I live in Australia where I intend getting married.
There is no need for your father to travel to Australia. Any responsible Muslim male in Australia should be appointed to represent you at the Nikah ceremony.
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Nikah (Marriage) - Talaaq (Divorce)
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From when does nafqah (maintenance) for the wife become compulsory?
Nafqah becomes Waajib once the Nikah has been performed. However, if the wife refuses to go to her husband, then she will not be entitled to maintenance. In the case mentioned,…
There is a certain Moulna Bouja from the Jamiat, in Pretoria who handled my wife's application for fasakh.
A faskh cannot be granted on the mere basis of the recordings which were heard. A faskh will not be valid without the husband attending the hearing and stating his version. The…
A 15 year old girl unfortunately got into an online relationship with a boy of 22 years.
This 'nikah' is fake. It is invalid. The 'moulans' and the lawyer are all juhala (ignoramuses). These kinds of on-line nikahs are not valid.
A husband has the habit of coming home late at night even at 2 a.m.
It is haraam for him to make it a habit to come home late at night. According to the Shariah, the husband has to be with his family from Maghrib time. The night time is one of the…
The husband became a murtad. However, the wife discovered this after a few months.
Although she was living in zina with him, she is not sinful because she was unaware of his irtidaad. If she was pregnant before the husband became murtad, the child will be…
I am a Hanafi who married without the consent of my father.
Although it is sinful to marry without the approval of your father, nevertheless, the Nikah remains valid according to the Hanafi Math-hab.
I am seeking a ruling on whether a valid talaq occurred.
The silly 'document' which the wayward 'imaam' gave to you to sign is a piece of scrap paper which has no value in the Shariah. It was not a valid Talaaq. Your Nikah is still…
In some religious communities in West Africa, a trend is developing that when a renowned alim or shaikh passes away, his wives are not expected to mar
This idea is absolutely corrupt and haraam. Shaitaan has urinated into the brains of these satanic shaikhs. The prohibition is strictly confined to the Holy Wives of Rasulullah…
The High Court of Lahore has decreed that a marriage during the Iddat is not baatil (invalid), and that the couple marrying during the woman's Iddat c
The Lahore High Court is not a Shariah court. It is a court which operates according to kufr law. Pakistan is not a country governed by the Shariah. Nikah during Iddat is not…
I am a Muslim girl at university. I am trapped in a love relationship with a non-Muslim boy who has now embraced Islam.
By having allowed or compelled you to go to the educational brothel (the university), your father has forfeited his wilaayat over you. Go ahead and make halaal the relationship.…
What is Talaaq Baa-in and what are its effects?
Talaaq Baa-in is an irrevocable Divorce. Its effect is the termination of the Nikah. In other words the Nikah is nullified. The couple has to adopt total Purdah for one another.…
A boy and a girl at university are having a relationship.
Parents who insist on their children first completing secular studies before marriage are not concerned about the Imaan of their children. They live only for the dunya. Their…
Are sexual relations with the wife permissible during pregnancy?
It is permissible. There is no time limit specified.
A man 'married' (in court) his step-aunt.
The consequences of this haraam invalid adulterous relationship are horrible. This relationship is worse than an adulterous union of two strangers or between a Muslim and a…
A woman found out that her husband had touched the breasts of her 12 year old daughter by a previous marriage.
The Mufti has erred. The 'level of sexual excitement' and 'ejaculation' are not conditions for the invalidity of marriage. Nikah of this couple will be invalid irrespective of…
Is it permissible for a lady in iddat to sit in her yard or garden?
A lady in iddat is permitted to go into her yard as long as she is concealed from the gazes of people. If it is urgent or an emergency, she may leave the home precincts to attend…
A paternity test confirmed that the child was not her husband's.
For determining legitimacy, a paternity test has no validity in the Shariah nor does the confession of the wife negate the child's legitimacy. Since the child was born in wedlock,…
My wife left home of her own freewill without my consent.
During the iddat, the ex-wife is required to stay in the marital home. If she refuses to stay in the marital home and makes her own arrangements, then she is not entitled to…
Is the iddat of an elderly lady the same as the iddat of a young woman?
If the elderly woman is a woman of haidh, her iddat is the same as the iddat of a young woman. If she is not a menstruating woman, i.e. she is beyond the age of haidh, her Talaaq…