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  • Traveling to work 6 weeks after her husband's death

    Would you please advice whether it is accepted to travel in a work mission after 6 weeks of my husband death, considering that this would help me in gaining some extra money? I have three children; one of them is only 11 years old and an unmarried girl, 23 years old, and a boy in his last year of graduate studies (not married yet). .. More

  • Mourning period for a widow

    My sister’s husband died 3 months ago. Two weeks ago, a sister informed her that she should stay in her husband’s home for two months. She does not know if that is true. As she lives in another state and has 4 kids the eldest being 7 years old and she has no relatives there. What should she do?.. More

  • Husband lacks feelings for his wife after 10 years of marriage

    A friend who has been married for ten years has a husband telling her that he has no feelings for her any more. He also mentioned to her that has nothing to do with her. He says that the flame of their marriage is not there any more. She asked for advice from a Sheikh, but he didn't really help her because he wanted to talk to both of them... More

  • Stated she was divorced thrice by telephone

    I said to my fiancé "Talaq Bi Thalatha" but I was very angry and I didn't think about what I was saying by telephone I'm in Europe and she is in an Arabic country. I was tired because of work and at night I can't sleep because I have a toothache and I was very angry I never think about "El Talaq" with her because she is good in religion and.. More

  • Divorce by word or in writing

    Please tell me about the Talaq (Divorce). What Does Islam says if some one has give Talaq on written paper and did not say by words. Is it the same written, or by word? Please explain with reference of Ahadith. .. More

  • Lost faith in his wife

    I live in the US since two years, I am married with two kids. My wife and the kids came to the US with me and stayed for only 4 months. My wife did not like living in the US and decided to go back to our home Country, an Arab country. I have been married for about 12 years. During the first eleven years of our marriage, my wife was the greatest.. More

  • Separated for three days from his wife and took their child

    I am having problem with my wife and we are not staying together for 3 days. We have a boy who is 1 year old, and the boy is with me. Is this correct or should I give her the boy despite the problems?.. More

  • Telling about disease to future husband

    Do I have to tell the person who proposes to me about the disease I have? I have a disease that won't affect my future husband nor my future kids. I do take replacement tablets for that disease and the doctor told me I don't have to tell my future partner about it. Religiously speaking, do I have to tell the person who proposes to me about this disease.. More

  • Over-ruling of Caliph Umar’s decision regarding divorce

    In the divorce issue, why has the ruling of the second Caliph, Umar (Radiya Allahu Anhu) been overruled by later scholars. Does it imply that Umar lacks the sound knowledge of Qur’an and Sunnah or he couldn’t interpret it well? .. More

  • Iddah of wife divorced in December 03

    I am a married man. I travel to USA for work purposes. I left my wife in my original country since February 2003. On December 2003 some problem happened between me and my wife and I called her on the phone from USA and I told her you are divorced. Does my wife have any "Iddah" to wait for because I was far away from her since February 03? What.. More

  • Wife has mixed feelings about husband who neglects practice of Islam

    I've been married for almost 2 years and I have a 5 month-old baby. I just found out that my husband had been cheating on me (adultery) since 2 months after the marriage when I was studying abroad and away from him for a few months. When I discovered it, he said he had made Tawbah and that it was his biggest error in life. However, since I've been living.. More

  • Rights of a Wife after Divorce

    I want to know about financial distribution and rights in case of divorce between man and his wife in Islam. Please explain in details, as this is the case between my parents and they fight about it. Please also include any financial or other things that the children of the divorced parents entitled to from their father. .. More

  • The wife of the prisoner can ask him for divorce

    I married my husband one month before he was taken into prison. Now, one year later I am asking him for a divorce because this is too hard for me and he has three to five more years for drug charges. I have no children by him and we are not able to have physical contact. He told me no that he will not give me a divorce and he wants me to wait for.. More

  • Swore Not to Sleep with His Wife for a Month

    I am married and I swore Talaq to my wife that I wouldn't sleep with her for a month. Almost ten day's have gone past and I don't think I can take another 21 day's. Is there anything I can do to go back to having normal relations with my wife? .. More

  • Mut'ah of a divorced woman

    What's the punishment of a man who swore by Allah not to tell the secret which his wife told him about, nobody knows about it, and she told her husband as kind of truthfulness to him but he exploited the first chance of quarrel between him and his wife and told his brothers and sisters about it? In other words, he told her secret to everyone to.. More