Is there any particular Islamic teachings for the first night of marriage?
Question: Recently a friend of my brother came to me ask me regarding what to do on the first night when he meets his wife for the first time. I…
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Marriage and divorce
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Does a divorce take place if the husband and wife have not been intimate for 5 years?
Question: My friend has 3 children with her husband but for approximately 5 years she hasn’t had intimate relations with her husband. They live in the same house for the…
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If a marriage contract or certificate was not signed at the time of nikah, will the nikah be valid?
Question: In the nikah, if there was no marriage certificate or contract and now both parties want to divorce 3 years later, were they married? Answer: In the Name of…
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Are there any prayers which can be said in a civil marriage?
Question: I am a revert and I am getting legally married on 9 September this year. I am already Islamically married but we are having a wedding. With our wedding…
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Can you please elaborate on the rulings regarding the annulment of a marriage?
Question: Can you please elaborate on the rulings regarding the annulment of a marriage? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.…
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Did the talaq sent by post take place?
Question: Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmathathullahi wa barakathahu. If the husband writes a single talaq with the intention of divorcing his wife and sends by post to the wife. The wife…
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Is there an iddah for a woman divorced immediately after marriage?
Question: I recently got married to a man from South Africa. I live in the UK. My father was in South Africa and represented me in the marriage. However, one…
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Who is responsible for the dowry (mahr)?
Question: Who is responsible for the dowry? If the bride refuses to consummate marriage who is responsible for the dowry? The bride refused to let her husband touch her for…
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Is contraception permissible in Islam?
Question: Is contraception permissible? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Contraception can be divided into two categories: 1) Irreversible (or…
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Can a person suffering from a transmitted disease marry?
Question: Genital Warts is considered an S.T.D.; a sexually transmitted disease. It appears that Western medicine has not found a cure for Genital Warts. It is also a disease that…
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