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  • He denies his wife's claim that he divorced her

    I would like to clarify the rulings on divorce. For 8 months my wife and I have been separated, but have been seeing each other on a regular basis. The reason for the separation being, my wife believes that in a certain argument I gave her a divorce in anger. However I refuse to believe that I gave her a divorce, but since then she has found.. More

  • Arranging a divorce and marriage documents solely for immigration purposes

    Please help me to solve one big problem. I did big mistake. What should I have to do and how is the best way to solve this problem in Islamic way. I am married and I have 2 kids. I want to get marriage in Scotland to some of Christian girl. The marriage was, just only to get right papers to stay in this country. It is like paper marriage and.. More

  • Marital bickering for nearly 15 years

    For almost fifteen years my husband and me go back and forth. He says I divorce you or I say it to him. We separate many times, and not too much time ago we separate for long time - 3 to 4 months. During this time I try to get him to divorce me. Then I say to him I am a Zani. He doesn't seem to mind. He wants me to stay. I confused because.. More

  • Said to his wife 'I will leave you'

    I would like to ask that is it compulsory to say Talaaq work to divorce a woman? If said 'Iwillleave you/I divrorce you' is Talaaq valid? As I was very angry with my wife and I told her I leave you know but did not say any word like Talaaq, is my marriage invalid? As we are still leaving together and still we have same relations like before... More

  • Obtained divorce from her husband in UK court

    One of my friend has asked me to consult a good scholar to answer his question, that's why I am writing to you. We live in the UK, my friend's sister was married to her cosine for about ten years, last year, because of her husbands unacceptable behavior she decided to end her marriage. To end it amicably she turned to their relatives, despite.. More

  • Divorce in civil court

    A sister in Islam has asked me this question regarding her divorce. I am not a scholar and would like sincere advice so I may help her understanding. My ex-husband and I were married in Syria in religious court not in civil court. He divorced me Islamicaly only. I was told this is all we needed since we were never married in civil court is this.. More

  • Disagreement of a husband and a wife concerning the numbers of divorce

    If a married person has given his wife Talaaq. Total is one but wife is insisting TWO have been given in the period of the 5 year marriage (but husband does not remember the second) and now the wife is demanding a khulah. The question is, according to the HANAFI Madhab to which she and her family follow, does khulah count as the 3rd and final.. More

  • She wants to remarry while waiting for court papers

    I have an important question and if you can please be specific as possible. I had asked it before but it wasn't answered as specific as I need. I fear Allah and don't want to do anything wrong. I have been divorced since November 2003. HE pronounced divorce 3 times. According to Islam I can not be married to him, unless I remarry and divorce... More

  • She objects to husband's desire for divorce

    I am married to an Arab from Jordan. We are having problems now. I recently converted to Islam. My husband wants to return to Jordan, but won't take me with him. He says he doesn't have to stay married to me if he does not want to. He is a teacher of linguistics in Jordan. Now he wants a divorce. I love him dearly, but he wants out of our marriage... More

  • Divorce because of poverty and debt

    Can a Muslim divorce his loving and faithful wife in Hijab because of extreme poverty and huge dept?.. More

  • Divorcing a pregnant wife on the telephone

    What is the situation if my husband says to me "You are divorced" on the telephone. He divorces me on the telephone. And how long is the waiting period for a pregnant woman. Can my husband divorce me whenI am pregnant?.. More

  • Sent wife divorce papers with “Talaq” written three times

    Please advise. If a man sent divorce papers to her wife and wrote three times the word Talaq instead of saying it verbally is it considered as final and the marriage is null, or will it be considered as only one time. According to Sunni law, if wife wants to come back after realizing her mistakes can she be taken back, after one month of receiving.. More

  • Wants material about divorce in Islam

    I'm presenting a program about 'Divorce in Islam.' Please help me with some relevant material on the topic... More

  • Pronounced divorce to his wife three times

    Iam married to two women. Seven years ago I went to Jerusalem with my first wife and during the first two months of our six-month stay there she became pregnant. After the third month of her pregnancy we had a fierce fight and she had me put in jail in Israel. When the police came to take me to told her 'you are divorced' three times. I was.. More

  • Women divorcing their husbands in Western courts

    It is common in Europe for Muslim women to go to positive courts to divorce their husbands, since the laws of these countries allow a woman to divorce her husband without his consent or permission. Now, the question, is it considered a valid divorce in Shariah? Is her marriage to another man, while the first husband did not divorce her according.. More