Muslim Family Laws

Preventing Wife from Wearing Hijab
Husband’s Moderate Jealousy
Belief in Monotheism: Prerequisite for Interfaith Marriages?
A Wali (Guardian) for a Converted Muslim Woman
Maintenance of a Divorcée during `Iddah (Waiting Period)
Seeking Divorce Due to Husband’s Illicit Relationship
Spying on One’s Potential Spouse
Significance of Registering Marriage in the West
Wife Giving Charity from the Family’s Budget
Marriage with Unrighteous Witnesses
Rejecting a Proposal from a Diabetic
`Aqeeqah for a Baby Who Died Immediately After Birth
Maintaining Justice Between Wives
Mutual Agreement to Delay Pregnancy
Faking Marriage & Divorce for Obtaining Green Card
Lodging One’s Wife according to Shar`iah
Marriage to a Christian Woman: Unrestrictedly Permitted?
Proper Etiquette for Those Intending to Get Married
Determining the Sex of the Fetus
Inter-Cultural Marriages: Islamic Perspective
May a lady Refuse a Suitor Who Has No Job?
Thinking Sexually of One’s Spouse
Menstruating Wife Sleeping next to Fasting Husband
Having a Second Wife in Western Countries
Making Will on Estate Distribution
Lovemaking before Wedding but after Marriage Contract
Second Marriage Without Divorce from First Husband
Pregnant Women Having Pre-natal Testing
Viagra to Enhance Sexual Pleasure: Permissible?
Can Muslim Students in the West Resort to Temporary Marriage?
Non-Muslim Father as Proxy to His Non-Muslim Daughter
Can Muslim Parents Force Hijab on Daughters?
Enacting Laws Specifying the Age of Marriage
Woman’s Behavior Following the Death of Her Husband
Marriage Contract Concluded by a Priest
Husband’s Lower Education: Does It Justify Seeking Divorce?
Inserting Conditions in Marriage Contracts
The Maximum Period for Post-Natal Bleeding
Verses on Interfaith Marriage: Still Binding?
Birth Spacing
Taking the Husband’s Permission on Leaving Home
Wife’s Inheritance if Husband Died Before Consummation
Parents Refuse My Choice of Wife: What Should I Do?
Proposing to a Lady Who Neglects Salah
Children’s Rights: Islamic Perspective
Making Du`a to End a Marriage Means Divorce?
Having Intimate Relation with One’s Wife After Menses Without Ghusl
Women’s Work: Any Restrictions?
Husband and Wife Sleeping in One Bed While Fasting
Denying a Wife’s Physical Needs: A Sin?
Breastfeeding Period for Male and Female Babies
Delaying Pregnancy because of Study
Washing Bed Sheets After Intercourse
The Verdict Concerning the Law of Separation of Properties
Is Performing Ghusl Straight After Intercourse Necessary?
Child Naming: Whose Right?
Marriage between Sunni and Shiite Muslims
An Equitable Balance between One’s Mother and Wife
Abortion in Case of Multiple Embryos
Procedures of Khul` in Non-Muslim Countries
Legal Divorce vs. Islamic Divorce
Polygamy: Norm or Exception?
Making a Will for One’s Heirs
Zakah to a Couple Doing In Vitro Fertilization
Islam’s Stance on Adoption
Marrying One’s Close Relative
Committing Zina with a Woman and Marrying Her Daughter
Intimate Relations: What is Allowed & What is Not?
Does a Verbal Agreement Suffice for the Marriage?
Divorce in a State of Anger
The Islamic Ruling on Marriage
Effect of Mother’s Marriage on Child Custody
A Brother Marrying His Sister Unknowingly
Contraception for the Sake of Enjoyment
Hugging One’s Spouse While Fasting
During Intimate Relations: Can I Say Obscene Expressions?
Can a Woman Have Her Tubes Tied?
`Iddah of A Widow: Etiquette and Regulations
Rituals Surrounding Childbirth
Is Hatred a Sufficient Ground for Divorce?
Is Sterilization Permissible in Islam?
Number of Times a Wife Can Visit Her Family
Court Marriage in the West
A Father Taking from his Child’s Wealth
Should a Marriage Contract Be Solemnized in a Mosque?
Communicating With Non-Mahram Behind Husband’s Back
Covering in front of One’s Grown Children
Postpartum Depression: What to Do?
Inheritance between Spouses When Times of Deaths Are Unknown
When to Perform Ghusl After Intimacy with a Husband
Husband and Wife Praying Together
Hajj When One Has More than One Wife
Intercourse on the First Night of Marriage
Fulfilling One’s Duties as a Wife: How?
Contraception: Permissible?
How Islam Views Adultery
Intercourse with the Wife in the Bathroom
Bidding Farewell to One’s Wife upon Leaving
Seeking Wife’s Permission before Traveling
Is AIDS a Valid Ground for Seeking Divorce?
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