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  • Supplicating Allaah to get good husband

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am sorry for the lengthy question. I am 23 years old and my parents are looking for a suitable groom for me. A fews months ago, they got a proposal for me from a boy whose name is Abdul Subhaan. My parents spoke to his mother and sent her my picture as well as we live in different countries. She saw my picture and spoke to my mother.. More

  • Not metaphors of divorce

    Please, is any of these four statements a Kinaayah (metaphor)for divorce: - Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy - Recompense me for that and replace it for me with something better - O Allah, recompense me for that and replace it for me with something better - O Allah, recompense me with something better? .. More

  • Marrying for Tahleel then changing intention

    Assalaamu alaykum. I married a man just to make Tahleel (marriage in which a man marries a woman after she was divorced three times by her husband simply in order to make it lawful for her husband to marry her again)because I was divorced three times by my first husband, so I married the second in order to become licit for the first. So we made this.. More

  • Refusing to take off headscarf for visa photo

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am 22 years old and I am a Moroccan living in Morocco. I am applying for the Schengen Visa and I am afraid that they will ask me to take photos without my headscarf. My family thinks that that is okay because these are procedures and we do not have any other choice. Besides, all the other hijabi women accept this rule! I definitely.. More

  • Validity of conditional divorce

    Is there any clear proof in the Quran or the Sunnah for conditional divorce? And is the incident of Layla bint Al-ʻAjmaa' valid or is that a myth? If it is valid, then why we are doing somtething that makes the devil happy? Why do we not go towards Allaah, given that Allaah hates divorce? I think that this is the best fatwa; that the conditional.. More

  • Husband cannot take dowry back after wife's death

    Assalaamu alaykum. My maternal grandfather has three daughters and a son. He handed over a property to my grandmother as mahr (bridal gift). In turn, my grand mother gifted said property to her three daughters through a registered gift deed. Recently, my grandmother died, after the death of my grandmother, my grandfather asked her daughters to return.. More

  • Asking for Khul’ because husband lied about second marriage

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been married for 15 years and have three kids. My husband has remarried without informing me and has been lying to me for the past year, creating mistrust between us. He has finally admitted his second marriage to me after extensive arguments. I have asked for a divorce as we are not compatible. He does not want to tell his.. More

  • Islam acknowledges marriage contract between non-Muslims

    Assalaamu alaykum. Dear Brother, a Christian woman married an atheist or agnostic with the sole intent of obtaining the right to permanently reside in the country. She paid the man a monetary compensation for this marriage. They neither live together nor have any other relationship. Is she considered married according to Islam? Can a muslim man marry.. More

  • Non-Muslim woman married to abusive Muslim husband

    Hello, please, someone help with advice. I will be short. I am a non-Muslim girl who has been married to a Muslim boy since December 2015. We got married with two witnesses in the mosque in front of the iman. Ever since, we have had a lot of misunderstandings and often fight. I have a very sensitive heart and want some romance and affection from him.. More

  • Naming baby Lut (after Prophet Loot, may Allaah exalt his mention)

    Assalaamu alaykum Brother. I was wondering; can you name your son Lut after the prophet Lut? Mainly, though, what is the meaning of the name Lut? No one has been able to tell me, so I was wondering if you knew. May Allaah reward you. The word 'lot' in Hebrew means 'veiled'; is that a nice baby name? I mean is the word 'veiled' a good meaning or a bad.. More

  • Expressions that authorize wife to issue divorce

    Assalamu alaykum, Shaykh. I have already written you a query but I could not write my query completely. My query was the following: what if husband always previously said that he cannot give his wife a divorce but that whenever she wants, she always has the right to get a divorce or a Khul' (divorce requested by the wife and for which she returns the.. More

  • He took his wife back against the will of his family

    Assalaamu alaykum, I divorced my wife two months ago under pressure of my family. At the time, I was using anti depressants. Afterwards, I realise my mistake. I again live with my wife now. My question is: do I have to make a new marriage contract, or what is the better solution for me? I need a fatwa in order to satisfy my family. Best regards. .. More

  • Having illegitimate child with non-Muslim man

    Im 27 years old. I have always been a good person or at least tried to be so for the sake of Allaah, as best I can. I have begun to spin in and out of depression after having been approached for marriage and then rejected. I was then proposed to again, and we made it to the marriage, but I was divorced after a few weeks without consumating the marrage... More

  • Marriage of couple who committed Zina

    They committed adultery and claimed to have repented but continued to commit sins and be alone together. She became pregnant and he got permission to marry her from her father, who was unaware. They performed the marriage and some people who were aware of their situation told them that their marriage is invalid because the repentance was incomplete,.. More

  • Taking second wife without providing for first

    I am the first wife of my husband. We married four years ago and have a baby girl who is three years old. I wish to mention that I have been working in a company for five years. My husband ded not have a job when we got married. Moreover, he has not been looking for a job for the last four years. I bare all the expenses, including those for the baby... More