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Marrying without informing family
Assalaamu alaykum Sir/Madame.I have a query about my elder sister. On 11-12-3013, my elder sister got married with one of our relatives without informing us. At the time, my parents were out of the city. Both of them hid it from us. Last week, my sister informed both of the families about it. We are shocked knowing about it. My parents do not like marriage.. More
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Child of forced marriage legitimate
Assalaamu alaykum. What are the Islamic rulings regarding forced marriages? Is it correct that such a marriage is invalid? If so, then what is the status of a child that is born from such a mariage which is then ended through divorce some time after the child's birth? If the marriage was unwanted but brought about due to pressure and threats from a.. More
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Best rows in prayer for women
Assalaamu alaykum. My wife asked this question. In the mosque, the best place for women is the last row. In the Prophet's, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,mosque, there is a completely separate section for women, and all rows are only made of women there. Does she still need to stay in the back row or can she go the front rows as there are no men in that.. More
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Wife may give up right to bridal gift
Assalaamu alaykum. I got married last week and on the day of the marriage, the uncle came to me and quoted a false hadith arguing that the bridal gift should be an amount enough to cause a bit of pain to the groom (for security purposes). Even though I insisted that the amount should be such that I start my married life without debts, he refused, stating.. More
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Metaphor of divorce leads to divorce if husband intended divorce
Asalaamu Alaykum. I would like to know whether the following could be a divorce. We were having an argument, and my husband told me to take my car keys and go to my parents' home. I got mad because when we previouslyhad arguments, he told me many times go to my parents home (but he never intended divorce), and had he said that he would not tell me to.. More
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Old husband with strong sexual desire
My husband is a 68-year-old religious man. His sexual desire is still very high. I am 64 years old. Our circumstances do not allow him to marry a second wife for social reasons like fear of creating bad relations between our children and my husband and possible adverse affects feared on our daughters' marriages. Hence, he does not prefer to do that.. More
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Wife was pregnant at time of marriage
Assalaamu alaykum. I was married to my wife 14 years ago. She was pregnant before our marriageand had an abortion, which I came to know of today,after our marriage. I do not know from whom she became pregnant. Is our marriage invalid or void? We had three children after the marriage. What is the status of the children? Are they illegitimate or not?.. More
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Wisdom behind prohibiting divorce during menstruation
Assalaamu alaykum. Please do not cite other fatwas. Why does the divorce of a woman who is menstruating not count? What is the wisdom behind it? Is the husband required to divorce her after her menses end?
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A childless couple in Canada needs to accommodate an orphan child
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question regarding adoption. We are a childless couple who recently permanently moved to Canada after having burned all our boats in Pakistan (left jobs, home, and so on). Canada does not recognize guardianship, which is more in line with Islamic teachings, they only accept adoption. My question is, can we 'adopt' an orphan.. More
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Not every expression is metaphor of divorce
Assalaamu alaykum. I heard somewhere that the noble prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,got married to a woman and that when he wanted to approach her, she sought refuge in Allaah and he then left her, does this mean that pronouncing Isti'aadhah (seeking refuge with Allaah)is a Kinaayah (metaphor)for divorce? Secondly, a brother made a supplication.. More
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Husband denies divorcing wife three times
What is the ruling if my husband divorced me three times and then rejected that. There are also two witnesses who also deny it. Many muftis say that I am neither allowed to live with my husband nor to marry someone else until he accepts the divorce. What do you say about this?
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Companions going out for Da'wah with their wives
Respected Shaikh, assalamu alaykum. Is there any evidence/proof in hadiths that can confirm that any one of the Companions had ever gone out with his wife for Da'wah (proselytization)or Islah (Preaching of Islam)? Best regards.
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Annulling engagement does not require expiation
Assalaamu alaykum. I would be glad if you do not give me the reference of other fatwas. You said in respective fatwas that "An engagement is just a kind of promise for marriage, and it is permissible for each party to annul it." However, there is a hadith that says that if anyone annuls the promise, then they have to give the expiation, Should a person.. More
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Changing children’s last name
Assalaam alaykum. My question is concerning taking a last name different from that of your father. A brother's parents divorced twenty years ago because of a lot of problems. The father stabbed the mother with a knife and other bad things. The mother changed the last name of the children for security reasons and ignored the Islamic ruling. The children.. More
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Marrying non-observant Muslim
I am a muslim guy in Germany. Ten months ago, I met a muslim girl of Arabic and Turkish origins, but she was not raised in an Islamic atmosphere as her parents are not really committed to the prayer, fasting, and so on (only sometimes). She has great personal traits like modesty, honesty, and so on, and she is well-behaved, but she is not committed.. More
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