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  • Parents Had Him Married without His Consent

    I'm a 25-year-old man who has a problem. My problem is that my parents back home made Nikah for me without my consent. I didn't give them Tawkiil to marry me and I didn't know about it. I want to marry someone else. Is this marriage that happened without my permission valid. Do I have to divorce this girl who I don't even know or do I consider it as.. More

  • Marriage without a Wali (Guardian)

    I have a question regarding Marriage. A girl was married without a Wali. There were two witnesses and a lawyer who married them. I am very confused cause I read in some pages that marriage like this is not valid and in some pages that it is, cause a girl if she is old enough she can represent her self if she wants so. .. More

  • Father Cannot Attend the Marriage of His Daughter

    If a woman wants to marry a person with the consent of her father but the father cannot attend his daughter's marriage since the daughter lives in another country for study. Know that there is another problem in this marriage that the citizens of G.C.C countries are not allowed to marry foreigners, so this lady wants to marry a foreigner and settle.. More

  • Husband Denies Marriage to First Wife and Wants to Marry a Fifth One

    A man has 4 wives. Now he wants to marry the fifth, but he knows that he cant do so. So he is denying his first wife to make his fifth wife lawful in marriage, but actually he is still in wedlock with the first. The first wife is still claiming that she is still married to him. The two witnesses who were present at the first marriage are coincidentally.. More

  • Marriage without Parental Knowledge or Consent

    I am a Muslim living in a non-Muslim country. I had a relationship with a Muslim woman and finally our parents found out. After some difficulties they finally accepted us to get engaged till we finish our studies although I proposed the idea of Nikah without a big celebration party as I can't afford that at the moment, but they refused. They offered.. More

  • Wants bride and father to travel in order to marry

    I am engaged to a Muslimah who resides in X and I am in Y. Few weeks ago I applied for visa to enter X so that I can make Nikah but my visa application was rejected. If I apply for visa again it will take at least 5 months until I will be able to visit X, if I am granted the visa. Another option before us is that she travels to Y with her father and.. More

  • Nikah never consummated after one year

    I went through a Nikah ceremony a year ago due to emotional duress placed on me. I was never happy with the marriage and it was never consummated. I continue to wear Hijab in front of this person. Is this marriage valid?.. More

  • Husband and Wife Committed Adultery But Want To Stay Married

    I have a question from a sister that she had a sexual relationship with another man and her husband had a sexual relationship with another women before, so now they are good in their family relationship and the women wants to have a baby but the man think that she is not anymore his wife according to Islam. They live together and they want to live together.. More

  • Wedding party after marriage contract

    After the marriage contract is there a limited period in Sunnah where one should make Walimah (marriage party)... More

  • Questionable marriage 2 years ago

    I have been married 2 years. When we got married in a mosque in a non-Muslim country we did not have any witnesses present. The Imam said that the witnesses were is sons and so he called them in front of us, spoke to his sons and nephew on phone, and told them the situation and details. They were assumed to be the witnesses. So, are these witnesses.. More

  • Wedding day and time

    What is a good day and time for conducting Nikah?.. More

  • Deceived into an illegal marriage

    I have a real problem. I was born in a non-Arab country. My parents died when I was seven years old. I am a Muslim, but I didn't know anything about religion. I met a girl and we wanted to marry. A friend told me about a Muslim sheikh in my city. I didn't know anything except Shahadah. This man married us in a very strange spiritual way and so weird.. More

  • Bridal showers and Islamic weddings

    I live in US and was wondering if bridal showers allowed as part of an Islamic wedding?.. More

  • Marrying in Islamic center in USA

    Can I get married in an Islamic (Shiite) center? In this the only center in U.S.A available in my town... More

  • Deceived by Husband on Marriage Proposal

    I am a very well educated revert who has made Hijrah and had many suitors. It was a requirement that the one I chose was single (divorced or widowed was no problem) but it was important that I am the only wife. My husband came to ask for me and stated that he was divorced. He was suitable and we agreed to marry. I quit my job and prepared for the marriage... More