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He married before expiating for his oath not to marry
Assalammualaikum A man has taken an oath/SWEAR not to get married, but later on he married a girl and had a son from his marriage. Is the marriage valid because he did not offer the expiation of oath before he get married? Rather he paid it after his son was born... More
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Authorization in concluding the marital contract
A man who is abroad authorized his family to conclude his marriage contract on his behalf. What is the Sharee'ah ruling on this? .. More
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Her father refuses to marry her off to a suitable man
assalamu Alikum wa rahmatuallah wa barakahtu A very pious, Allah fearing brother with good character propose to me. The brother is focused on learning his Deen. His passion is to give Dawah. We are both Africans, I am Somali sister and he is Nigerian American. People consider him a good brother. However, when he proposes to me my father did not like.. More
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Describing a man as a husband has no effect
I have some friends who were about to fall into a great problem that would have caused the imprisonment of one of them. I have a relationship with one of those men and we are to be married. I had to announce before the people present that he is my husband, in order to solve the problem, which was related to me. Accordingly, the problem was solved.. More
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Divorce before consummation of marriage and the woman's status
I was divorced three days after concluding my marriage contract without having consummated the marriage. If I marry another man, will it be stated in the marriage contract that I am a virgin or a divorcee? .. More
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Ruling on sham marriage for money
I want to ask about marriage with the aim of obtaining residence in France, and I will try to word my question to be as clear as possible.
I am a young Algerian man man and I have been in France illegally for about two years, due to religious and financial reasons. Freedom of worship is very limited in my home country and the economic conditions.. More
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Disobedience does not eliminate guardianship
My father is a domineering dictator at home. The greater problem is that he is philanderer who spends a great deal of money on women. Moreover, he immodestly gives his phone number to women to call him. He does not take into consideration our dignity or the dignity of our mother who surrenders to him in order to guarantee her and her children’s.. More
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Does the validity of marriage depend on intention?
Is intention considered a condition for the validity of a marriage contract?.. More
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A woman's family are more entitled to give her in marriage
As-salaamu ‘alaykum
I have met a girl, who is a friend of my sister’s. She is a religious and beautiful woman; and when I asked my sister about her she told me that she was married previously and has a child from her previous husband from whom she was divorced because he fell into many disputes with her family. When I proposed to marry her, her.. More
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The status of the marriage if the wife’s Wali has a deviant belief in Al-Husayn and the dead.
Is it permissible for a Sufi man who observes prayer and fasts and pays the Zakaah (obligatory charity), to be a Wali (marriage guardian), knowing that he has a deviant belief in Al-Husayn and Zaynab, may Allaah be pleased with them, as well as other dead people? If not, what should we do now as the marriage contract has been concluded? Should we.. More
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Sham marriage from the point of view of the Sharee’ah
I was divorced more than ten years ago. I used to travel to a daughter of mine living in an Arab country. Is it permissible for me to have a marriage contract with someone (a sham marriage) in order to be able to have a permanent residency in this country and perform Hajj? What is the ruling concerning this type of marriage?.. More
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He married his wife without celebrating the wedding or giving her dowry
dear Sirs In the name of Allah, the most merciful and compassionate, It is now one year since i got married to a girl of my family, we had a spanish marriage contract (from the civil court) and without doing any celebration of the marriage we lived together her in Spain. My family opposed our living together without having done any fest and without.. More
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A biological father as a guardian of marriage
Assalamualaikum I asked a girl to marry me who is muslim. Alhamdulillah she has said yes. But then she told me that she was born out of wedlock, her father married her mother after she was born. I have 2 questions which i have tried to find answers for. 1) During the marriage contract, can she put her fathers name? In my country, we announce our intention.. More
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Reciting the six words of faith when conducting the marriage contract
Assalam-O-Alaikum, Dear Sheikh please tell me that while Marriage-“Nikkaah” is consummated, is it obligatory for the Man to by-heart the Six-Kalimahs & “Sifaat Al-Imaan” and say/recite before the Qazi or the Imaam who is making the Nikaah Khutbah?.. Is this an obligatory part of the “Nikaah” ??.. Please let me know in the light of.. More
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Married in court against the will of her non-practicing family
Assalamalaykum, I have a court marriage with my wife. We used to study in the same university and developed a liking for each other. I dropped out of university and became religious. She too, became religious but was still studying. Her family had a big problem with this as they were very modern and hence blamed me for influencing her. I proposed.. More
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