Question: I have been faced with a wedding proposal. I have spoken with the guy with the permission of my family and vice versa for him. We both get along very well. Both understand each other quite well, however he is not practising which is something I had to consider. He has told me he [...]

Question: I was in a relationship outside of marriage with a girl for over 5 years, she was my girlfriend. I treated her badly and she has left me, now I feel extremely guilty for how I treated her and also that our relationship was illegitimate. I have been asking Allah to forgive me. How will [...]

Question: Can one change their marja’ on selected issues only? For example is it okay to follow Marja’ A (eg. Ayatullah Sistani) as my main marja’, but for issues related to mut’ah (temporary marriage), to follow marja’ B (eg. Sayed al-Hakim)? Answer: A person is allowed to follow one marja’ in some aspects of fiqh, [...]

Question: Is it okay for a woman who is a virgin to marry a man who commits fornication specifically if she doesn’t know and finds out later? She asks him to repent and despite getting married he continues this sinful practice.   Answer: Marrying a fornicator is not Haraam, it is Makrooh (not recommended). Secondly, [...]

Question: I have had a big issue in regards to the cultural mentality of Muslims in that there is a stigma against marrying others outside of our culture. I find this to be a very big problem especially when it falls into the realm of marrying a convert. For example if a girl is a [...]

Question: My son got engaged a few weeks ago and the nikkah was performed. For several reasons he wants to end the engagement and get a divorce. As part of the mahr, we had set an amount for the mokadam and mo’akhar, and there were several gifts of jewellery and the engagement party, how do [...]

Question: My husband and I have many bad arguments. He will sometimes remain angry at me for days, even weeks, and he will even be angry at our kids and not talk to us. I try to calm him down afterwards, but he will ignore me. I have even tried saying “salaamu alaykum” to him, [...]

Question: During an argument with my wife I mentioned “you are not my wife”, this was done in the heat of the moment and as far as I was aware, I had no intention to actually divorce her. Does this mean we are divorced? Please advise, we are a bit confused. Answer: This does NOT [...]

Question: What is the rule for a Muslim man who wants to marry a Hindu or atheist? Answer: The Holy Qur’an says: “And do not marry *Al-Mushrikat *(idolatresses, etc.) till they believe (worship Allah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a (free) *Mushrikah *(idolatress, etc.), even though she pleases you. [...]