Tuesday, 1 September 2026
25 articles
The household: marriage and its contract, the rights of parents and children, custody, and dress.
The consent of both parties, a wali for the bride on the majority view, two witnesses, and a mahr. The offer and acceptance must be clear and in the same sitting.
Yes, absolutely. Her consent is a condition of validity, and the Prophet ﷺ annulled a marriage contracted against a woman’s will when she brought the matter to him.
Yes. Temporary contraception by mutual agreement is permitted by the majority, based on the Companions practising ‘azl during the Prophet’s ﷺ lifetime without prohibition. Permanent sterilisation without medical need is a different matter and generally prohibited.
Maintenance according to his means, kind treatment, fair division of time in polygamous marriages, her mahr in full, and that he not harm her — with excellence, not mere adequacy, as the standard.
Cooperation in the marriage, guarding his property and honour in his absence, not admitting into the home those he dislikes without reason, and responding to him within the bounds of health and ability.
Scholars distinguish degrees of anger. Ordinary irritation does not prevent divorce taking effect; extreme rage in which a person does not know what he is saying does prevent it, on the view of Ibn Taymiyyah and many others.
Caring for and raising a child who is not yours is among the most praised acts in the Sunnah. What is prohibited is attributing the child’s lineage to yourself — the child keeps their own name and parentage.
With excellence. The command to honour parents in the Quran is not conditioned on their faith, and the one verse addressing parents who actively push toward disbelief still commands accompanying them in this world with kindness.
I am divorced and my x-wife. My x-wife has remarried to a Muslim. We have four sons ages 1, 3, 5, & 7.
Does the islam permit to use the US courts and laws to solve custody issues? (please assume that both man and woman lives in USA).
I am about to get my marriage annuled by a counsil of iman primarily because i have enough islamic grounds for it and because my spouse does not want to give me…
My question is about custody of children. I know that if a couple gets divorced than the mother has more right to the children who have not yet reached the age…
