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Shaking hands with a non-mahram woman is not a compelling necessity
Is the doctrine of necessity accepted by one of the madhhabs exclusive of the stated examples or can one include 'functions of state in a secular society' as a necessity regarding the subject of a man shaking hands with a woman who is not mahram (permanently unmarriageable)?
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Ruling on rings and bracelets showing on a woman's hands
Assalaamu alaikum. I wear hijab but not niqab, and I leave my hands uncovered too. My clothes are very modest, and I do not use makeup or henna either. I would like to know whether I am permitted to show my finger rings in public? And if my bangles stick out from my wrists while I am wearing full-sleeved clothes, is that wrong? Please give me a personal.. More
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Ruling on husband's oath never to accept his wife
Assalaamu alaykum. I recently got married. This marriage was against my husband's will. He took an oath on the Quran, in the name of Allah, that he will never accept me as his wife in this life. Please help, what should I do now. Is this considered a divorce under the 'eelaa'form or just a divorce? Should I end this relation? Please help.
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How the wife makes amends for neglecting her husband's rights
Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for seven years, praise be to Allaah. My husband is not happy and keeps telling me that I need to change. I have finally realized that my husband is right. I am not a good wife. I do not even try to do anything for my husband. I barely clean. I almost never cook, so my husband has to bring restaurant food. I laugh.. More
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Ex-wife demands to have copy of 'unofficial' marriage and divorce contracts
I got to know a divorced sister in her 40’s with two kids. After one week of correspondence, we met in a public place in London, and two hours later we were married at a private Muslim marriage office. The imam acted as her wali (legal guardian), there was offer and acceptance, mahr, and two Muslim witnesses. I was given an Islamic marriage certificate.. More
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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
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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
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Her husband does not allow her to go out unescorted
Assalaamu alaykoum. I have been married for three years, and my husband is maa shaa' Allaah. But I do not know whether it is a matter of jealousy or of trust. He does not let me go out except with a member of my or his family. Our daughter is three years old. She does not have the right to play like other children do, she only stays home. She only seems.. More
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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
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She and her husband do not like each other
Assalaamu Alaikum, I have been married for almost nine years now, and we have two children. I was engaged at the age of 16, I did not like my spouse then (because of an age difference of eight years, his looks, and because he was a doctor and I had not even finished my studies; I was not happy at all). I did not said yes to this relationship, but then.. More
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Her divorced mother refuses to let her contact her father's family
Assalaamu alaykum. In my previous query, 2557815, I mentioned that my parents are divorced. I forgot to explain something important, and I would appreciate further guidance and a fatwa if possible. My mother said that she did not want to marry my father, who is her maternal cousin, and that her mother forced her to do it. They live abroad. She said.. More
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Husband is drug addict
Assalaamu alaykum. My husband and I have been married for 17 years, andhe has been using drugs for much of those 17 years. It has gotten much better, praise be to Allaah, but it has not stopped. He admits it only after he really messes up. A lot of things have gone wrong because of this, to the extend that he has been in an accident and forgotten where.. More
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Husband does not want his step-son to live with him
Asalaamu alaykum. I am a 34-year-old female. I have a son from a previous marriage who is 13 years old. I remarried again after 12 years. My new husband and I have been having alot of issues and arguments over the 1.5 years that we have been married. He has left around four times due to arguments and me telling him to leave or him leaving on his own.. More
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Husband must share burden of caring for autistic child with wife
Assalaamu alaykum Shaykh. I am writing to you because I am having a lot of problems with my husband. We live in europe and do not have any family here who can help us. We have three small children aged five, four, and one-and-a-half. Our oldest son, who is five years old, has autism and ADHD (a sickness that causes him to be agressive; he hits his brother.. More
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How to deal with an abusive husband
Assalaamu alaykum. My question is regarding my husband's behaviour. We got married 11 years ago. In these years, my husband never ever uttered a single word of love to me because he used to talk to me after our engagement. When I forbade him, tried to reserve myself and said that we are were non-mahram (permanently unmarriageable kin) at that point,.. More
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