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Q: What is the Shar’i ruling if the husband divorced his wife immediately after the Nikaah before spending any time with her in privacy? A: If the husband divorced his wife before spending time with her in seclusion then iddat will not be waajib. ( وسبب وجوبها ) عقد ( …

Q: How much mahr will a woman receive whose husband passed away before consummating the Nikaah? A: She will receive her full stipulated mahr. ( وسبب وجوبها ) عقد ( النكاح المتأكد بالتسليم وما جرى مجراه ) من موت أو خلوة أي صحيحة (الدر المختار/باب العدة  3/504) ويتأكد ( عند …

Q: What is the iddat period for a woman whose husband passed away before consummating the Nikaah? A: The iddat period of a woman whose husband passes away is four (lunar) months and ten days. This law will apply to the case where the husband passed away on the 1st …

Q: Is it permissible for one to marry his divorced wife’s sister while his divorced wife is in iddat? A: It is impermissible. ( و ) حرم ( الجمع ) بين المحارم ( نكاحا ) أي عقدا صحيحا ( وعدة ولو من طلاق بائن) (الدر المختار 3/38) Answered by: Mufti …

Q: Is it permissible for a person to marry two sisters at the same time? A: It is impermissible. ( و ) حرم ( الجمع ) بين المحارم ( نكاحا ) أي عقدا صحيحا ( وعدة ولو من طلاق بائن) (الدر المختار 3/38) Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada Checked & …

Q: Which women are declared haraam in Nikaah? A: It is impermissible for a person to marry his ascendants and descendants (i.e. his mother, grandmother, great grandmother and so on, as well as his daughter, granddaughter, great granddaughter and so on). It is also impermissible for him to marry his …

Q: How many witnesses are needed for the nikaah to be valid? A: It is a condition that two baaligh, sane Muslim males or one baaligh Muslim male and two baaligh Muslim females be present at the time of the Nikah. وأما شروطه… ومنها الشهادة قال عامة العلماء إنها شرط …

Q: What are the Shar’i requirements for the validity of Nikaah? A: It is a condition for the Nikaah to be valid that the proposal and acceptance take place between the bride and bridegroom or their representatives in the presence of two Muslim baaligh male witnesses or one Muslim baaligh …

Q: Is it advisable for one who has the need to get married to delay on account of studying further? A: It is the Mubaarak teaching of Shari’ah that when a boy or girl reaches the age of marriage and they perceive the need to get married, then they should do …

Passing away through an accident or a natural disaster If a person had passed away through some natural disaster or accident and most of the body is intact, then the ghusal, kafan and Janaazah Salaah will be carried out as normal.[1] Passing away through an earthquake After an earthquake, if …