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Ruling on engagement gifts after termination of engagement
If the fiancée breaks off the engagement, to whom does the engagement gifts (ring and jewelry) belong: to the suitor or the fiancée? What is the evidence in the Noble Quran and the Sunnah that proves that the fiancée should return the engagement ring and jewelry to the suitor if she was the reason for breaking the engagement, considering it.. More
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Ruling on taking an oath of divorce on something in the past
My husband told me, “If some other man had kissed you before marrying me, then you are divorced, divorced, divorced.” Unfortunately, my ex-fiancé kissed me before, so is an oath of divorce on something in the past effective? If yes, is it one divorce; since it was uttered in the same session or is it an irrevocable divorce?.. More
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Engagement via correspondence
I live in Austria and the woman whom I want to marry lives in Morocco, and both our families agree to our marriage. I will visit them in Morocco next summer, Allaah willing, because I am currently working. Can I carry out the engagement via correspondence until I visit them next summer?.. More
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Ruling on the judge marrying a bride off with her father’s consent
I proposed to a twenty-five-year old girl and she accepted my proposal, but her mother refused because I am married. Although the girl’s father approves of our marriage, he cannot face his wife. Is it permissible for that girl to resort to the judge to marry her off to me? .. More
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Ruling on wedding banquet with less than a sheep
Is it permissible to give a wedding banquet with food but without slaughtering an animal (i.e. a goat, sheep, or a camel, and so on)?.. More
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Ruling on stipulating the husband’s ownership of a separate house as a marriage condition
I proposed to marry a divorced young woman and her condition, that hindered our marriage, was her request that I own a house to safeguard her future. However, I cannot afford to buy a house, and if I could, I would have bought it. What is the Islamic ruling on this issue so as to enlighten our hearts by faith?.. More
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Ruling on a married woman marrying another man
The wife of a convicted man, who received a three-year prison sentence, filed for divorce. Her husband told her to finalize the required legal proceedings and bring him the legal documents and he would divorce her. The wife got married to another man, is that marriage valid?
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Family compelling daughter to shake hands with her in-law
I have a religious friend who is adherent to her due Hijaab. Her family pushes her to shake hands with one of her in-laws, who is also her cousin. What is even stranger is that they accuse her of being extreme. Are there any verses or Prophetic narrations that affirm and reinforce her stance against her family?.. More
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Wife wants share in husband’s house
My wife wants to be included in the ownership contract of my house. What is the Islamic ruling on that, given that she works for a monthly salary and she did not contribute in buying or restoring that house?.. More
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Ruling on scientific discussion between lecturer and female student
I am a young man and I am a lecturer in a university in Egypt. What is the Islamic ruling on a female student asking me to engage in a scientific discussion with her, given that this is my duty towards my students, whether males or females? This is my job that I should carry out perfectly and duly, and it is impermissible to withhold knowledge.
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Reproduction is the main purpose of marriage
A thirty-year-old woman married a fifty-five-year old widower who has three children from his previous marriage. She stipulated having children and he agreed, but after four years of marriage she did not have any yet. The doctors told her that there is nothing wrong with her, but her husband refuses to be examined, arguing that he already had three.. More
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If husband has thoughts of divorce and utters it unintentionally
I had a disagreement with my wife and accordingly she went to her family’s place. After a while, I went to her seeking reconciliation; on my way to her I visualized the conversation that might happen between us and I uttered the words of divorce: “You are divorced” inadvertently, does this count as a divorce?.. More
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Fiancée taking from suitor’s money without his knowledge
I am an engaged girl and I am very poor; and I do not want my fiancé to find out about my poverty, but I am in dire need of money before marriage. Is it permissible for me to lie to my fiancé and tell him a higher price for the furniture so as to take that extra money for myself?.. More
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Suitor who suspects his fiancée should investigate
Is it permissible to marry a previously married woman who claims to be single, with the possibility that she might be honest or not, without investigation based on the rule that the woman is responsible for herself, or is investigation needed in such a case? Does the Islamic ruling differ if the suitor is not certain of her honesty in this regard?.. More
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She wants to marry a married young man
I am a twenty-year-old Muslim girl who loves a young man and he loves me too and wants to marry me. The problem is that he is married and has a child. I want to marry him but I fear that I might ruin his other family, what should I do?.. More
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