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  • Purpose of Iddah

    The purpose of Iddah for a woman of child bearing age is to determine if she is pregnant or not. What are the reasons behind observing same period for women who are well past their child bearing age (post menopause) ?.. More

  • The Sunni Divorce

    What is the Sunni divorce? .. More

  • Marrying People of the Book

    I know that the Muslims are allowed to marry the people of the Book. I would like to know are there any people of the Book who live in this world at present time who are real people of the Book? Can we marry the present Christians and Jews who are so called People of the Book? Answer me under the light of Quran and Sunnah. .. More

  • Can a muslim woman be a model?

    From Islamic perspective, is it permissible for Muslim women to model (for clothes), become a spokesperson and endorse certain brands? The international brands usually originated from U.S, for example, Avon, Maybelline, Pepsi etc... More

  • How to deal with an ill-conduct wife

    My question is about beating women in islam and I want to know if the man is allowed to beat his wife if she has said some bad thing against him when they are talking. Is it an islamic behavior that the man got very angry and he beats his wife and then said that the religion allowed him to do that even if he has not follow the three known steps.. More

  • The Prophet's arrangement for marriage: Mahar,Walima and presents

    Did the wives of the prophet (SAW) receive the same mahr and nikah walima. was it sunnah to have nikah and walimah at the same or two different parties? If husband takes second wife should he treat second wedding arrangements as given to the first?.. More

  • Paying Mahr after the marriage contract is lawful

    I am getting married can I pay my Maher amount after the marriage or do I have to pay on the spot? If I fail to pay what will be the punishment? Till what time can i pay that to my wife?.. More

  • Seek Not Divorce!

    How long does take for the women to ask for divorce when she does not stay with her husband because of problems? .. More

  • Why shaving new born's hair?

    why do you need to shave a babys head after its born?.. More

  • Keep to Sound Nature!

    In regards to allowance of oral sex by Islam, that is kissing putting tounge on private parts like vulva and penis of either of spouse in foreplay during sexual relationship between spouses as I have read in many Islamic sites. Of concern for me is that water which may come out (regarded as mazi) as a result of this act would also enter the mouth of.. More

  • A wife's maintenance

    salam I would like to konw if Islamicly it is the husband's right not to give his wife money and enough for him to say i will buy you whatever you need and what she does need to buy to beg for money?.salamjazakumullak khayran.. More

  • What Is Prohibited By Reason of Lineage Is Prohibited by Suckling

    If a baby suckles the milk of his mother and his mother's brother's wife, who is the mother of the baby. If 2 are the mothers of the baby what about the distribution of wealth? I read in a book that sharing relatives’ milk for the child is prohibited. .. More

  • Make sure of the things before putting words into action

    I have broken my engagement to a sister a few months back. Unfortunately, this was done 2 days after the contract was announced. The actual contract was done 2 months prior. The walima never took place. Many people criticize my action since, she will possibly not marry anymore, as per local culture, and that I have not given her enough time to "adapt"... More

  • It Is Unlawful to Marry Unchaste Women Unless They Repent

    I was in Russia and I met a girl and I loved her, but she was not virgin, after an illeagal sexual relationship before she knew me, but now she understand her mistake and the mistake of her society, and then I married her there in Russia last year. Now we are planning to do the Islamic marriage (kateb kitab) but I want to be sure that the fact that.. More

  • Wife's Physical Presence Is Not Condition for Valid Divorce

    if I said that I divorced my wife to somebody else without my wife´s physical presence I mean that she was not their when I pronounced the word of the divorce. The question is, Is she still my wife? or I have to make new marriage contract? .. More