Islam Web

Fatwa

  1. Fatwa
  2. Women and Family
  3. Marital Rights

 View By Subject

442 fatwas

  • Can a man pay dowry to his divorced wife from zakat money? Date: 21-1-2014

    Is it permissible for a man to pay his ex-wife her due dowry – which is a debt – from zakat money? Note that the husband is currently experiencing dire financial straits. He is supporting a large family with a small salary that does not meet their basic needs... More

  • Ruling on the wife’s abstaining from sexual intercourse because of sleep Date: 15-1-2014

    Is the wife’s sleep considered a legitimate excuse for her abstention from sexual intercourse if the husband desires her? If it is not a legitimate excuse, should the husband wake her up in case of being overpowered by sexual desire?.. More

  • A pregnant woman abstains from living in her marital home because of finding some odors repulsive Date: 14-1-2014

    Grand Shaykh: my sister is married and is now pregnant and cannot endure the smell of her house and her husband. She does not go to her house; is there any sin on her?.. More

  • Dowry is the bride's property not anyone else's Date: 14-1-2014

    Someone got married and paid a lot of money as a dowry and registered this in the contract. Later, he knew that this dowry was not given to the bride. What should he do?.. More

  • Ruling on forcing the wife to live in a particular place Date: 14-1-2014

    Is the husband permitted to force his wife to live in a particular place? .. More

  • Half of the dowry comprises both the advanced and the deferred portions Date: 14-1-2014

    I am a bride with a concluded marital contract. Consummation has not taken place yet and I want to be divorced due to several reasons. I want to know my rights. I know that half of the dowry is due to me as Allaah The Exalted Says (what means): {And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation,.. More

  • She is working and pays the expenses of the home while her husband watches TV all day Date: 14-1-2014

    assalamu aleikum I am married for about 7 years. We have children. When we married my husband was studying, but he could not finnish his studies in our city. So we moved to another country, because they have better changes for work, better schools and easier regarding religion. It took many yrs to learn the language, and now my husband has finally got.. More

  • Ruling on the husband living in his wife’s house Date: 13-1-2014

    Grand Shaykh: May Allaah Protect you, is it permissible for the husband to live in his wife’s house? Is there any evidence in support of that from the life of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, or the life of the Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them? Advise me. May Allaah Bless you... More

  • Ruling on wife abstaining from sexual relations with her husband to be able to perform Fajr prayer Date: 13-1-2014

    I abstained from having sexual intercourse with my husband so that we can be able to wake up for Fajr prayer as it was late. I told my husband that we should go to sleep so that we can wake up for Fajr prayer at the due time. If I had not done that, we would not have been able to wake up for Fajr prayer at its due time, and that happened before. But.. More

  • Are the bride's clothes and other needs included in the dowry? Date: 13-1-2014

    My marital contract was concluded to a novice, young man and he paid me neither the advanced nor the deferred portion of the dowry. Nevertheless, it was stated in the marital contract that he paid me a golden lira as an advanced and deferred portion of the dowry. When my father asked him to provide me with some clothes as well as some of the bride's.. More

  • Permissibility of paying dowry before contracting marriage in case of mutual consent Date: 13-1-2014

    What is the Sharee‘ah ruling concerning paying the dowry a month or less before concluding the marriage contract so that the woman may buy her needs if she is in shortage of money?.. More

  • Whose words are decisive in proving khalwah (staying in privacy)? Date: 13-1-2014

    I have divorced my wife once before consummating the marriage and after being alone together, and it was stipulated in the divorce documents that she should spend her ‘Iddah (post-marriage waiting period), and according to our case I am entitled to reunite the matrimonial bond if I wish during the ‘Iddah. I actually revoked the divorce before the.. More

  • Supplication before intercourse Date: 12-1-2014

    What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on having intercourse with one's wife without saying the supplication, "O Allaah, Keep the devil away from us and Keep the devil away from what You Would Grant us (the baby) "?.. More

  • Her husband insists on anal sex Date: 8-1-2014

    My husband has pressured me into anal sex on more than 20 times and i gave up and allowed it .Sometimes it was forced upon me . I have threatned with divorce yet he did ut after that.i want a divorce regardless of him promising never to do it again but i have gotten threatned by my family and him that they will take my 4 kids away and Noone is supporting.. More

  • The wife's right to repeal after agreeing to provide for herself Date: 29-12-2013

    a.alaykum my husband moved out of the house and demanded ishould pay half of expense coz iam working when i refused he divorce me before 1 month finnished he came and we were together and i agree to pay half rent and elactricity half before the divorce he never buys me cloth and not give me money for my being ihad complained to him before but he was.. More

Search Fatwa

You can search for fatwa through many choices

Today's most read

Welcome to Islam

Other Links

Multimedia

Special Folders

Services

Languages: