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  • Intention of husband is what determines number of divorces

    Assalaamu alaykum. If a husband pronounced the Talaaq (divorce) one time and then pronounced the Talaaq two times together after one year in anger. Will this be considered as three instances of Talaaq? Furthermore, the couple does not know the ruling, one year after the incident, the wife came to know from a friend that the Talaaq will be considered.. More

  • A case of conditional divorce in a specific context

    My question is about words of conditional divorce uttered by husband in intense anger. A husband and wife were having fights about their baby's illness. Then the wife was accusing her husband about neglecting their baby. She was blaming her husband for not taking care of the baby properly and was saying things like, "You are not dedicated to my baby",.. More

  • Promise of divorce is not effective divorce

    I told my husband that if he gets married a second time or touches any other girl with bad intentions then I would be divorced automatically. He agreed to this and repeated the words and even added that if he chats with other girls, then I would also be divorced. I told him that by saying this, divorce would take place (if the condition was to be fulfilled)... More

  • Whether woman must look after children's affairs

    In Islam, is it obligatory for the wife to care for her child's every need? .. More

  • No penalty for backing out of marriage agreement in Islamic law

    There was an agreement between the parents of a boy and a girl to marry their children; the would-be couple also agreed, but the parents of the boy have revoked it without a genuine reason and backed out from the agreement. Now the Intizamia Committee have asked for the penalty in cash from the parents of the boy for his backing out, which he has agreed.. More

  • Suspecting that wife has committed immorality and contracted STD

    Assalaamu alaykum. After reading many of the fatwas about a wife suspected to have engaged in fornication with another person besides her husband during time of marriage, the answer that I found is to advise the woman to confess her sin to Allaah and repent and that she is not required to confess her sin to her husband. My question is: what if the husband.. More

  • Refusing suitor because of his poverty

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am a Indian Muslim on the path of the pious predecessors. I have a daughter for whom I am looking for a suitable spouse. I need some clarification on selection criteria to which I should abide. I came across some proposals in which the groom was on the proper (religious) path, but I was not satisfied with the skillsets of the candidate,.. More

  • Woman who converts to Islam cannot stay married to Non-Muslim

    Assalaamu alaykum. My husband and I bought a house with a mortgage twelve years ago. I became muslim five months ago. Initially, I did not know that the one who consumes interest is a sinner. I lost income last year and could not help my husband replace his damaged car. So we re-mortgaged and used the money to replace the car, pay off old debts, and.. More

  • Imaam Ahmad's view on triple divorce

    Assalaamu alaykum. There is a quote by Ibn Taymiyah that circulates on internet and claims that he said that Imam Ahmad changed his verdicts on the triple divorce at a time: Ibn Taymiyah said: “Imam Ahmed used to consider combining three divorces permissible, then he retracted from that and said, '(When) I contemplated over the Quran, I found the.. More

  • Pronouncing divorce after accepting khul‘

    Assalaamu alaykum. If a woman asks for a Khul‘ (divorce requested by the wife in return for a compensation) andher husband refuses but she gives him her bridal gift before he accepts the Khul‘ and then one hour later he sends her a message on her phone and tells her, "It is OK, I accept to divorce by Khul‘." Is this Khul‘accepted, or does she.. More

  • Hadeeth about wife licking husband's puss flowing from head to toe

    Hi there, I have a doubt about the status of women in islam. 1.) As scholars state that Islam has given great rights to women, why does a hadith say, “Even if a women licks the puss of her husband flowing from head to toe, she has not showed enough gratitude?” Is this hadith authentic? 2.) My second question is: why does Islam state that a.. More

  • Providing medical treatment to homosexuals

    Assalaamu alaykum. According to Islam, what is the ruling on providing medical treatment to homosexuals as a doctor? Please also provide sources of evidence from the Quran and Hadith. .. More

  • Her husband's parents want him to divorce her

    On the 45th day of my marriage, I was sent back home. Later, word came from my father-in-law saying that they do not want me to continue there. I could not understand the reason; neither is anyone contacting me. My husband once called and said that the reason, among other, is my illness. Later, however, I found out from other sourcesthat his father.. More

  • She and her husband live with her stepfather who makes lewd comments to her

    I went on a vacation two months ago and just came back. I totally changed. I do not like to go near my stepfather anymore. I feel very uncomfortable. What happened is that my husband and I were having sexual intercourse and caught my stepfather watching us. My stepfather would call me all sorts of names prior to being caught. He would say many things,.. More

  • Raising child born of rape

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. If a man's wife is raped by a man who breaks in the house when she is alone and he escapes and is never seen again afterwards, then she gives birth to the child of this evildoer, what can be done with this child? Can it be given to someone else to raise it? Yes, it is not the child's fault, but, please,.. More