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  • Judge nullified marriage of an apostate wife without questioning husband

    A muslim man got married to a girl who was Hindu by birth but converted to Islam legally by her own free will before the marriage. The marriage was good and legally sound with no problems. After about 1.5 years, the girl's family was informed about said marriage. Since then, for about 4-5 months, the girl was out of contact with the man. Due the influence.. More

  • Marriage contract without formula or witnesses

    I asked for the hand of my wife in marriage and my father-in-law conducted the wedding for us without the Seeghat Al-‘Aqd(i.e. it was understood from his statement), and when asked about the implication of the union, he said that we were legal to each other as husband and wife, but he reneged on what he said a week later and said that no contract.. More

  • Sister insists on marrying man she had relationship with

    Assalaamu alaykum. My sister is going to marry someone whom she has had a relationship with for a while (it was not a sexual relationship, she chatted with this person on social media for a while and perhaps even on the phone and in person; I do not know how far the relationship went, but at least it was on social media). The man prays, and I am told.. More

  • Divorcing wife thrice in marriage that might be invalid

    Dear Sir, I got married to a women who was Muslim in name but had a Christian boy friend and never practiced Islam. So her relation was a big sin. Also, we fornicated before marriage. I asked her in marriage, and we got married in a short period of time, without knowing a lot about what we needed to do before marraige. We had big fights, and I divorced.. More

  • Discarding marriage certificate does not affect validity of marriage

    Assalaamu alaykum. May Allah bless you. My husband and I divorced in secret; documents were signed, but his family was not involved. A few days ago he started becoming harsh towards me because someone in his circles got to know about this. Now he constantly asks me to discard the marriage certificate so that I cannot go to his family in any circumstance... More

  • Divorce does not count in an invalid marriage

    Thank you for sending me other answers. I wrote: my cousin proposed to me when we were alone. He said, "Will you marry me." I said, "Yes." Then he said, "I take you in my Nikah(marriage) do you accept it." I answered him, "Yes, I accepted." (In Urdu, I said, "Qabool hai.") He again said, "Do you accept that?" I said, "Yes, I accept it." He again said,.. More

  • Marriage based on admiration

    Assalaamu alaykum. My teacher said that a marriage based on attraction is not valid. So, for example, if I like a man because he is handsome or has other quality and do not marry him because of Allah or because of obedience, but simply to marry him, is it not valid? .. More

  • Marriage of Christian woman to Muslim man without Wali

    I was told that in order for a Christian girl to be with a Muslim man, we needed to do a ritual in islam. I never thought that it was a wedding in Islam. The wedding had no consent from my guardian. There were no witnesses from my side, and he has not given me a dowry. When I saw the marriage certificate, I saw that he wrote their that he gave me a.. More

  • Stipulating wife serves in-laws in return for husband's monogamy

    Assalaamu alaykum. We know that men have the right to marry a second wife even if the first wife does not agree. She also does not have the right to object to it ask adivorce for it as long as the man is just. On the other hand, women are not obliged to live with or serve their in-laws. Now, can a man agree with a woman either before or after marriage.. More

  • Bride's brother acting as her Wali - Tense of marriage contract

    Assalaamu alaykum. 1. If the bride's father is alive but does not wish to attend the wedding, can her brother be her Wali (legal guardian)? 2. Do Ijaab and Qabool (offer and acceptance) have to be said in the past tense e.g. 'I have accepted'? If they are not said in the past tense, is the marriage nonetheless valid? May Allah reward you. .. More

  • Marriage without bride's consent invalid

    Good day. I was married last January of this year, but my marriage was done by force, without my consent and my parents' consent. The man was my boyfriend before, and I really do not want to marry him. What happened is that he brought me to the ruler of our barangay without my knowledge or by force. After the ceremony, I escaped from our barangay and.. More

  • Terminating marriage conducted without knowledge of wife's family

    Assalaamu alaykum. I need some help; I have known a guy for five years and been married to him for one year. We got married without my parents' consent as we believed that it was sinful to keep a relationship. I have come to know that he was already married and has kids. My family knows this guy but does not know of our marriage. I started to accept.. More

  • Ghusl after fornication not condition for validity of marriage

    If a man had illegal sexual intercourse with a woman, and then he gets married to his wife a year later (not the same woman with whom he had sexual Intercourse) without performing Ghusl (ritual bath), is his marriage invali? This is because the man did not know how Ghusl is performed and only learned this after marriage. Before his marriage, he was.. More

  • Proper marriage contract preserves wife's honor and rights

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am very concerned about the "marriage" I am in because I do not feel protected whatsoever. Let me start by saying that both my husband and I were non-Muslim when we met, and we had dated for about two years before finding out that we were expecting out first child. He reverted to Islam knowing that this would be beneficial for our.. More

  • Fornicating with man and then marrying his father

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. May Allah grant you the most blessings of Ramadan and for all efforts, and may He guide us all to the right path and forgive us all. I write with a heavy burden and seek guidance and forgiveness. About 10 years ago, I met a Muslim man, and we entered into a relationship which included fornication, may.. More