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Husband does not pray and burdens children with work
Assalaamu alaykum, and may Allaah reward you. My question is the followin: should I obey my husband or divorce him? We have had many good years together, but it is getting difficult to be obedient without denying other rights. He is the one who, by the Will of Allaah, guided me to Islam 23 years ago, which is my greatest treasure in this life. He does.. More
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Wife seeking divorce because husband cheated on her
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. How are you all doing? My question is for a friend. She was married and her husband cheated on her. They separated and she wants a divorce now. Her husband, however, refuses to divorce her. She wants to know; can she end the marriage while keeping her bridal gift? Thank you, and may Allaah reward you.
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Making divorce conditional upon wife bringing anything from her parents' house
Assalaamu alaykum. My husband dislikes my family. Once, he said while placing his hand on the Quran, "You will be divorced thrice if you bring a needle from your parents to this home." I requested to allow me only as I am their only child. He said, "Ok, only you, not for me and my kids." I once accepted some money from my parents and used it for myself,.. More
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Only one way for couple to remarry after three divorces
Dear Shaykh, one of my friends' father-in-law, who is more than 70 years old now, divorced his wife 10 years ago. His mother-in-law is 65 years old. After the divorce, both of them have been living separately and they did not remarry. Now, they are interested to unite again and live together. Since the condition of remarrying and getting a divorce at.. More
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Intention of husband is what determines number of divorces
Assalaamu alaykum. If a husband pronounced the Talaaq (divorce) one time and then pronounced the Talaaq two times together after one year in anger. Will this be considered as three instances of Talaaq? Furthermore, the couple does not know the ruling, one year after the incident, the wife came to know from a friend that the Talaaq will be considered.. More
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A case of conditional divorce in a specific context
My question is about words of conditional divorce uttered by husband in intense anger. A husband and wife were having fights about their baby's illness. Then the wife was accusing her husband about neglecting their baby. She was blaming her husband for not taking care of the baby properly and was saying things like, "You are not dedicated to my baby",.. More
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Promise of divorce is not effective divorce
I told my husband that if he gets married a second time or touches any other girl with bad intentions then I would be divorced automatically. He agreed to this and repeated the words and even added that if he chats with other girls, then I would also be divorced. I told him that by saying this, divorce would take place (if the condition was to be fulfilled)... More
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Suspecting that wife has committed immorality and contracted STD
Assalaamu alaykum. After reading many of the fatwas about a wife suspected to have engaged in fornication with another person besides her husband during time of marriage, the answer that I found is to advise the woman to confess her sin to Allaah and repent and that she is not required to confess her sin to her husband. My question is: what if the husband.. More
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Imaam Ahmad's view on triple divorce
Assalaamu alaykum. There is a quote by Ibn Taymiyah that circulates on internet and claims that he said that Imam Ahmad changed his verdicts on the triple divorce at a time: Ibn Taymiyah said:
“Imam Ahmed used to consider combining three divorces permissible, then he retracted from that and said, '(When) I contemplated over the Quran, I found the.. More
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Pronouncing divorce after accepting khul‘
Assalaamu alaykum. If a woman asks for a Khul‘ (divorce requested by the wife in return for a compensation) andher husband refuses but she gives him her bridal gift before he accepts the Khul‘ and then one hour later he sends her a message on her phone and tells her, "It is OK, I accept to divorce by Khul‘." Is this Khul‘accepted, or does she.. More
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Her husband's parents want him to divorce her
On the 45th day of my marriage, I was sent back home. Later, word came from my father-in-law saying that they do not want me to continue there. I could not understand the reason; neither is anyone contacting me. My husband once called and said that the reason, among other, is my illness. Later, however, I found out from other sourcesthat his father.. More
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Her husband is abusive and deprives her of her rights
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a 40-year-old woman. I got married 10 years ago. My husband wanted and this marriage and consented to it, but I became sick, so he does not like me anymore. He started an affair with another woman soon after our baby was born. Later, after 3-4 years of having an affair, he got married to that woman. He has a baby with that woman.. More
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Getting civil divorce while retaining marriage
My wife and I are married according to Islam and also according to civil law in a non-Muslim country. They are causing problems for us, so we decided to divorce according to civil law and stay married in Islam. We wrote and sent the divorce papers to the goverment and companies with the intention to not divorce in Islam. Two months have past, and I.. More
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Husband harms her to please his mother
A husband's mother is Christian and tortures her daughter-in-law, but the husband only trusts his mother and never believes his wife due what his mother says. His mother always creates wrong situations and proves that the daughter-in-law is wrong. Before, the newly married husband would only scold his wife because of the wrong allegations, but now he.. More
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Saying to one's wife 'You do not have any rights on me'
Dear Brother/Sister. Assalaamu alaykum. If a man says to his wife, 'You do not have any rights on me,' does it count as divorce?
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