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  • Marrying a Christian woman of weak faith

    Six years ago, I met a guy (Mahmoud) at my college who is Muslim and we fell in love. We dated for a few years until he confessed to me that being together without marriage hurt him. He made us sign a marriage contract called Orfi and he said that it was better than nothing. About 18 months ago, he asked to get married legally and I said yes. As we.. More

  • The theory of telegony (indirect heredity) is wrong

    What is the Islamic ruling on telegony (theory of heredity)? (Some scholars have used it to discourage adultery) .. More

  • When couples disagree on issues debated by Islamic jurists

    Me and my wife are passing through worst period of our married life. Following are our four conflicts which I believe are my rights while she deny: 1. She refuse to do French kissing with me all the time (Which I want) with the logic that her heart don't want to do it with me because she feel that I have no importance for her in my life while I think.. More

  • Father may not marry his son's ex-wife even if son had no children with her

    Respoected brother, Your answer to my question no 25152278 does not satisfy me completely. You have quoted a verse from the Quran stating that it is forbidden to marry the wives of sons born fro your loins or in other words biological sons. But once the son divorces his wife and they have no child from that marriage, then the father of the son is no.. More

  • How to deal with wife who refuses to cover face

    asalamualikum hope you are in the best of imaan and also i pray Allah grants you istiqamah. could you please tell me how i should deal with my wife in regards to her wearing the niqab. i have seen the evidences on covering the face and hold it to be frad for her to cover her face. i have advised he countless times in many different ways to cover her.. More

  • He divorced his wife, then had phone sex with her during her 'Iddah

    Dear scholars,assalamou3alaykoum,my wife and me lived far from each other and we used to have sexual conversations over the phone.The point of phone sex is to help the partner in achieving orgasm through masturbation.People call that sinful act "phone sex". May Allah soubhanouwata3ala forgive us...Then i decided to divorce my wife and i did it.I told.. More

  • Trimming the hair without husband's permission

    I have a problem! MY HUSBAND gets very angry when I trim my hairs & he's saying it is sinful to trim your hairs without the husband's permission. Am I sinful if I trim my hairs without permission of my husband? .. More

  • Husband being incarcerated justifies seeking divorce

    My husband & I are both in our upper forties. He is also incarcerated for Life. We've been married for 5 yrs. I had no problem forfeiting my rights to marry him...he has now decided he wants to take another wife. I cant understand why under these conditions he would even consider such a move. He wants me to continue to live as his wife and I want.. More

  • Claiming the impermissibility of concluding a marriage contract or consummating marriage during sacred months

    Some people hold that it is impermissible to conclude a marriage contract or consummate marriage during the sacred months or on other specific times; does this claim have any basis in the sharia? Please, reply soon, because someone I know is planning to conclude his marriage contract within few days. .. More

  • She studies at a mixed school where she is not allowed to wear Hijab

    Aselam Aleykum. A sister is inshallah planning to become a gynecologist because there are very few female doctors to treat female patients. But the problem is that she goes to a female high-school where she's not allowed to wear the hijjab within the school compound and there are male teachers around. And if she changes this school which is known for.. More

  • Her husband's parents forced him to divorce her over the sickness of her grandmother

    Assalam Aleikum! I am a Christian girl but my husband is Muslim. We got married a year ago and went to Jordan to live with his parents.(i come from Ukraine). in Jordan we we signed the marriage contract again according to Muslim law. Now his parents force us to get divorced because they saw white patches on my grandmothers hands (vitiligo). They sent.. More

  • Husband may not let male relatives stay at home with his wife

    I share a two room set with my sister, her baby and her husband. We both share the expenses. He wants to keep his sister's son at home who is a ghair mahram for my sister. he wants him to stay here for 10 days or more in the house of two rooms with a kitchen and lat-bathroom adjacent to the room where the non mahram would be living. the same kitchen.. More

  • The wife may ask for divorce if she is deprived of her rights

    Assalamualaikum. After a serious marital dispute, my husband left our house to live near his mother's house.I thought he would come back but it has been six months now.He just sends money through my son.He does not come to see me and we communicate via the phone.His family does not want to interfere in our matter.He is bad tempered and his family is.. More

  • His wife married him to become lawful to her ex-husband

    I married a woman about 4.5 months ago.she decievingly married me for the purpose of halala, showing that the marriage was real.I was unaware about the purpose.After having intercourse for two nights she demanded divorce saying that she cannot fullfil my desire for her and consented me to marry another woman.i confused why she was demanding for divorce.. More

  • A case that permits asking for divorce

    Aselam alaikum werahmetulahi weberekatuh... I am a 29 years old muslim girl who got engaged almost two months ago... My fiance lives in us nd i live in one of afican country so, he wasnt present for the nikkah day it was done by his fathers presence on his behalf.... After two weeks of my engagement i asked my fiance regarding the process for the us.. More