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  • Divorce of a Husband on Psychiatric Medicine

    My brother is suffering from a severe mental illness from 1 years. He is under the treatment and take psychiatric medicines (daily tablets). Due to his mental illness, he frequently loses awareness and control over his senses. On several occasions, he pronounced two or more divorces to his wife, but this occurred when he was under medication, and apparently.. More

  • Husband Said, 'If I Do Such-and-Such, I Will Divorce Three Times'

    AssalarmualikekomDear Scholors,I promised my wife not to borrow money again from others , not to talk strange women , not to contact my family members not get approval. If I did one of that's again I will be divorced (3 time Talaq).But I have done all , Its will real happen Divorce (Talaq) ?If real How I do forward ?.. More

  • Divorce Divorcing Wife During her Period and Taking Back her Dowry

    My husband gave me two divorce (talaq) at a time during my monthly periods (halat e haiz). After a week we had a relationship as husband and wife. I wanted to ask if the 2 talaq happened or not. He often exploits me being a husband and took all of my meher which was in the form of jewellery. If i ask about my meher back he gets in rage and i am afraid.. More

  • Pronouncing Divorce in English by a Husband Who Speaks Arabic

    Salam,My husband said “I divorce you”, with no intention. He speaks Arabic, and he said those words in English believing that they are not effective for divorce. Can you please confirm that he did not divorce me?(There was no intention, and this was not a term he had ever heard anyone use to divorce as he was born in the Middle East)Jazakallahuma.. More

  • Obeying a Husband in Regard to not Covering the Face

    Assalamu alaikum,My husband told me to choose between him and the niqab because he married his wife without one and that's what he wants. I'm more inclined to believe that it's obligatory, Allahu Alam, even if it's mandatory. I want to get closer to Allah. What should I do? Calm conversations don't help, and we live in a country where there aren't many.. More

  • Wife Who Wears Immodest Clothing

    Assalamu alaykum,I’ve been married for a year. My wife prays, fasts, is respectful, has good principles and gets along well with my family. However, she doesn’t wear hijab and often wears clothes that show her arms and lower legs (below the knee), and swims in a one-piece swimsuit. I advised her many times, but she says she’s not ready and doesn’t.. More

  • Choosing between Refusing a Suitor and Pleasing the Mother

    A young man proposed to me, and during the shoufa (marital meeting), I felt uncomfortable and sensed right away that he didn’t suit me. I felt suffocated around him and just couldn’t imagine myself with him. But I couldn’t express this discomfort in front of our families.I prayed and did a lot of istikhara, especially the du’a: “O Allah, choose.. More

  • Implicit Words of Divorce in the State of Anger

    I’m Abdale. I said “I set you free” to my wife after emotional collapse. She had provoked me to divorce her. I was sleep-deprived, in debt, not praying, addicted to video games, and mentally overwhelmed from work, fatherhood, and stress. This was the third time, but all incidents happened within one year during breakdowns. I seek a fatwa: Was.. More

  • Ruling on Conditional Divorce in the Present Tense

    Assalamu’alaykum.A husband who is handbal in madhab divorces his shafi’iyyah wife and mentioned 3talaq in one sitting and said that it was for ta’keed. His wordings are “We divorce3x as long as you don’t hurt me physically “ he said that what he meant is that “if you still hurt me physically then we divorce “ May I ask what is the hukm.. More

  • Naming a Boy ‘Abid al-Awsaf’

    Subject: Islamic Validity and Meaning of the Name "Abid al-Awsaf ibn Sharif" deAssalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.I am considering the name “Abid al-Awsaf ibn Sharif” for a baby boy and would like to ask if this name is Islamically valid, appropriate, and meaningful.Here is a breakdown of the name:Abid (عابد): Meaning “worshipper”.. More

  • Choosing a Suitable Partner

    A man proposed. He doesn't earn well yet. prays in the masjid. I try to practice deen. He promises to help me in my deen. (No suitor gets my religious boundaries) After istikhara I came to know he smokes. Earlier he denied. He has smoked max 30 times, not a habit. He swore he wouldn't smoke again. He is changing issues in his character.Should I proceed?.. More

  • Her Husband Has Divorced her through Three Legal Notices

    My husband has divorced me through 3 legal notices. I want to know the status of this talaq. Is it valid or not? We both want to reconcile ? Is our Nikkah possible again?.. More

  • Divorce during a Purity in Which Intercourse Occurred

    My husband gave me a divorce whilst I was in a state of purity but after we were intimate. I’ve been in the state of purity for one year now since I’ve been breastfeeding my baby and currently I don’t menstruate (my menses typically return after I wean my child). Is this talaq valid? If so, how long is my idda (90 days or the length of my cycle.. More

  • Naming Daughter Khairin Hoor

    Assalamu Alaikum. I would like to name my daughter “Khairin Hoor.” “Khairin” means goodness (from the Arabic ‘khair’), and “Hoor” refers to the maidens of Paradise. Is this a permissible and appropriate name in Islam?.. More

  • Wear Hijab and Do Not Care What People Think of You

    if someone doesn’t want to wear hijab for fear of criticism from other people, is this shirk or riya? please tell me because i want to wear hijab in 2 years once i graduate from school but i fear the amount of judgement ill receive because no one is really religious here and i don’t want to be a mushrik, but im wearing clothes more modestly now,.. More