Fatwas Archive

Question: A woman’s husband has been absent from her for a long period during which all news of him has completely ceased. What should this woman do?

Question: Is it permissible for a man to marry his brother’s daughter who was born of fornication?

Question: Is it permissible for a man to marry his daughter born of fornication?

Question: A man married a woman and lived with her for some time and had children with her. It was then discovered that the marriage contract between them was invalid because there existed between this woman and the man’s other...

Question: A man concluded a marriage contract to an infant girl, then permitted—or ordered—his brother’s wife to breastfeed her, and she did so. The husband had fixed a dowry for this infant. By that suckling the marriage was annulled. Upon...

Question: A man married another man to what his wife was carrying—she was pregnant—on condition that if it is female she is his wife, with a contract and witnesses. She then gave birth to a girl. Is the marriage valid...

Question: A marriage contract was concluded marrying a boy to a girl. Then the girl reached puberty and the time for her marriage came, while the boy is still young and not yet at the time of marriage. Waiting for...

Question: A religious student of knowledge wants his family to marry him off. However, the people of that land have a bad custom: the women hold singing parties at weddings, apart from the men. What should this student do? Should...

Question: Is there any basis for shaking hands with both hands and covering them at the time of the marriage contract, or not?

Question: A man owed a dam in Hajj. He bought a ram and gave it to a poor person before slaughtering it, being ignorant that giving the dam to the poor is not valid except after slaughter. He only realized...