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  • The wife has the right for a separate home

    What are women's right against their in-laws? Is it her duty to follow their orders in order to please them? Is it necessary for a woman to live with her in-laws?.. More

  • Husband and wife can enjoy themselves as they wish within the limits of Shariah

    My husband put his penis in my mouth, then he splashes his semen in my mouth, hair, and on my face and my breast. Is this thing prohibited in Islam?.. More

  • Conditions of Marriage according to the Four Fiqh Schools

    A Muslim man came to me with 2 Muslim women and asked me and my Muslim friend to witness his marriage on one of the women without recording the marriage by Sheikh, I refused to witness the marriage because the woman has no father or brother or any one as a custodian but she wanted to marry herself to the man. What I did is right or wrong according to.. More

  • Changing names is permissible if not for a bad purpose

    Is changing of names after marriage permitted in Islam, May be just as called by pet names or sometimes the surname? Please provide answer to this query as soon as possible... More

  • Wife As a New Convert to Islam Refuses Hijaab

    A friend of mine is married and his wife is a German lady who converted to Islam 10 years after they were living together without being married. When she became Muslim, she told her husband that she will accept Islam, but not scarf, but will try to wear decent cloths, which is the closest to the Islamic clothes. He had accepted it. A few years later.. More

  • Virginity after sex

    If a virgin girl during the time between her Nikah and Walimah has sexual relations with her husband is she still considered a virgin? How many days is she allowed if she becomes a co-wife, three or seven days?.. More

  • Second wife's rights

    I am in process of getting married as a seconded wife to my fiancée; he does not want to tell his current wife about this marriage. How will he treat me equal if she doesn't know of the second marriage? Isn't he required by Islamic law to tell the first wife and to treat us equally in time and other rights?.. More

  • This Man Should Separate from this Woman Immediately

    Marriage with a non-Muslim woman. A Muslim married (made Nikah) with a non-Muslim girl (idol worshipper) where the girl did not convert to Islam and continue her religion, i.e. both are following their religions. What is the status of such relationship in Islam? Now they have children in them eldest one is about 14 years. The children does not follow.. More

  • Compromise is the solution

    I have recently done my marriage contract with someone that I have been engaged to for several years. There were many obstacles in the way of our marriage which is why the engagement lasted so long but al-Hamdu Lillah, finally we got our marriage contract done. He is my paternal cousin but I have grown up and continue to live with my parents outside.. More

  • It is not your duty but it is a good act

    Is it an Islamic duty for a wife to take care of the newborn child of her husband's other wife? The only reason is that the other wife has to go to work in order to support her children from another marriage and therefore, she has no time to take care of her new born baby... More

  • The Hanafi School and the issue of Wali

    I was told by someone that it is not necessary for a divorced woman to have representation (Wali/Wakeel) at the time of Nikah. The evidence that was given to me was based on either Hanafi or Hanbali Fiqh, as I was told. Now to my understanding, there is no Nikah without a Wali. Please advice me as to the correct answer... More

  • Divorce Is Effective as Soon as It Is Pronounced

    I'm divorced and I have only my Dutch divorce, but I'm working on my Moroccan divorce. Insha Allah, I hope that in one year I will get my Moroccan divorce. My question is: if a man wants to marry me. He did go to my parents home, he did ask a Imam and he tell him that's harm to make someone's acquaintance when she is not divorced and that we must stop.. More

  • Aim of marriage

    What is the aim of marriage?.. More

  • Wife Doing Household Chores

    I need to know what my duties as a wife are at my home. For example: is it an obligation on me to clean the house on my own and prepare the food? .. More

  • Punishment for Neglecting Hijaab

    What is the punishment of not wearing Hijab? .. More