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  • Doubts that her husband is still a Muslim

    If a man does not prayor practiceIslam except Ramadan, and he smokes hash, does that make him a Kaffir? I do practise my Islam and I love Allah and Islam, and it hurts me very much to see him this way. If he is a Kaffir, must I leave him then? He is very kind to me, and we have 4 children, the youngest of which is now 14 years... More

  • Delaying ceremony after Nikah

    I have justperformed Nikah in December 2003, but the main ceremony will be after coming Eid-ul-Fitr, Insha Allah. First of all, I want knowif it islegal in Islamto have Nikah and the ceremonyis arranged after some time. Secondly, how can I be a good husbandin every aspect in our religion?.. More

  • Choice of marriage partner

    My boyfriend is from UAE and I am English. Is he allowed to marry me?.. More

  • Present wife is still married to previous husband

    I got married three months ago and after completing the marriage I came to know that my wife was already married (marriage is completed yet it is not consummated). My wife and her family hid her first marriage. Now my family insists that I divorce her since our marriage is not valid. What should I do?.. More

  • Married without knowledge of her parents, then separated

    I was married to a Muslim girl without the knowledge of her parents (she was divorced). When we went to the sheik to get married we told him her parents knew about the marriage and they gave their blessing. They live abroad and due to circumstances we couldn’t tell them. A few months later she told me that our marriage does not mean anything.. More

  • Marriage ceremony of Muslim to Christian woman

    What is the Islamic view on having a joint inter-faith marriage ceremony? The bride-to-be is a Christian woman who believes in Allah (one and only God) and who has no objections to raising the children as Muslims. However, she feels obliged to having a priest present when conducting the marriage ceremony. Also, can you give us the ABC's of things.. More

  • A valid Nikah

    1. Is it permissible to do Nikah when the bride and bridegroom do not know each other? 2. Does the girl's consent in absence validate the Nikah conducted by the parents of two sides with the presence of the boy? .. More

  • Husband's brother disapproves of his wife

    I have been married under Czech law with a Muslim for 2 years. During that time I converted to Islam. So, we considered to do the marriage also under law of Shariah but suddenly his parents did not want us to do that. They argue that I am not of the same origin as my husband - this is the main problem they say. Some months ago I was in my husband's.. More

  • Husband Takes Second Wife while already in Financial Difficulties with the First

    I have problems with my marriage: I am married and have 2 children. Five years ago my husband started a relationship with a woman working in a TV station. But this relationship is only on the phone. My husband and I had so many fights because of this and their relationship grew to be love on both sides. To solve this problem, my husband told me that.. More

  • This Is Not A Marriage; It Is but Pure Zina

    I have a friend he married a Christian girl in the mosque of the town but the woman is still married to another guy but she doesn't live with him, so is the marriage legal. Should I talk to the cleric who did the marriage? .. More

  • Couple married without knowledge of their parents

    I am a Muslim young woman who got married to a Muslim young man without the knowledge of our parents. We were afraid to commit any sins if we did not get married. We are both still students and knew for certain that our parents would keep us from each other. We intend to confront our parents in the future, Insha-Allah. The marriage was consensual and.. More

  • Zawaj Al-Muta'a

    Is Zawaj al-Muta'a Halal? If not what kind of marriage is Halal if the men are already married and he cannot get married again in the normal way... More

  • Incest is a double sin but does not nullify marriage

    Does incest nullify marriage? e.g.: A man had sex with his daughter does this nullify marriage with his wife... More

  • Cheated, got divorced, regretted.... What to do?

    I married a man who was treating me in a bad way and he beat me for many times for simple reasons and many big problems happened between us. I had one daughter from him. My relative came to our house and stayed in our house. He realized the situation in my house. He told me that he loves me and he encouraged me to get divorced from my husband. Physical.. More

  • Collective marriages

    Please guide us about the nature of collective marriages. These sort of marriages is being held in great numbers nowadays. These were the fashion of Christians. Have Muslims done it in times of Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) and companions, if not is it not Bida'h and how can we let Bida'h prevail... More