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Rulings on worship, marriage and divorce, business, food and everyday life — answered by Mufti Qasim Zia and the scholars of Akhuwat-e-Islami. 890 answers so far.
Divorce
Show all fatawaIs a woman entitled to half of all the wealth of a man upon divorce?
Is a woman entitled to half of all the wealth of a man upon divorce?
What is the best method to give a divorce?
What is the ruling on declaring talaq [divorce] without any problem? What is the method of declaring talaq?
A Husband and Wife have been living separately for 2 years, has this caused them to be classed as divorced?
A husband & wife have lived separately for two years – they had no relationship between themselves at all, but neither did the husband divorce the wife. So, can they live with each other again as…
My ex-wife is requesting more mahr (dowry) than agreed – what is the ruling?
A person got married but the situation has reached to such an extent that he must give talāq (divorce). The woman’s family are saying that because life has become more expensive double the mahr…
Me and my wife have divorced, who should have custody of our 12 year old son and 10 year old daughter?
I divorced my wife six months ago. I have two children; one son aged 12 and one daughter aged 10. The question is who should take custody of the children? Currently, the children stay with their…
If I give my wife divorce who should get custody of my 3 year old daughter?
I got married 6 years ago and I have a 3 year old daughter. My wife and I persistently argue due to which we do not get along. If I give her Talaq (divorce), what would be the Shar`i ruling in the…
Are the marriages and divorces that have taken place in the UK Courts Islamically valid?
Are the weddings/ divorces which take place via the courting systems of countries like the UK and America valid? Would it be necessary to have a separate wedding/divorce with the normal Islamic…
‘If you do not come home tomorrow, then we are finished’ – is saying this a divorce?
I said to my wife, ‘if you do not come home tomorrow, then we are finished’; I did not have the intention of divorce, rather it was to have her return home i.e. so that she return home. Also, after…
I remarried after hearing my Husband died, he is actually alive, whose wife am I?
If someone informs a woman that her husband has passed away, can she perform nikah [marriage] with another man? Can she act upon the news from a single person or not? If she marries another man and…
If I (wrongly) tell people I divorced my wife, has divorce occurred?
My parents wanted me to wed in Pakistan. Although I did not agree with them at first, I eventually got married on the request of my parents. When I returned to England, I told my friends that I…
Is the divorce said via a letter or text message valid?
If a person wants to divorce his wife through text message, then how should he do it? Is talaq (divorce) necessitated if he texts her a talaq and she reads it? If a person pronounces talaq upon his…
I’ve been telling people I am not married, have I given divorce to my wife?
If Zaid swears an oath and says “She is not my wife, we did not get married” about his wife, then has he divorced her?
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