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  • Very Doubtful Marriage

    Is my Nikah valid? I have a few questions regarding Nikah, which are very troubling me. I had a Nikah performed with a woman who had been married once before. Her prior marriage lasted only around 3 months. She claimed that she did not have sexual intercourse with her former husband. Our Nikah was performed only one week after her husband gave her Islamic.. More

  • Consummated marriage before Walimah

    I married a Muslim girl. After we married and few months before the wedding we slept together and we did what a husband and wife does, (without the knowledge of our families). Is there any mistake in such things? She is my wife and all people know that, but still we did not make the wedding... More

  • Wants temporary marriage as a student in Europe

    I'm student in Germany and wanted to protect myself from Haram so I tried to marry, but I think the Muslims in Europe don't want me because I'm still student. Is it Haram to marry Christian just for my time in Germany and then divorce? I know its Zwaj Mut'a Haram but is that also Haram with Christian or just with Muslim?.. More

  • Had English legal wedding but no Islamic wedding

    My Tunisian husband came to this country and we had to get a legal English wedding in the registry office to get his visa. After I became a proper Muslim, i.e. took my Shahadha I asked my husband for an Islamic wedding. He said he won't have one as his brother came to the English registry office. He says he doesn't need one and that an Islamic wedding.. More

  • Mother of Children Worried If She Remarries

    Can you give us an advice about customary or secret (not documented) marriage in the following situation: my sister is divorced and has two kids and she is afraid of marriage officially and her husband will take her kids. On the other hand, the man who want to marry her afraid that his wife will leave country with his son as she is Arab not Egyptian... More

  • Wali Recants of His Approval for Daughter to Marry

    If the Wali (guardian of the woman) says to a given man: "I give you my daughter in marriage". And before the man expresses his consent to the proposal, the Wali recants his offer. Is the offer binding, anyway or is the woman now free to marry another man? .. More

  • Married a Muslim Born Outside of Marriage

    I'm a Moroccan young woman who married a French young man. He embraced Islam through conviction the day he took me as a wife according to Shariah. My husband respects the five pillars of Islam and we both make efforts to learn more about the principles of Islam and the Qur'an. The issue is that my husband never believed before in God because of the.. More

  • Marrying in A Place Where Only A Male and Female Muslim Live

    If a Muslim is living in a place where everyone are non-Muslims. He wants to marry (probably Muslim convert). But there is no one to arrange their marriage. Can he himself get married to her? Is it possible? If yes, then what should he recite? .. More

  • Complicated Marriage Arrangements

    My question is regarding my sister. She married my cousin who was already married with my aunt's daughter and has a kid. My sister before this marriage had secretly married a guy. We came to know after her 2nd marriage. Though she denies having done it, we have marriage certificates and Nikah nama. She says those are duplicate. Even the second guy to.. More

  • Age of marrying in Islam

    When you marry, what is the procedure according to Islam. Here in Canada, the legal age is 18. Are we allowed to marry before that age, even in Canada. And in Islam, is it allowed to marry non-Muslim women? .. More

  • A Woman's Marriage Without Her Guardian's Consent Is Null and Void

    In the UK, a muslim girl 29 years of age married a muslim man without her parents' consent. They refused because she is from kashmeer and the man from lahore! Is this marriage lawful in Islam? .. More

  • Student Want to Marry Girl who Want to Become Muslim

    There is one lady who wants to become a Muslim and she wants to marry only a brother who can pay for her the school and her future education because after she accepts Islam her father might get mad and stop paying school tuition for her. I'm 21 years old and she is 19 and I'm a student in the same college and I really want to marry her because she looks.. More

  • Married Woman Entered Second Marriage Contract

    A friend has a problem: she is a married woman but has a problem with her husband. He doesn't want to divorce her but somebody told her that if you make another marriage contract both marriages will not work and she did. She needs to know if that thing is correct because she want to know if she can get married again. .. More

  • Wants to Remarry According to Islamic Law

    I have been married to my husband for six years and have 2 children. My husband says our marriage is by papers only so I'd like to remarry according to Islamic law. My husband says it is a shame to do it now. Please advise. .. More

  • Wishes to Get Remarried while Her Civil Divorce Is Still Pending

    I am asking this question concerning my friend. My friend was a non-Muslim. She married a non-practicing Muslim man about two years ago. Al-hamdulillah she became Muslim last year, and began praying and wearing Hijab and trying to fulfill her religious duties. Her husband was unhappy both about her becoming Muslim and wearing Hijab. She tried to convince.. More