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.


Istikhara Request for a Suitable Marriage Partner

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad


Please can you do istakhara on behalf of [private] he wants to marry a girl called [private] if this is beneficial in terms of his faith and worldly life… Continue reading →

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A Potential Suitor

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

How can I get to know this man in the most halal way possible when there are no available mahrams? Continue reading →

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Spousal Abandonment

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I came across a post on eshaykh regarding a lady and her long distance marriage… Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Marriage Istekhara

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I already reading the tasbeehs and other wazaif. Please do marriage istekhara for [private]with [private]. I’ve heard his mother may not let it happen… Continue reading →

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Questions Regarding the Du`a of Sayyidina Dawud

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Eshaykh Staff

How long should one wait? And I wrote it, sealed it in plastic, wrapped in a white cloth n wore with a white thread. Is it ok? Continue reading →

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Is this Marriage Valid?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

A woman had nikah but no ruksati for 2 yrs. Her husband never provides for her expenses nor does he keep in contact with her or her family(communication is via third person)… Continue reading →

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Help Making a Decision

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I have been separated from my husband for over a year now. Previously, I asked for advice on how I could ‘fix’ my marriage… Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Pregnant Wife in Difficulites

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad


I seek Mawlana dua for my wife and I. We are married since 2010 but living away from each other since… Continue reading →

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Lack of Trust

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

My husband still stays away from the family home, and has told me he has no feelings for me, he wants to build a friendship. Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: I’m so Lost

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I’m a young muslim woman. I try my hardest to pray and to seek islamic knowledge. I am always attending Mawlid gatherings and as such, but I’m lost… Continue reading →

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