What are the pillars that make an Islamic marriage contract valid?
First, a valid Islamic marriage has fundamental pillars. If these pillars are fulfilled, the marriage is valid. While these pillars are not unanimously agreed upon across all jurisprudential schools, each […]
If a woman demands divorce before consummating the marriage, does she need to return the Mahr?
In Islamic jurisprudence, the situation where a wife requests a divorce from her husband is known as “khula.” In a khula divorce, the wife seeks to dissolve the marriage, and […]
Is it haram to choose not to have children?
The blessings and responsibility of having children are seen Islamically as one of the objectives of marriage and a praiseworthy form of worship as one seeks to facilitate tarbiya for […]
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?
Islamically, the father has to be informed and has to be the one to agree to marry his daughter to this suitable young man. If and only if the father […]
Is reducing the mahr in Islam from the tradition of our beloved Prophet PBUH?
Marriage is one of the blessings of Allah, and one of His signs. Allah says (what can be translated as):“And among His Signs is this, that He created for you […]
Does Quran/Islam prohibit a Muslim woman from marrying a non-Muslim man?
Yes, it is prohibited and all the Muslim scholars are unanimously agreed that it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim, whether he is Jewish, Christian […]
Is it permissible for my daughter to forsake her dad’s presence and consent to her Nikkah since he is an abusive dad?
Islamically, the dad has to be informed and has to be the one to agree to marry his daughter to this suitable young man. If and only if the dad […]
Is it permissible to marry a person who committed zina and other sinful acts in the past but sincerely regretted the acts and repented?
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor […]
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?
It is a valid marriage from the point of view of having met the necessary conditions, but it goes against the Islamic command to publicize the marriage. Not having the […]
Is temporary marriage permissible in Islam?
Allah has made marriage one of His signs. He has created love and compassion between the spouses and has made the wife a source of tranquility for the husband. He […]
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?
Thank you for your trust in asking this question. We can offer some Islamic framing points by which you may consider your decision, absent a specific familiarity with the particular […]
Can a previously married woman marry herself to a suitor without her Wali’s (guardian) permission?
According to the view of the majority of scholars, it is not permissible for a woman ( virgin or previously married) to marry without the permission of her guardian.It was […]
