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  • Wife granted marriage annulment based on false testimony

    I want to send a letter this is regarding nikah fask which my wife obtained despite my strong opposition. The biased was managed and he gave the judgment based on total lies and false charges. I love my wife and I want to keep but my wife's family wanted divorce. Pls give your views on nikah obtained fraudently . .. More

  • A wife may not use her co-wife's belongings without her permission

    Asalamualikum WArehmatullahe WAbarakatu! I am a 2nd wife of my husband we have 3 kids together then 4 kids from other wife. I used to live in Saudi Arabia with my husband 9 months ago he sent me and 2 kids back to my home country while i was 5monthspregnent with 3rd. The plan was to get us back the same month of our arrival in Pakistan but he couldn't.. More

  • Wisdom behind not breaking the bones of the 'Aqeeqah

    why it is forbidden to break bones of the aqiqah meat?(for what hikma) .. More

  • Who determines the Mahr - the bride or her guardian?

    Principally who has the right to decide mahr - the bride herself or the father? From sources I have learned that it is the explicit right of daughter and need to be decided among the intended couple so guardian/parents should not involve themselves to put pressure. Also, what can a lady demand in mahr apart from money and gold?? Some say that you may.. More

  • Working under a woman officer and standing up for her when she enters

    our new officer is a muslim woman is it allowed in islam to follow a woman officer? can we stand up when she will enter our work place.?jazakallahookharia .. More

  • 'Iddah starts directly when the husband utters divorce

    I live in USA..and My husband lives in Pakistan. Actually i went to Pakistan last year in August 2013 and took a Divorce from Him. and now we really need to do patch up again.. He signed the Divorce paper on 4th October 2013. and On my Divorce paper the Date is mentioned of 25th September 2013.. and the Union Council they Registered my Divorce paper.. More

  • Using child support as bargaining tool for visitation rights

    Assalam Aleikum. I divorced my first wife 6 years ago. We had one daughter with my ex-wife. I remarried since and have had 2 daughters. My daughter is 9 years old and living with my ex-wife (her mum). I have been paying child support all this time until 4 months ago when I moved abroad. The reason I stopped to pay child support (still paying her private.. More

  • Wife may ask for divorce if her husband is an adulterer

    Assalamo alikum; I have 2 questions. I shall appreciate if you please answer. 1) Will wife be punished if her husband does not forgive her after accusing her of neglecting him, being disrespectful to him, not responding to each and every call for intercourse, taking care of the wife’s parents more than him etc. 2) Will this wife be punished if she.. More

  • Stepfather is a Mahram for wife's illegitimate daughter

    Assalamu alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh. I have read a lot of fatwa and from shariah law about illegitimate child but none of them can relate to my situation. I hope you can help enlighten me. I was a christian when i got pregnant from my boyfriend and we never got married. I am taking care of my daughter and on legal paper she has no father. Her.. More

  • A husband may not disown a child except by Li'aan

    I am a married woman, who came home to FL to see her parents. I told my husband I am pregnant but he is accusing me of lying and saying that it is not his child. Islamicaly is my husband allowed to make such false accussations on me and accuse me and family of plotting against him? I have no idea what is wrong with him but I came to find out he has.. More

  • She is a new Muslim but got married to an innovator

    Salamalakum, Im a convert and Sunni and I married a Shia. I contracted herpes after the birth of our son when I finished the postnatal bleeding. The dr told me that I got the herpes virus from the person I had sex with which was my husband. My husband denies it although I have caught him texting, talking and downloading porn to his phone. Can I ask.. More

  • How to deal with a strong-willed child?

    Assalamualaikum… Does 'strong-willed children' exist in Islam? What is the best way to handle a strong-willed child...Sometimes my child simply says 'no' whenever we asked her to do something… She likes to fight and purposely pick on her siblings… When I asked why she said 'because I feel like to'…please help me… .. More

  • Secretly marrying Christian workmate for fear of temptation

    Asalam-o-Alieykom I work in a good job and make good money to support my family i'm the boss and until recently i had a male assistant but now i have a female we have to spent long hours together in a room just us and we have to travel in a car for long distances to go to meetings she is single christian who doesn't date or drink we talk about work.. More

  • She does not follow any religion and received a marriage proposal from a Muslim man

    Hello,I am 47 y/o female who is seeing muslim man. When I first met him I never thought our friendship would develop into more. I have no children and have never been married. He says he is a single father I have never met his children or been to his home. I do not practice a specific religion but open to learn Islam. I do not not want to be led astray.. More

  • Child's lineage cannot be traded for Khul'

    Assalamu alaykom. I am a revert to Islam, i was living in an Islamic country and was married by orfi i became pregnant on or a couple of days after the wedding night we were married 1 month before i asked for divorce because i was badly beaten many times by my husband and i could not take this treatment, he and his family agreed to the divorce if i.. More