Marriage: When it promises to be unsuccessful Q370 :A marriage was arranged for the sake of good names of the families concerned. The marriage was never consummated due to lack of love and trust. The husband refuses to divorce his wife and continues to provide her needs. She wants to make a fresh start in…
Marriage:Walimah – the purpose of Q369 :It is customary in our country to hold a dinner the day following a wedding. However, people believe that this dinner party, to which all relatives and family friends are invited, is treated as permissible, or halal, if the marriage has been consummated, while it is forbidden, or haram,…
Marriage: Status of an imam [or a maulvi] for Marriage Q368 :When I married my wife, she was a Christian. The witness to the marriage were my sister, her husband and the imam who took care of the formal contract of marriage. I did not ask the consent of her parents, since they wanted us…
Marraige: Remarriage upon a Christian couple becoming Muslim Q367 :If a Christian couple become Muslim, do they have to be married anew under Islamic law? A367 : At the time of Prophet, people embraced Islam either as individuals or as married couples. The Prophet never asked anyone of them to have a fresh marriage contract,…
Marriage: Remarriage after divorce Q366 :My friend’s sister was divorced two years ago by her husband and received everything that was due to her. Two years later, she was reunited with her former husband in marriage, but without marrying another man in between divorce and remarriage. This is contrary to the teachings of Hanafi school…
Marriage: Recommended practices Q365 :I am about to be married. Will you please tell me what is recommended of practices connected with marriage. What about the party and its timings? A365 : It is strongly recommended that a person who has made up his mind to propose to a family to get married to its…
Marriage: Put off for financial reasons Q364 :As the only breadwinner in my family, I feel it is my obligation to repay the huge amount of debt my father incurred to bring me up as well as my brothers and sisters. If I am to get married, I am bound to increase my liabilities and…
Marriage: Payment in cash or kind to bridegroom’s family Q363 :In my home country, a girl is married only if her parents are able to pay an amount of money in cash or kind to the bridegroom’s family. Without such payment, marriage does not take place. In some cases, you find people going from house…
Marriage: Partners are chosen by Allah or by our will? Q362 :People say that our names together with the names of our marriage partners have been written down long before we are born. How much of this is true? Is every one’s marriage partner chosen by Allah’s will or do people’s efforts play any part…
Marriage: Parental consent for marriage Q361 :I know a non-Muslim girl who is ready to accept Islam and whom I wish to marry. My parents disagree with me and say that I should not marry her. Would I be ‘not dutiful’ to my parents if I go ahead and marry her? A361 : Being dutiful…
