Marriage/Divorce



Marriage and what leads to it, its terms and conditions such as mahr (dowry), shuhud (witnesses) and permission; divorce and what lead to it including kufr, abandonment, abuse, lack of maintenance ; forms of divorce, including talaq, khula`, faskh and its terms and conditions such as pronouncing divorce, qadi’s judgment, pregnancy, `iddah, etc.


Divorce/separation

My wife and I have been married for 15 years and have two girls. We had an arranged marriage at a young age. She has been obsessed with getting a degree… Continue reading

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Can a Haji perform Nikah?

My question is if we are unable to find a molvi to perform nikah then can a Haji… Continue reading

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Ask for marriage

I would like to ask in shaykh for the authorization to get married and I would like to know how can it be done ? Continue reading

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Two proposals

I am asking this question on behalf of my younger sister. She has two marriage proposals but could not get an agreement with our parents… Continue reading

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Child Brides

What does Islam/the Shariah say about men having “child brides,” say age 6 or 7 and the girl has not reached puberty… Continue reading

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Marriage

I liked a boy and it turned out is my relative. He is from a different city than I am. He proposed me and I said yes. However… Continue reading

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Way forward

My ex husband still does not come forward and I’ve requested him to reconcile. I feel that all avenues to reconciling were not explored… Continue reading

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Etiquettes of sex

Please may I ask the Hanafi ruling: My wife rarely reaches complete satisfaction. Continue reading

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Prayer Request: Husband not happy with me

I’ve been trying my sincere best to be a good wife, but my husband keeps finding fault with me. He has repeatedly said that I’m not the kind of wife he wanted nor this is the kind of life he wanted… Continue reading

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Retaliatiating to physical force

There is a wife who is in the habit of hitting her husband. If he decides to give her the cold shoulder and explains he won’t be speaking to her it has happened that she will try to compel him… Continue reading

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