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  • Consultation and permission without any compulsion

    If a religious suitor who possesses highly refined manners and morals proposes to marry a girl, but she refuses, what is the Islamic ruling in this regard? What is her parents’ role concerning this issue and that of her family? .. More

  • A second wife’s condition upon husband not to return to the first wife

    I am the father of two children whose mother I divorced because of problems. When I married another wife, the latter stipulated a condition for me not to return to the first wife. If I return to my first wife, what is the Sharee‘ah (Islamic law) ruling on the condition of the second wife?.. More

  • Looking at father-in-law’s second wife

    I am married to my cousin (my uncle’s daughter). My uncle has two wives. What is the ruling on my uncle’s second wife: is she Mahram (marriageable) for me and can I see her without Hijaab (Islamic covering)? .. More

  • If she does not repent, he must shun her

    I live in Saudi Arabia and my son, a young man, lives and studies in my homeland, Egypt. He knew a girl and had unlawful sexual intercourse with her. She descends from a religiously lenient family. My son is not the first one to have had love relations with her. He wants to marry her even though he is still a student and financially unable to afford.. More

  • Divorce between valid and invalid marriage

    There is a man who married a girl in the presence of a Shaykh in a mosque. The man said to his wife, “You are divorced.” Then, he revoked the divorce during the period of ‘Iddah (waiting period). He repeated this act. Now, he has divorced her for the third time. However, he loves her very much and wishes to revoke the divorce. It should be known.. More

  • Delaying pregnancy because of memorizing Quran

    I am newly married. I have made a schedule for me and my wife to memorize the Noble Quran over a period of one and a half years. What is the ruling on delaying pregnancy during this period in order to memorize the Quran? Pregnancy and its pains may affect my wife’s capacity to memorize. .. More

  • Piety, not money, is true nobility

    I proposed to a girl who is my colleague at work. She is older than me. Her father expressed his initial agreement but asked for some time to think. During this period, her uncle introduced his friend, who is richer than me, as a suitor. Her uncle was aware of my proposal. Consequently, her father rejected me even though she still wants to marry me.. More

  • Pronouncing divorce to spite someone

    Someone pronounced divorce to spite someone else. He was in an extreme state of anger... More

  • If a girl accepts your case, marry her!

    Is it permissible for a man to give up the idea of marriage completely and be patient with the Decree of Allaah especially because he knows that he suffers from impotence? It should be noted that he is twenty-five years old and has never had sexual intercourse... More

  • Verify the truth yourself without haste, and avoid rumors

    I desired to marry a girl studying at the university, whose appearance indicates adherence to religion. As the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, commanded us; I performed Istikhaarah (guidance-seeking prayer). Then, I consulted some of my acquaintances, the foremost of them being the Imaam of a mosque who knew this girl because his brother.. More

  • Paying money to see the prospective wife

    What is the ruling on paying money in order to see the girl whom the man wants to marry?.. More

  • Wife has no right to object to husband returning to first wife

    I am married to a man who was previously married and has children. He divorced his first wife because she refused to go with him abroad where he works, in addition to many other problems. He warned her that if she did not respond to him, he would marry another woman. However, she did not object, so he married me and I gave birth to our children. Afterwards.. More

  • Impermissibility of marrying Druze

    I am a Muslim girl. A Druze man whom I love and want to marry proposed to me. Is it permissible to marry him? I want to have information about their creed and everything that is relevant to their life and worship... More

  • Thinking of the second wife during sexual intercourse with the first

    Is it permissible to imagine the second wife while having sexual intercourse with the first one? Is it permissible to imagine any past sexual incident during sexual intercourse? After repenting of past sexual incidents, will the person be held accountable for imagining them? Is the imagination of fantasies such as imaginary stories permissible? Please.. More

  • Better not to know a girl’s opinion before a formal proposal

    Is it permissible to know the opinion of a girl whom I want to propose to? Her father told me, “Think about the matter and do not delay.” However, I do not know her opinion; perhaps she has no idea about the matter. I do not want to propose to her and then be informed that she does not accept me. Her father informed me that the matter is still.. More