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Ruling on Daughter Residing with her Mother and Step-Father

What is the ruling of Sharia when step-daughter, born of wife with whom marriage has been consummated, resides with her real mother and step-father?

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The Rights of the Wife Take Precedence over Performing Supererogatory Acts of Worship

Am I permitted as a wife to hold off my husband from fasting every Monday and Wednesday of each week, because this effects my life in general and the marital life in particular?

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What is Obligatory upon Husband towards Wife in Terms of Housing

I married my second wife a year ago, however, she insists that I register the apartment where she lives in her name and tries to force me to do so by starting trouble and staying at her parents`. She does so because she thinks that this is her right according to the rules of Sharia. Is this really her right taking into consideration the fact that I have a first wife and five children and don`t want to be unjust to any of my heirs?

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The Restrictions of Suitors' Relationship

What are the permissible matters during engagement and within the boundaries of Muslim families' customs and habits earlier than the conclusion of marriage contract at the court? 

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Ruling on Seeking Separation on Grounds of Spouse having an Infectious Disease

I have been married for one year and Allah has blessed me with a baby. However, my husband has contracted a rare virus that can`t be cured and remains in the body for life. This virus is extremely infectious and contracted through bodily fluids: saliva, blood, sperm and even through drinking from the same glass. What is the ruling of Sharia on my seeking separation on this ground?

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Reciting Al-Fatihah upon Engagement and Conclusion of Marriage Contract

What is the ruling of Sharia on reciting Al-Fatihah upon engagement and at the conclusion of the marriage contract?

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Evidence Prohibiting a Muslim Woman from Marrying a Non-Muslim

Is it prohibited for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim according to scholarly consensus, and what is the evidence on that?

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Husband is Obliged to Provide Wife with Proper Separate Accommodation

What is the Islamic ruling on the wife who refuses, without a legitimate reason, to live with her husband where he resides?

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Wife is Obliged to Strike a Balance between Obedience to Husband and Obedience to Parents

Which comes first, obeying one`s husband or obeying one`s parents? And is it permissible for the wife to go out to serve her parents?

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Having Children is the Right of both Spouses

Is it permissible for the husband to ban his wife from having children although she wants to?

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: Wife`s Sister is a Non-Mahram to her Sister`s Husband

Is the sister of a man`s fiancé (Contract is concluded, but marriage isn`t consummated) considered a Mahram to him?

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Ruling on Woman or her Guardian Asking for Separation on Grounds of Husband`s Unfitness

Is it permissible for a woman`s guardian to ask for separating her from husband because the latter drinks and owns a license for selling liquor?

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Ruling on Accommodating two Wives in one House

I have two wives and used to accommodate each in a separate house. After I was laid off from work, I couldn`t afford to keep each in a separate house, so I rented one house and gave each a separate room with separate facilities. What is the ruling of Sharia on that?

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Marital Relationship Rests on Love and Mercy

What is the ruling on the wife who curses her husband or his family and the one who curses Allah?

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In Principle, the Divorcee or the Widow is Allowed to Marry

What is the ruling on preventing a widow or a divorcee from marrying? and does she have the right to marry a new husband?

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