QUESTION: What ruling is applied in the case of the wife forcing a divorce, i.e. Faskh? Is it still the responsibility of the husband to maintain her? ANSWER: In principle, if a wife compels her husband to issue a divorce without a valid Shar’iee justification—such as...
QUESTION: A husband, after due consideration, says to his wife, "I, so and so, pronounce Talaaq-e-Ba’in (2 Talaaqs) upon you, so and so, effective immediately." According to the above statement, how many Talaaqs are effective? ANSWER: When a man pronounces the first...
Q1. According to Shari'ah, what is deemed as reasonable maintenance that I should pay towards my daughter's expenses? A1. The calculation of a reasonable maintenance will be based on the customs and the lifestyles of the people of the area that you live in. However,...
QUESTION: My husband and I were having an argument when he said "(My name) I divorce you and there is no condition attached. It is unconditional and irrevocable. You are now in Iddah." We argued further and he then said that I am as free as a bird to leave at that...
QUESTION: What is the Shari' ruling regarding custody of the children after their parents divorce? ANSWER: Regarding custody of the children, the Kitaabs of Fiqh explain that custody of the daughter will be with the mother until the daughter becomes mature (Baaligh),...
QUESTION: If a person uttered three Talaaqs to his wife unknowingly, will the Talaaq be valid? ANSWER: If a person utters three Talaaqs, irrespective of knowing the circumstances surrounding it or not, three Talaaqs will take effect. The husband should immediately...
QUESTION: A man wants to issue his wife Talaaq. Please advise on the most appropriate way of issuing the Talaaq? ANSWER: The best form of Talaaq according to the Fuqaha is that one issues a single Talaaq in a clean period in which he didn’t have any relations with his...
QUESTION: A husband gave his wife one Talaaq verbally, and after one month, two Talaaqs via a text message from his mother's phone. The mother forced him to send the Talaaq messages. Q1) Does a Talaaq sent via text message fall? A1) A message of Talaaq that is typed...