Conditions of Marriage

Question I have researched on your website the topic of ‘urfi marriage, and I found that if the essential conditions of marriage are met – namely the presence of the woman’s wali (guardian), the proposal and acceptance, the presence of two witnesses of good character and the mahr – and …

Question I am a young man who is engaged and is going to get married. I’ve heard that at the time of the marriage contract, the wife can stipulate conditions in the contract. My question is: what are the limits of these conditions? What happens if the conditions are broken? …

Question I am the daughter of a Christian mother and father. I was born as a Christian, but – praise be to Allah – I declared my Islam a while ago. My mother is deceased, and she was Christian. My father treats me very harshly and has disowned me unofficially, …

Question When I proposed, he was evasive over the topic of me marrying his sister who is 24 years of age. he is the only Muslim male in the family. However, he has been deemed by the family to be someone who is hardheaded, and I experienced that he was …