My wife left home without my consent to live with her parents.
When a woman leaves the marital home without the consent of her husband, she is not entitled to maintenance until she returns to the marital home.
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Nikah (Marriage) - Talaaq (Divorce)
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Dowry (Mehr) was not arranged at the time of the Nikah.
Mehr is not a condition for the validity of Nikah according to the Hanafi and Shaafi' Math-habs. While payment of Mehr is compulsory, the Nikah is valid even if it was not…
If medical tests confirm beyond doubt that a widow is not pregnant, will it be permissible for her to end her Iddat before four months and ten days?
It will never be permissible for a woman to forego her iddat regardless of the conclusions of medical examination. Even if it is confirmed that she is not pregnant, she has to…
Is it permissible for a man to hug his mother-in-law?
It is not permissible for a son-in-law to even shake hands with his mother-in-law. He may greet her and speak respectfully to her. He may not be alone with her nor is she allowed…
A Muslim lawyer who claims to be an authority of the Shariah and of MMB (Muslim Marriage Bill) says that: * It is permissible for the husband to divor
Whoever this secular lawyer may be, he is a jaahil. What he knows of the Shariah is dangerous. He has spoken pure rubbish. It is haraam for a man to issue Talaaq during his wife's…
While I was still a non-Muslim, I fathered an illegitimate girl.
A paternity test is not accepted as Islamic evidence even if it is 100%. Besides this, even if the man and the woman accept that it is his child and there is no doubt whatsoever in…
A Shaafi' man married a Hanafi woman. Does the woman have to adopt the husband's Math-hab?
The husband and wife should follow their own respective Math-habs. They should not compromise merely to please one another. For example, if the wife is Hanafi and the husband…
If a husband delegates the right of issuing to his wife to someone else, does he still retain the right to issue Talaaq?
Whilst it is permissible for a husband to delegate the right of Talaaq to another person, such delegation does not cancel his right of Talaaq. At any time he issues Talaaq it will…
It is mentioned in a Hadith that near to Qiyaamah, it will be valid to refrain from marriage.
If marriage becomes a threat for a man's Deen, then abstention will be best. This will be the situation close to Qiyaamah. Wives and children will become a man's enemies and…
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq during the wife's state of haidh?
Whilst it is not permissible to issue Talaaq during the wife's haidh period, the Talaaq will nevertheless, be valid.
A woman who has embraced Islam has no Muslim male guardian.
A woman may have the right of Talaaq delegated to herself. If there is no Muslim male available, then she should write her own name in the Tafweedhut Talaaq document. When the…
A husband has become a murtad. What should his Muslim wife do?
The nikah terminates immediately with the man's irtidaad. After a period of three haidhs (menses), she will be free to marry someone else.
A woman in her Iddat moves from house to house.
It is haraam for a woman in her iddat to move from house to house without valid Shar'i reason.
A Muslim woman's non-Muslim husband died.
The Muslim woman did not have a husband. Marriage to a kaafir male is not valid. She was therefore living in the state of adultery with the man. Nevertheless, she has to remain in…
Are dicephalus twins considered as one or as two persons according to the Shariah if they have two hearts, 3 kidneys, but share one gastrointestinal t
Such persons are two persons regardless of being adjoined and having some common organs. They are not one person with two heads. Each one has his/her own personality, mind and…
A husband said to his wife: "If you ever speak about this subject, it will mean you are divorced." After some time, the husband wants to retract his s
A retraction will not be valid. If the wife speaks on the subject, one Talaaq Raj'i will come into effect. Before expiry of her iddat, the husband may reconcile with her without…
An Imaam of a Musjid says that Nikahs should not be performed inside the Musjid.
The best place for a Nikah is the Musjid. Performing Nikah in the Musjid is not negatory of the sanctity of the Musjid. Nikahs are always performed inside the Musjid.
A man issued three Talaaqs to his wife during her state of haidh.
Despite it not being permissible to issue Talaaq during the state of haidh, the Talaaq is valid. Since he had issued three Talaaqs, the issue of reconciliation does not develop.…
My husband promised to accept Islam after our marriage.
There never was a valid marriage. You never were his wife according to the Shariah. If he had had not accepted Islam before the marriage, then the Nikah was not valid. In that case…
A pregnant woman married another man, not the one who made her pregnant.
The nikah is valid. But, sexual relations are not permissible. They may cohabit only after delivery of the child.