need for psychological and physical rest
I am 30 years old and my wife is pregnant and she is about to give birth to our child. My parents need my help to prepare my sisters for marriage and I am doing so. My wife is angry with me because of that though it does not affect my small family. However, she is angry because we do not save money to raise our expected child. I got so angry with her.. More
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A woman must wear Hijab before her step-mother’s brothers
I grew up in a conservative and religious family, thanks to Allaah The Exalted. My father divorced my mother when I was two and married another woman who has raised me and has tended to me since my earliest childhood up till now. I am thirty-five years old. After my father’s death, I could not leave my step-mother, given that she did not have any.. More
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Marrying an adulteress before the end of her ‘Iddah
Our virtuous Shaykhs, could you please advise us regarding the following issue and May Allaah The Exalted Reward you. As you are aware of the fact that one’s faith may wane from time to time; and accordingly one might commit what is prohibited, like adultery, Allaah Forbids. Such disasters are exposed via pregnancy; then, some people’s conscience.. More
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Implicit and explicit marriage proposal for a woman during her ‘Iddah
Is it permissible for a widow to inform her brother-in-law implicitly or explicitly of her desire to marry him? Please, provide the references or the name of the Mufti. May Allaah Reward you... More
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She is working and pays the expenses of the home while her husband watches TV all day
assalamu aleikum I am married for about 7 years. We have children. When we married my husband was studying, but he could not finnish his studies in our city. So we moved to another country, because they have better changes for work, better schools and easier regarding religion. It took many yrs to learn the language, and now my husband has finally got.. More
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Women attaining the reward of the congregation
If women offered the congregational prayer at home, are they encompassed in the sayings of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam:
- "Offering the prayer in congregation is twenty-seven times superior to the prayer offered by a person alone."
- "He who offered the ‘Ishaa’ prayer in congregation, it is as if he prayed half of.. More
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