Q: 1. A man is already married and his parents don’t know. If they find out it will hurt them so to keep them happy he is getting married to another wife. Does he have to tell his second wife he is married and has a baby?2. How does he have to treat both wives? …
Q: Is it permissible for a man whose wife is in a state of Iddat due to him having issued one talaaq (divorce), to show an interest and even propose marriage to another woman? A. It is permissible for a man to propose to another woman while his other wife is in Iddat. It is …
Q: If you are already divorced from your husband with a talaq-e-bain, and you already sat in your iddat, can you make dua to Allah to reconcile you if you really miss your spouse? A. This type of Du’aa is permissible. Be careful not to do anything which is contrary to Shari’ah. If reconciliation does …
Q: Is it allowed to accept dahez (dower) from the parents of the bride (girl)? A. It is not permissible to ask/demand anything from the parents/family of the bride as Dahez. Dahez (jahez) must not be demanded from the girl’s party. If they give something of their own accord with happiness, it will be permissible …
Q: What are the permissible sex positions in Islam? A. There is no particular position that Shari’ah has stipulated as the “right” position. However, some Ulama have mentioned that one may have intercourse with the wife in the usual position (man on top of the woman) or while lying on the side, or in the …
Q: What is the best day to have a Nikah (marriage) on? A. The Hadeeth advises to proclaim the Nikah and to perform it in the Masjid. Proclamation will mean that people should be present to witness the Nikah ceremony. The commentator of Mishkaat; Mulla Ali Qaari (Rahmatullaahi Alayh) quoting the famous Hanafi scholar Allaamah …
Q: Is a woman allowed to visit family members like her parents or sisters if she is observing iddat and use the excuse that she will be with her family so she doesn’t see the problem? A: A woman who has been divorced is not allowed to leave the confines of her home during the …
Q: Due to reasons, my husband told me that if he stops me from meeting or talking to my ex-husband then I am divorced (we have doubts whether he said ‘divorced’ once or thrice; we both do not remember). The last time when I wanted to invite my ex to our home my husband said …
Q: If a wife is not following her husband, she does what she like. Though the husband has advised her with love and with anger, yet she still continues disrespecting him. In this situation what can he do? Can he marry another girl or should he divorce his first wife, or should he leave everything …
Q: I recently married a girl with 2 male mature Muslim witnesses present. I said to the girl: ‘Do you accept me in nikah?’ and she replied: ‘I have accepted you in nikah’. The two witnesses didn’t speak very good English. I asked them to be my witness and they said yes, but with all …
