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<strong>Is it Islamically permissible to talk to my </strong>fiancée<strong> over the phone?</strong>

<strong>Is it permissible for my daughter to forsake her dad's presence and consent to her Nikkah since he is an abusive dad?</strong>

<strong>Is it permissible to marry a person who committed zina and other sinful acts in the past but sincerely regretted the acts and repented?</strong>

<strong>Is marriage with the agreement of the woman and her wali along with witnesses being present, but without announcing the marriage publicly, or registering it in the Islamic or civil courts, considered to be a valid Islamic marriage?<br></strong>

<strong>Is reducing the mahr in Islam from the tradition of our beloved Prophet PBUH?</strong>

<strong>Is temporary marriage permissible in Islam?</strong>

If an unmarried woman commits Zina with a man and becomes pregnant, can they get married (nikkah) right away after the baby is born, or do they have to wait three months?

If we have a close family or friend who is entering an impermissible marriage (such as Muslim man marrying a polytheist, a Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim man, or same sex marriage), and they know it is impermissible in Islam, should we avoid attending their wedding? If there is a worry that not attending would lead them even farther from Islam. Would the fact that one of the maqaasid assharia is preserving faith in Islam be a valid rationale to attend the wedding with the intention of showing love to attract them both to Islam?

Is It permissible for my daughter to forsake her father's presence and consent to her Nikkah since he is an abusive or just a negligent father?

What are the pillars that make an Islamic marriage contract valid?

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