My cousin's Nikah was held in Islamabad a year ago but after the Nikah ceremony she flied back to the UK and never ever spent time with her husband except 3 hours at Nikah ceremony in front of 200 people. Now she got divorced from her husband who is in Pakistan from the very first day after their Nikah. What is the IDDAH for my cousin?.. More
I know about a Muslim girl who wants to marry a Christian, who has deceived her and told her that there is no part of the Holy Quran that clearly states that Muslim women can not marry Christians, but only says not to marry Mushrikeen (Kuffar). He says that Christians are not Mushrikeen (Kuffar) because Mohammed.. More
I am asking on behalf of a friend whowould like to know if a woman is really unhappy in her marriage and her husband is not practicing Muslim and is doing all wrong things which affect her and her children has she the right to get a divorce. She has tried and tried to make it work by asking him to follow Allah's rules but he chooses his bad friends... More
I would like to introduce an American man to the laws of marriage and divorce in Islam. Coming from the United States, he doesn't believe that in a Muslim marriage a man can divorce his wife by only uttering the word "Talaaq" and that his legal obligation won't go beyond Al Mahr and payment required to maintain the wife and the kids, if any. Can you.. More
I am married and I miss my husband because we don't stay together. He works and has shifts at times because of which I don't get to see him. He is too workaholic, so at times I feel ignored. Please help. .. More
My daughter is almost 2 years of age. Please advise me on how to discipline her when she is being aggressive and hitting me, etc. I do shout at her but always regret it afterwards. My husband always lets her have her own way which makes it hard for me. I am a second wife and on the days he is not here, Mash Allah, she is ok, but when he is here.. More
My children refuse to talk or deal with their father's second wife.i have tried to talk to them but to no avail. My husband says just to leave them. We live in the same house in different apartments. She delivered twins recently, but the father has not spoken to my children about the birth or even brought the children into the house. He expect to.. More
My husband's friend (who is a Muslim) has been separated from his American non-Muslim wife for the last two years or so. They have two daughters: one of them is a student in Florida and the other one is almost four years old. The agreement that they had regarding the second daughter, who is still a minor, is that she spends one week with her father.. More
If a married person has given his wife Talaaq. Total is one but wife is insisting TWO have been given in the period of the 5 year marriage (but husband does not remember the second) and now the wife is demanding a khulah. The question is, according to the HANAFI Madhab to which she and her family follow, does khulah count as the 3rd and final.. More
I have an important question and if you can please be specific as possible. I had asked it before but it wasn't answered as specific as I need. I fear Allah and don't want to do anything wrong. I have been divorced since November 2003. HE pronounced divorce 3 times. According to Islam I can not be married to him, unless I remarry and divorce... More
The Iddah of a woman who seeks khula but the husband refuses and she has to go to court to get it? More than 3 monthly courses elapsed between when she instituted the matter in court and when the khula was finally granted. She did not cohabit with her husband within that period as she does not live in his house. Will she still have to observe.. More
Does Islam give permission to love a girl? If yes, then Allah has said that meeting with girls is a sin. Then how can we love them. And if no, then Allah has given the right to love and said that both the sexes are attracted towards each other please justify... More
Please can you answer this question? I have been told by some sisters that you should keep your hijab on all the time even in the house as the angels see you, in the bathroom and even sleeping. I am new convert to Islam. I want to find out the truth about this as I have not been wearing it at home, only when I pray and when I have to leave the home.
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I have a question regarding the marriage. If there is a proposal of a man for a girl. He is very religious and has good manners. His family is also nice, but he is not very educated [he has passed high school] and his job is not permanent. The girl's mother is saying that if he loses his job what he will do as he does not have any skill or education.. More
I work for Age Concern as an outreach worker, and have to make home visits for elderly 50+ disabled people. Although I make sure that someone is present at home such that does not occur, but it is not always possible especially with non-Muslims as they do not care. Is it allowed for me to enter a home, or is the ruling same for someone who has gone.. More