Fatwas Archive

Question: Among the Yemeni tribes it is customary for the bride’s father to stipulate money for himself apart from the bride’s dowry; the amount varies by region. What is your view regarding a man who married off his daughters and...

Question: Two men agreed that each would marry the other to his sister. Each fixed a dowry for his sister of three hundred qirsh (French coin). In the minds of the two men, if one sister would not remain with...

Question: If a man marries a woman and, before the contract, she stipulates that he not remove her from her town or from such-and-such place, and she confirms the condition, and the husband emphatically agrees—so the contract is concluded on...

Question: A man married a woman, and her brothers stipulated that he would have no inheritance from her. Is the contract valid? If she dies, does he inherit from her and the condition is nullified, or not?

Question: In some communities, the conditions of full uprightness (ʿadālah) may not be readily found, or the truly upright are few. What is the status of their marriage contracts? And how should a person act if the people of that...

Question: A man married off his minor son and undertook the marriage contract on his behalf. At the time of contracting, the officiant said to the father: “Say: I accept the marriage contract for myself.” The father hesitated and said:...

Question: Is it permissible to conclude a marriage contract by telephone?

Question: A woman fled her family to a distant land. A man proposed to her person, and she agreed. He asked her about her family, and she said she was cut off, having no family, and swore to that. She...

Question: We found a woman being pursued by some foolish men, so she sought refuge with us and we granted her protection. We asked about her situation and she said she is from Marān, that her father was killed in...

Question: Two brothers— the elder of them concluded the marriage contract for their sister, although he is not the guardian; rather, the guardian is the younger brother. After a long time, doubt arose concerning the validity of the contract. What...