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  • Sharee‘ah vision: repeated sitting with fiancée to know her nature

    I am a 20-year-old man. Allaah, The Almighty, Granted me the blessing of being engaged to a girl who puts herself and blood as a means of sacrifice for her religion because of her good morals and connection to her Lord. I believe her as such and Allaah Knows her well. Praise is due to Allaah, I did not look at her except for once or twice for a short.. More

  • Offer and acceptance in the marriage contract

    Someone says that the marriage contract is unnecessary as long as people know that this man will marry that woman and she agrees. He argued that there were no marital contracts during the era of the Messenger of Allah. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on this? May Allah Reward you. .. More

  • Spouses' separation for the children's interest

    A wife asked her husband to divorce her. The husband, however, did not do so because they have children. Therefore, the wife remained with the husband living in half of the house. There is no connection between the spouses. The husband tried several times to reconcile with her but she refused and stopped asking for divorce. If this situation continues,.. More

  • Ruling on celebrating divorce

    Is it permissible for a divorcee to hold a party celebrating her divorce through slaughtering sheep, distributing sweets or any other form of celebration? I heard from two persons that this matter takes place. If this matter is unlawful, I ask you to tackle this issue having a firm stance against it. I have seen an invitation card to a party of this.. More

  • A conditional divorce followed by an immediate divorce

    I got married a year and a half ago. My husband swore that I would be divorced if I visited my mother, and I indeed visited her. He also swore that I would be divorced if I went to work, and I indeed went. This was repeated four times. So, is this divorce effected? The last time, he explicitly said to me (you are divorced). Am I divorced only once or.. More

  • Making a condition preventing the wife's parents from visiting her

    A husband laid down a condition that his wife's mother must not enter his home nor must he enter hers. Is that husband considered guilty under Sharee‘ah for preventing that woman from visiting her daughter? Is the daughter guilty because she accepted that condition in order to have her marital contract concluded? Is the wife's family entitled to treat.. More

  • Ruling on the father embracing his daughter and seeing her head uncovered

    It is the habit of some people to blame the father when he embraces his grown up daughter under the pretext that she should be bashful in front of him because he is a man. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on this? Would you please provide us with similar incidents from the life of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, as well as the Companions,.. More

  • Wants to return to her ex-husband for not being happy with her second husband

    Please advise me regarding this issue as it bothers me a lot. I have been married to a man for about 6 years up till now and we have a son. However, we do not get along in many ways and I feel that he is strange to me. I seek divorce for I married him due to his religiosity, but after marriage I found out that he is not as religious as he seemed to.. More

  • Visual impairment or blindness does not entail the wife to choose whether to maintain marriage or annul it

    I married my cousin about seven years ago. Before I was married, but after the engagement, I suffered from retinal bleeding, underwent surgery, and lost sight in my left eye. A few months after the operation we got married, but I never told her about my loss of vision. For a while after the surgery, I used to see blurred images. Now we have been living.. More

  • A bride and groom want to never consummate marriage

    Assalamualaikum, Is it haram to NEVER consummate a marriage? What is if this condition was mentioned to the groom before marriage and he agreed to it?Is it wrong, if the couple decides to get married only to complete half of their deen and not to engage in reproduction or intimacy ? .. More

  • Wife can work without husband's permission if he does not provide her basic needs

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. If a sister, who is living in the United States, is married and her husband and adult son are having much difficulty financially supporting her (as well as four other children) is it permissible for her to work outside of the home even though she may have challenges such as working for or with men, having.. More

  • She encourages friend to seek divorce from unjust husband

    My friend and I are in a co wife situations, not the same husband. He has forbid her to continue a friendship with me due to advice I have given her. She works and supports her household, he contributes little to nothing. He takes her money, and gives her what she needs to pay the expenses. She can not ask him how much he has"saved" for her he gets.. More

  • Civil marriage and its perils

    What is civil marriage and what are its perils on the Muslim community? May Allaah Reward you... More

  • Revealed a part of her body for her suitor and then repented

    I was engaged to a young man, but later our engagement was broken. When we were engaged to each other, I revealed a part of my body to him, after he had sworn by the Quran that he would marry me. Nevertheless, some problems occurred and our engagement was broken. Allaah Knows best that he did not touch me. I do not know how I allowed him to do so. Now,.. More

  • Persistence on neglecting the Hijab justifies breaking the engagement

    I would like to break my engagement to my cousin because she persists on neglecting the Sharee‘ah-approved dressing manner. She wears clothes that are disapproved by Sharee‘ah. I discussed this matter with her repeatedly but I no longer have hope that she will respond. .. More