Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Must a man disclose an existing marriage to a woman he is proposing to as a second wife? If she never asked and assumed he was unmarried, may she seek release from the marriage? What if he also concealed that he has children from the first marriage? Answer In […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I learned that marriage witnesses must be of good moral character. My two witnesses listened to music and took part in celebrations like Christmas and birthdays. I suffer from OCD. Should I renew my marriage contract? Answer In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. No. Your […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I struggle with severe OCD about divorce. I heard a speaker on YouTube say that if a man jokingly tells a friend he has “left” his wife, without meaning divorce, and when she is not present, and she later hears about it, divorce happens because the wife acts as […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I had an extramarital affair, but I ended it and repented. After I ended things, the woman threatened me in public, saying she would tear off my clothes unless I divorced my wife. She had done this before, so I was afraid and said the words of divorce. In […]