Islamically my husband has divorced me. My iddat has expired.
The court 'marriage' has no validity in the Shariah. Thus even if the court papers are not finalized, you may marry. The person has misinformed you in this regard. The only thing…
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Nikah (Marriage) - Talaaq (Divorce)
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Is it a must to perform a Nikah in a Musjid.
It is not incumbent to perform Nikah in a Musjid. It is preferable. However, a Nikah may be performed any where, even at home.
Is it necessary for a Nikah certificate to validate an Islamic marriage?
A certificate is not Waajib. It has no relationship to the Nikah. However, in these times it is advisable to have documentary evidence (a Nikah Certificate) of one's marriage.
The Shaikh who will be performing my Nikah does not have a marriage licence.
According to the Shariah no one needs a licence to perform a Nikah. The Nikah is valid.
How should the walimah be held?
Walimah is Sunnat. This is the duty of the husband. Walimah is a simple meal of just a couple of persons, including some very poor Muslims to participate in a simple meal. Even if…
Is it compulsory for the man to pay Mahr to validate the Nikah?
Mahr is Waajib. However, it is not a condition for the validity of the Nikah. But the husband must pay his wife a sum of money which they should mutually agree on. If he does not…
A husband went missing for a number of years.
If the first husband who had gone missing returns, then the marriage to the second 'husband' will automatically terminate. The second man will not remain her husband since her true…
A baalighah girl did not want to marry the boy who had proposed for her.
Since the girl had clearly informed her father that she does not want to marry the boy, her crying was not consent. In the background of her refusal, and abstention from verbal…
I want to draw up an Islamic Will. However, due to ignorance my marriage is registered in community of property.
The court's annulment of the community of property will have no effect whatsoever on the Nikah. The Nikah remains valid. What the lawyer advised is correct. It is best that the…
Ten years ago when I was mar- ried, the Mahr-e-Faatimi was arranged.
Mahr-e-Faatimi is 1.75 kg silver or its price. He has to give you 1.75 kg of silver or its equivalent in cash which is the price of silver today, not the price ten years ago.…
My husband issued three Talaaqs by text message.
All three Talaaqs issued by your husband by 'text message' are valid. You are no longer in his Nikah. You have to remain in Iddat. After expiry of the Iddat period you will be free…
When does consummation of a marriage take place according to the Shariah?
Consummation is valid in one of two ways: (1) Sexual relations (2) Such privacy with the wife in which sexual relations are possible even though one may not have indulged in it.…
My husband gave me one Talaaq Baa-in while I was in the state of nifaas.
The one Talaaq Baa-in although executed in a haraam manner, is nevertheless valid. It is haraam to give Talaaq when the wife is in the state of nifaas or haidh.
Is it permissible to register a Muslim marriage in terms of the secular law?
If there is a need to register, it will be permissible providing that registering the marriage does not create haraam consequences. In some systems if the marriage is registered,…
My husband refused to give me Talaaq, so I sent my uncle with my jewellery to arrange khulah with him.
He 'did not understand the meaning of khulah' but understood taking the jewellery. His lie and stunt should be rejected. Your uncle had mentioned to your ex-husband that the…
A divorced Shaafi' woman has no male relative to be her Wali for marriage.
According to the Shaafi' Math-hab, a woman cannot contract her own Nikah. A male Wali is an imperative requisite for the validity of the Nikah. If a woman has no close male…
Is it correct that according to the Maaliki Math-hab a man may not marry the woman with whom he had fornicated?
According to all Math-habs it is permissible for a fornicator to marry the woman with whom he had committed zina. However, according to the Maaliki Math-hab, the Nikah must take…
A couple wants to get married. The boy's parents have consented, but the girl's parents refuse.
If the girl is a follower of the Shaafi' Math-hab, the Nikah without her father's consent will not be valid. If she is a Hanafi, then while the Nikah will be valid without the…
A person said that a very old woman who does not menstruate does not have to observe Iddat when her husband dies.
Even a very old woman of more than a century, has to observe the Iddat of four months and ten days when her husband dies. What some people are saying is baseless.
In Islam how is a marriage consummated?
Consummation of the marriage is effected in one of two ways: (a) Sexual relations (b) Such privacy in which it is possible for sexual relations to take place. Even if relations do…