Fiqh of Marriage

husband is stingy and always reminds me that i am ungrateful.he says he does’nt have money but he is a doctor in USA. he lies and i caught his lie. i tried reminding of religious obligations and he got angry asked me to go back. i was packing my stuff, he came for a fight.i kept quiet so he held my wrists forcefully. i retaliated by hitting after which he hit me and now im bruised. what to do.

25 Dec

ANSWER: If your relationship with him is this toxic, you may need to get your family involved in this to talk to him and solve these problems. A house that is filled with arguments and nagging and fights is not a good place to stay in. If there is no respect between the spouses, this […]

Sheikh, I signed up for a matrimonial profile on ……… and it asked me questions about my prayers and fastings, i.e. it has multiple choices to choose that you pray/fast the obligatory/voluntary prayers/fasting or not. Did I do anything wrong that I answered these questions, sheikh? (I fear it is riyaa or anything.)

Fiqh of Marriage

23 Dec

ANSWER: If your intention was not to show off but to get a match with a practicing brother and if you didn’t lie, this is not Riya in sha Allah.

am married with two kids and my husband is having illegal relationship with four different women.I feel so bad about this,sometimes I even feel like running away from this marriage. I told him to marry another wife but he said he can’t keep two wife’s.What should I do. Please advise. Thank you.

Fiqh of Marriage

21 Dec

ANSWER: Try to keep advising him and reminding him about the moment of death, fullfill his desires, and exhaust him in bed, then he will not think about any other relation outside the marriage, make Duaa to Allah to guide him to the right path. If he doesn’t change, you can seek divorce from him.

If a husband does not keep any kind of marital relationship with wife but also doesn’t want to divorce. He just stays in the same house and pays only the mortgage, and wife pays for food and all other bills. Is wife sinner as she can’t respect him or serve him per Islam commands?

Fiqh of Marriage

21 Dec

ANSWER: The husband is sinful for paying a mortgage as those who deal in interest are cursed by Allah. This is not a normal marriage as it is the husbands job to financially support this wife and kids. She is not sinful for whatever negative feelings she has in her heart against him as long […]

A sister has had endless arguments with her mother over marriage issues. Her mother refuses to give people a chance to meet her daughter because they have a different background even if they are good character. What can the daughter do?she’s so hurt and angry as she’s lost so much due to this.

Fiqh of Marriage

21 Dec

ANSWER: She should talk to her father as he’s the one who is responsible to make this decision. If he agrees on someone, she can marry him even if her mother rejects him or opposes it.

My Father-in-law told my husband (we only had a nikkah done) that at the time of rukhsati,i should get dowry or i wont be respected because if a girl comes empty handed to the guys house, its like she didn’t have any respect in her parents house,so they married her off with nothing.Also,the family indirectly fill my husband with bad words about me, what do i do?

Dowry, Fiqh of Marriage

18 Dec

ANSWER: If they are Hindus, this is permissible as dowry is part of their religion! This thinking is totally against the teachings of Islam. In Islam its the groom who has to give dowry (Mahr) to the bride and not the other way round. You should tell your husband about this and that he should […]

My father has not been a husband figure to my mother for many years (around 9), as he has remarried. My mother has not filed for divorce as she didn’t want to create a rift between the two families. Is there marriage still valid under Islamic law, is he still a Maharam to my mother?

Fiqh of Marriage

13 Dec

ANSWER: Of course they are still married and he is still her mahram. Even if they didn’t see each other for 20 years or whatever, the marriage will still be valid, unless they took divorce.

I am an orphan with no parents, and I am an only child, ie no brothers. Both my grandfathers have passed away. My father has no brothers.I am getting married soon. However, my future husband’s family is concerned I do not have a male guardian. Please advise.

Fiqh of Marriage

12 Dec

ANSWER: You can go to the Masjid near you or the authorised Islamic center, they will look into your case and the Imam would act as your guardian.

Sheikh is there any specific dua someone can make the day of their nikah

Fiqh of Marriage

09 Dec

ANSWER: No, there isn’t any specific dua that you recite for yourself but there’s one that the husband recites by putting his hand on his wife’s forehead. Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://youtu.be/3HxkhcImDNw

My husband had an affair with one of his cousins before our marriage. When he realized the gravity of the sin of haram relation he asked forgiveness and changed himself completely. Now when the cousin visits our house I feel very uncomfortable and react harshly with my husband which is not right and I know that. what to do in this situation?

Fiqh of Marriage

04 Dec

ANSWER: There shouldn’t be any free mixing between genders when they visit your house or when you go to someone else’s house, this way you avoid the awkward situation. You must let go of your jealousy as this would ruin your married life, especially when your husband has repented.

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