Marriage: One that cannot be sanctioned Q360 :As my parents refuse to sanction my brother’s marriage to a girl who follows the Muhavira faith, the two of them have been living together for sometime. We have been trying hard to persuade the girl just to say the kalimah, so that she becomes a Muslim and…
Marriage: Nullified automatically Q359 :I have been married for five years, but recently my wife’s conduct toward me has changed dramatically. She always quarrels with me for the most trivial things. Recently, I saw a photograph of her taken in a restaurant with a man sitting with her over a cup of coffee. Since then,…
Marriage: Nothing forbidden can invalidate something lawful Q358 :We would be grateful for your comments on a ruling given in “The Majlis”, a newspaper published in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The lady who put the question was told that her marriage is no longer valid, and it is forbidden for her to live with her…
Marriage: Need for observing the legal formalities Q357 :What I would like to know is whether I am married to my man, although we have not signed any marriage contract. Our “marriage” took place in an office when I was in one room and everyone else was in another because they were all men. We…
Marriage: More beneficial use of the money spent Q356 :For decades, Muslims in my region have been observing traditions and customs in marriage and weddings which are totally unnecessary and which have adversely affected their social and economic status. As I am preparing to get married soon, I feel that I should put the money…
Marriage: Marrying a divorcee Q355 :Could you please explain what is necessary when marrying a divorced woman. If I want to keep this marriage a secret from my parents, would it be permissible? A355 : Marrying a divorced woman is effected in the same way as all other marriages. You must make sure, however, that…
Marriage: Interfaith marriages – Permissible though not advisable Q354 :You have said in the past that a Muslim may marry a Christian or a Jewish woman. However, we read in the Qur’an the following instructions: “Do not marry unbelieving women until they have believed: a slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman”…
Marriage: Inter-faith marriages – Muslim woman, non-Muslim man Q353 :A marriage was formed between a Muslim woman and a Hindu man. Neither of them changed faith. At present they have children. What faith should the children follow? How is that women to be buried after her death? If this marriage is not valid, what will…
Marriage: Inter-faith marriages – Muslim man, non-Muslim woman Q352 :Marriages between a Muslim man and a Christian or Jewish woman is allowed but not recommended. If nevertheless a Muslim man wants to marry a Christian or a Jewish woman, how is this marriage solemnized? A352 : You have adequately expressed my view on inter-faith marriages.…
Marriage: Inter-faith marriages – Matter of a Christian wife Q351 :I was born in a Hindu family and I married a Christian girl. Sometime after my marriage, I embraced Islam, but my wife did not. My Muslim friends advised me that my marriage was invalid. I, therefore, married a Muslim girl and I have a…
