It is said that if a man isn’t an alcoholic, he will be a smoker, or perhaps a womanizer. I have tiringly researched to know from whom this mythical theory emanated, all efforts were to no avail. Can any of Read more…
Category: Marriage
“I am no more interested in him, sir. I will have to consider another suitor,” said a lady-client. “Could you please be specific, dear sister? What is it that he’s not doing, or that he’s not doing right?” I probed. Read more…
Question What are a wife’s rights on her husband according the Quran and Sunnah? or what are a husbands duties to his wife and viceversa? Answer Praise be to Allah. Islam has enjoined upon the husband duties towards his wife, Read more…
Question I have researched on your website the topic of ‘urfi marriage, and I found that if the essential conditions of marriage are met – namely the presence of the woman’s wali (guardian), the proposal and acceptance, the presence of Read more…
Question What is the ruling on the zihaar of one who is angry? Does it count as such? [Zihaar: a jaahili form of divorce in which a man says to his wife: “You are to me as my mother’s back.”]. Read more…
Question What is the Sunnah with regard to proposing marriage? i.e., if a young man wants to get married, should he send someone to the woman’s family to ask for her hand in marriage from her family? If his proposal Read more…
Question Salam, I just recently had my Nikkah this past June. But the actual Rukhsati (giving away of the bride) will not take place until March because my husband is studying in a different state. When he comes and visits Read more…
Question Can the marriage contract be a verbal contract or must it be in writing ? Answer Praise be to Allaah. Writing down the contracts and agreements that people make among themselves is a way of confirming and formalizing them, Read more…
Question In reading a Q/A about marriage, the part of the answer stated to ‘announce marriages.’What is the reason behind this statement?. Answer Praise be to Allaah. Announcing marriages is obligatory and the reason for that is: 1 – The Read more…
