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  • Which divorced women are entitled to Mut'ah?

    Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I am a little bit confused regarding Soorah Al-Baqarah verse 241. Is Mataa'referred to in verse 241 only for certain cases (such as an irrevocable divorce), or is it for all types of divorce? .. More

  • Saying to wife: I divorce you five times

    Shaykh, I am in so much distress and pain. I was slightly mad and I texted my wife that I wanted to end the relationship - just to scare her - and that I would call and tell her the words. I was hoping that she would not answer, but she did, which made me mad. I was like, "Fine, I divorce you 5 times." By Allaah, I do not remember my intention, but.. More

  • Metaphor of divorce depends upon husband's intention

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am very distressed right now and look forward towards your help. A few months ago, my husband and I got into an argument until, out of anger, he said, "Go to your mother's place." We did not pay attention to it at that time, but a few days ago, I came across a lecture by a scholar on Facebook who said that divorce occurs when such.. More

  • Finding wife unattractive

    This is a follow-up question to your response to my question, which was number 2637494. I decided to follow much of your advice, may Allaah reward you. I feel that the best route would be to marry a second wife. I have tried everything to feel physically attracted to my wife and have cried to Allaah. Everyday, I am scared of disobeying Allaah and turning.. More

  • Whether 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, punished for innovated divorce

    Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I read that our beloved leader 'Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, would punish people for having an innovated divorce? Is that information authentic? .. More

  • Issuing Khul’ in writing while conditions of Khul’ are not met

    Assalaamu alaykum. Please tell me, if a man wrote, "I divorce by Khul’," but all the conditions of theKhul’ (divorce requested by the wife and in which she returns the bridal gift)were not met and not present to make the Khul’ happen, so there is no Khul’, but the fact is that the word 'I divorce' was written, is it a divorce anyway? The writing.. More

  • Husband works in other city and visits wife during weekends

    Assalaamu alaykum. I wish that you understand my situation well. My husband works out of the city where I live and only comes to see me during the weekends. We got married more than two years ago, but if I count the days that we have been together, it is not even a year. We still have not been blessed with a baby. All the other women in my neighbourhood.. More

  • Issuing civil divorce in non-Muslim country

    Assalaamu alaykum. A friend of mine has the following question. He married according to Islam with a valid marriage, but he lives in a non-Muslim country and also went to the goverment to register the marriage. After doing this and paying 400 euros to the goverment, the problems began. They decided to end the official marriage because of the problems.. More

  • Intention of husband determines conditional divorce

    Assalaamu alaykum. We had one divorce, and then after six months, my husband said, “If you go out of the room, you would be divorced.” I left. I did not know much about the conditional divorce, but it always bothered me, but I did not ask him. Then we had another divorce a few years later. After this divorce, I asked him about the conditional divorce,.. More

  • Husband having affair online

    I have been married for three years now, and I have a one-year-old son. I live in an Arab country. Recently, my husband started texting with a girl in a European country. I suspected it because has changed with me, became more distant, changed his phone password, and always hid his mobile when I would pass by him. I asked him in the very beginning,.. More

  • Living with abusive mother-in-law

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for seven years, and I live in a joint family. From the beginning of my marriage, I have been mentally abused by my mother-in-law. Recently, we bought a flat of our own, and I wanted to live separately with my husband and my only child. He agreed before, but now he refuses to live separately by saying that they.. More

  • Fearing that son's fiancée carries cancer gene

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am a 51-year-old Muslim lady with an adult son who recently had an engagement break-up with a girl for a personal reason of their own. A month after this incident, my son's friend introduced him to another girl, who is of a sound and religious background,for marriage. My son approached myself and his father so we got in touch with.. More

  • ‘Let us part’ is not explicit wording of divorce

    Dear Brother/Sister, while reading some fatawa online, I came across Dr Zakir Naik's statement below: There are five types of divorce in Islam – The first type is by unilateral… by unilateral agreement, between the husband and wife – Both may say… ‘Okay, we are not compatible… let us part’. Can you explain this type of divorce. In.. More

  • Khul' without compensation is divorce

    Assalaamu alaykum. My husband divorced me because I asked for a Khul' (divorce requested by the wife in which she is to return the bridal gift)but without compensation, so it was a simple divorce and we did not know that at that time. We thought that it was a good Khul'done correctly, but no. So I had to wait three months for my ‘Iddah (post-divorce.. More

  • Divorcing wife again during her ‘Iddah

    Assalaamu alaykum. When a husband divorced his wife and then pronounces a second divorce during the ‘Iddah (post-divorce waiting period), should the wife add a new ‘Iddah of three months from the moment when the second divorce was pronounced, or should she finish the same ‘Iddah that she started with the first divorce? For example: he divorced.. More