QUESTION: I am separated from my husband and we share a two year old daughter. My daughter's father is requesting that she spends a minimum of two nights every week with him. What is the Shar'i ruling of custodial rights in this case? ANSWER: As per Islamic law,...
QUESTION: A lady's husband passed away at 1pm on the 3rd of May. On which date will her Iddah end? There is a common understanding that she must leave the house when the Iddah ends. Is there any basis for this? ANSWER: The injunction of serving Iddah after the demise...
Q1) After Talaaq and separation, is it permissible for the husband to tell his wife, "I give you one Talaaq-ur-Raj'ee, so tell your father to take you"? Shouldn't the Iddah be in her marital home? A1) Yes, the Iddah will be served at the husband's house unless there...
QUESTION: Please comment on the current trend today where men remain at home while women go out to work and earn an income for the household. In some cases, this is not the desire of a woman to do so, but she is left without a choice because her husband makes no...
QUESTION: A man and woman were married from 1999 until 2012, when they divorced. During this time, the husband was unemployed for seven years, with the wife sustaining the family on her income. In 2010, they bought a house together. When the divorce took place in...
QUESTION: A lady's Haidh commenced. A few minutes later, she received a phone call wherein her husband issued three Talaaqs to her. Will she count her Haidh from this cycle, or the next one? ANSWER: If the bleeding continues for more than 3 days, then this will be...
QUESTION: A woman was granted interim maintenance relief beyond the Iddah period. The court held that a husband could not unilaterally end a marriage through a Talaaq, and that the marriage dissolves only once a court of law confirms the dissolution. The background to...
QUESTION: My husband divorced me in March. In 2025, he had loaned my Mahr to pay for expenses. He said that he will return my kruger coin to me, but it is now June 2026, and he refuses to give my coin back. Also, we share two daughters and he refuses to pay...