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  • A husband is not entitled to force wives to share a single house

    Salam sir i have two wives. my first wife lives in her brothers' house and my second wife has left me 6 months ago due to a private problem, leaving me hurt and depressed because i truly deeply loved her & even sacrificed many things for her. i had met her at my workplace and because of my falling in love with her my wife took my sons & went.. More

  • Do not hasten to marry this new Muslim man before verifying his religiosity

    Assalamu Alaikum Brother/Sister. I'm Siddiqua and a non-muslim man proposed me(not an online friend but he is my colleague) and he is a converted muslim now but still not practising his prayers since his family doesn't know about his conversion. He knows the values of Islam. He went for classes to know about Islam.He approached my parents and everything.. More

  • 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

  • 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

  • A wife is not obliged to visit her co-wife

    Assalamoalikum, My question is regarding a sister A, who's husband has taken a second wife B, and wants his kids (with wife A) to visit and socialize with the wife B and her children (from her previous husband). Wife A wants nothing to do with the wife B and her household, and wishes her children to not mingle with the wife B, or her household. Can.. More

  • Marriage is the best solution for those in love

    Empty data Salam, I had asked a question, but the answer you gave is totally irrelevant. This is my question and you gave the answer of another question: (I am in love with a person, he also loves me. But the problem is his earning is next to nil, this is why he doesn't want to marry yet. On the other hand, my parents are searching for a match for me... More

  • If needed, one should not wait to get a job before getting married

    I have saved around 23000 dollars, quit my job as an IT project manager and I will migrate to Australia within 2 weeks as I don't have the right to remain in the country where I live currently (Saudi Arabia) permanently and the situation in my home country (Sudan) is very bad. This amount will allow me to stay there for 6 months. My question is,,,,should.. More

  • Curable illness should not prevent a woman from getting marriage

    As salamu alaikom. i do FEAR so much from marriage (bcz of my divorced parents, imtihans we gave so hard with my alcoholic father.. and some bad couples -even islamic ones- around..all got huge area in my memory since my childhood. i was even dreaming to get my job then living single and with educating an orphan girl with me!) i am student. but not.. More

  • A Muslim woman's marriage to a non-Muslim man is prohibited according to scholarly consensus

    Assallamu Allaikum.. I'm a reverted muslimah who is being with non parents to make them understand Islam. However I say they are refusing it and looking a non-Muslim guy for me. recently i came to know about Zynab(RA) marriege. I read out this "Zainab (R.A.) was the eldest daughter of the Prophet (PBUH) and was born in the fifth year of his marriage.. More

  • Her husband treats her unjustly and wants to take a third wife

    Assalamu'aleikum! My husband passed away leaving me with three children. I am married now to a man who lives abroad with his first wife and children. After more than three years he still doesn't provide me with accommodation though it was mentioned in our marriage contract.I am staying in my deceased husband's house with my orphans who have come of.. More

  • Marrying a non-Muslim woman who does not belong to the people of the Book

    Salam Aleikum, I am a muslim living in Europe for many years, I knew a Christian girl, but she was following the model of her culture: drinking, smoking, having a boy friend... After I met her, I was talking to her about all matters of life and afterlife, She became convainced of many things, She stopped drinking, smoking, dressing style... The most.. More

  • Ruling on taking another wife if one's mother refuses

    I wrote to you previously about the ruling on having more than one wife (No. 2499345) and you said many scholars believed it is better to have only one wife. Therefore this time I am writing to you with my full specific situation, for which I seek a ruling. I am a 29 year old married businessman. I have come to know of and proposed to a widow with two.. More

  • She is engaged to a Muslim man who has two children out of wedlock

    I am marring a Muslim man and im non Muslim. He has two children from a Muslim woman he never married. When we first met he told me he has never been married and he has no children. He later told me that the woman was his dead brother's wife. And the children were his dead brothers. After being.engaged 8 months, because I refused to marry him til he.. More

  • A man is not obligated to inform his wife about second marriage

    I want to ask a serious question this question is life and death for me I want to say that everything in Islam is perfect and has its own reasons even four marriages in islam has its reasons and history. I know that a man can surely marry without the permission of his wife but can he marry without informing her? if yes, then it is like he liked any.. More

  • Uncle complicates his niece's marriage proposal from a new Muslim

    assalaumualikum. a sister has got a proposal from a good practising muslim convert.how should we deal with this.? the boy's family has aslo conveted to islam about 9 years back.what advice would you give to someone who acts superior over the converts? the proposal has already been accepted and the girl's family really likes the boy and there is only.. More