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  • Divorce during waiting period takes effect

    AOA, My husband gave me 2 divroces in Aug 2011 in a gap of one month. After that I got khula in July 2012 according to pakistani law in which my husband was not present for reconcilation and court gave the khula one sidedly.We had a mutual agreement signed by notary public that khula is granted however the execution of khula is left on the will of the.. More

  • Her husband divorced her several times due to his financial problems

    Assalamu Alaikum my nikah was done a year ago and my husband lost his job few months ago and we hav been struggling financially since.. He is in extreme state of anger and sadness constantly as finding a job has been a nightmare.. We are managing at the moment from my salary, which is hardly enough for us to go through the whole month.. I have been.. More

  • Love-based marriage vs normal marriage

    Salam walakum sir.. is love marriage in islam still counted as 50% of iman and given same preferences like a normal marriage.. i am not asking if love marriage is allowed or not .. but if its a love marriage is it giving sawab and importance as normal marriage ? .. More

  • Waiting period of a woman who was divorced during menses

    Asallam u Alaikum, if a woman's menstrual blood/period began a minute before husband gave divorce or any other issue that requires waiting for iddah to end, does that cycle that just began count as one cycle of iddah or does she have to wait for this cycle to end and another 3 more cycles ? .. More

  • A Shaykh granted her Khul' without any attempt at reconciliation

    Salam Alaykum, I wanted to ask if i asked for a khulu when in a very angry state and in a mental phsycosis is it a valid khulu? Also I want to ask that the sheik that did the khulu is not a judge or appointed by the court and he granted me khulu 30 minutes after i requested it without any attempt towards resolution solving and he did it over the phone.. More

  • Conducting marriage contract over the phone according to the Hanafi Mathhab

    I am from Hanafi maslak and I respect all maslaks because all 4 maslaks are considered valid. My question is regarding a telephonic nikah. A girl name SARA is residing in Italy and a boy named AHMED is residing in Pakistan. Last year they performed their nikah on telephone like this that SARA appointed someone from Pakistan as her wakeel to do offer.. More

  • Pronouncing divorce with intention of something else

    Allah bless you. One of my wives was pressuring me to divorce my other wife. She said she would stay with me if my other wife forfeited her nights. In our conversation, I said, "If she doesn't agree to those terms, then she is divorced". However, I may have meant by it not a performative speech act but a declaration of what I would say to my other wife;.. More

  • Ruling on marriage if one fears masturbating

    In Shari'a, marriage is obligatory on someone when he fears committing zina. But what if someone was indulged in "istimna" in the past, managed to quit it, but still is worried that he might do it again some time, although in very rare occasions. Does this make marriage obligatory on him, even though he does not fear committing actual zina but only.. More

  • Wife granted marriage annulment based on false testimony

    I want to send a letter this is regarding nikah fask which my wife obtained despite my strong opposition. The biased was managed and he gave the judgment based on total lies and false charges. I love my wife and I want to keep but my wife's family wanted divorce. Pls give your views on nikah obtained fraudently . .. More

  • A wife may not use her co-wife's belongings without her permission

    Asalamualikum WArehmatullahe WAbarakatu! I am a 2nd wife of my husband we have 3 kids together then 4 kids from other wife. I used to live in Saudi Arabia with my husband 9 months ago he sent me and 2 kids back to my home country while i was 5monthspregnent with 3rd. The plan was to get us back the same month of our arrival in Pakistan but he couldn't.. More

  • Wisdom behind not breaking the bones of the 'Aqeeqah

    why it is forbidden to break bones of the aqiqah meat?(for what hikma) .. More

  • Who determines the Mahr - the bride or her guardian?

    Principally who has the right to decide mahr - the bride herself or the father? From sources I have learned that it is the explicit right of daughter and need to be decided among the intended couple so guardian/parents should not involve themselves to put pressure. Also, what can a lady demand in mahr apart from money and gold?? Some say that you may.. More

  • Working under a woman officer and standing up for her when she enters

    our new officer is a muslim woman is it allowed in islam to follow a woman officer? can we stand up when she will enter our work place.?jazakallahookharia .. More

  • 'Iddah starts directly when the husband utters divorce

    I live in USA..and My husband lives in Pakistan. Actually i went to Pakistan last year in August 2013 and took a Divorce from Him. and now we really need to do patch up again.. He signed the Divorce paper on 4th October 2013. and On my Divorce paper the Date is mentioned of 25th September 2013.. and the Union Council they Registered my Divorce paper.. More

  • Using child support as bargaining tool for visitation rights

    Assalam Aleikum. I divorced my first wife 6 years ago. We had one daughter with my ex-wife. I remarried since and have had 2 daughters. My daughter is 9 years old and living with my ex-wife (her mum). I have been paying child support all this time until 4 months ago when I moved abroad. The reason I stopped to pay child support (still paying her private.. More