Marriage and Divorce

March 19, 2023 6 mins

Can the Husband Prohibit His Wife from Leaving Home, Visiting Friends and Family...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Can a husband cage his wife in the house? Can a husband not allow the wife to meet her relatives, especially parents, siblings, and friends (some scholars say it’s his right)? And not allow her to do any work, just the household work, and disallow her to make any […]
March 18, 2023 5 mins

How Do I Deal with a Wife Who Resists Intimacy?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My wife never desires intimacy, and I have done everything she desires to encourage her to be sweet with me when we are ready to be intimate. When I want to be intimate with her, the following happens most of the time. She says she thinks she is having […]
March 18, 2023 4 mins

Is It Right to Marry Someone to Save Her from Abusive Parents?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I know someone who is being abused by her parents. We live in a Muslim country; there are no relatives or shelters she can turn to. She’s a good religious girl but suffers from depression and anxiety due to the abuse. She has a chronic health condition but can […]
March 16, 2023 2 mins

Does Googling Divorce and Typing “I Divorced You,” etc., Have Any Effect on ...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m thinking of a strange question. To search for divorce-related questions on the internet, we sometimes type “I divorced my wife” or “I divorced my wife in anger” or other explicit statements. It is absolutely not to divorce the wife, but rather to search for relevant questions on the […]