The man who has aped the western kuffaar custom of kneeling like a monkey at the feet of his wife for placing a ring on her finger has become one of them. Rasulullah (sallallahu…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 05, p.3
As long as the second wife agrees to waive her rights, it is permissible. But she has the right to re-instate her rights and demand that it be fulfilled even if she had initially…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 05, p.5
The prohibition in the Hadith applies to a person who commits deception. He deceives people regarding his lineage by assuming the surname of someone to whom he is not related then…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 06, p.2
The woman and man were living all this time in the state of adultery. There is no iddat for a zaaniyah (a woman who commits zina). The three talaaqs are futile and of no effect.…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 06, p.4
It is permissible for a woman to adopt her husband's surname. In so doing there is no deception and she does not assume her husband's lineage by so doing. It is an adoption for…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 06, p.5
Since the marriage was not consummated, the woman does not have to observe Iddat (the waiting period).
The Majlis Vol 22 No 06, p.12
The Darul Ifta's answer on the court 'divorce' issue is erroneous. In no circumstances is a 'divorce' pronounced by a kaafir/secular court valid. It is never Talaaq. When a man…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 06, p.7
If two Talaaqs have been issued, then as long as the Iddat (3 menses cycles) has not expired, the husband can take his wife back without the need to perform another Nikah.…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 07, p.2
We do not know what the law in America is regarding performance of Nikahs. In some places if the Imaam is registered as a marriage officer, then it is compulsory in terms of the…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 07, p.2
The condition on which a Talaaq is suspended cannot be extended or cancelled. The Talaaq will come into effect as soon as the condition materializes. Hence, if on the 30th January…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 07, p.3
If the wife is a mushrik, not a Christian, then the marriage immediately ends when the man embraces Islam. He may not live with her. He will be living in adultery.
The Majlis Vol 22 No 07, p.4
If the woman leaves the house without the husband's permission, he may divorce her. He has valid grounds for divorce.
The Majlis Vol 22 No 07, p.4
If the divorced woman spends the iddat at her father's home without the consent of her now ex-husband, then she is not entitled to iddat expenses. If the ex-husband had expelled…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 07, p.4
If you are living with the man who had given you three Talaaqs, then you are living in the state of adultery. It is haraam and zina for you to live with him. Your Nikah ended 10…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 07, p.4
Misyar 'marriage' is not permissible. It is not a valid marriage. It is the Saudi version of Shiah mut'ah which is halaalized prostitution.
The Majlis Vol 22 No 08, p.3
Custody of the two boys of 7 and 9 is the right of the father. An agreement could be made for the mother to keep the children, but it is the father's right. However, custody can be…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 08, p.5
The zulm of the brutal husband will not go unpunished. The curse of the oppressed is never ignored by Allah Aza Wa Jal. It reaches its target, and Allah Ta'ala says: "I take an…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 08, p.7
No, it is not permissible for him to strand his family in this haraam manner. He has to remain at home if there is no mahram to attend to his wife and children.
The Majlis Vol 22 No 09, p.2
The bridegroom should only state the Qubool whether in Arabic, English or any language. He does not have to recite Ta-awwuz, Tasmiyah, Kalimah and Durood. This is a bid'ah…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 09, p.3
It is permissible, in fact necessary, for a husband to read messages and letters of his wife without her consent, but vice versa is not permissible. In this cyber age too much…
The Majlis Vol 22 No 09, p.4