Question A sister’s husband became addicted to crack cocaine, and he beat her badly, threw a knife at her and tried to kill her, and abandoned her for four months. She requested a khula from the Imaam of the community and even though everyone could see how badly she was beaten (scars, bruises) and that […]

Question Is it possible for the wife to get a khula even if the husband will not agree to it? Can you mention some reasons ?. Answer Praise be to Allah. I put this question to our Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Jibreen, and he answered as follows: And Allaah knows best.

Question If a woman asks for divorce (khula’), how much is her husband permitted to take from her? Answer Praise be to Allah. Ibn Qudaamah said: It is recommended that he not take from her more than he gave to her. If he does that, it is makrooh (disliked) but it is still valid. This […]

Question Is it permissible for a man who has divorced his wife by khula’ to go back to her during the ‘iddah? Answer Praise be to Allah. Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:  There is unanimous agreement that the man who has divorced his wife by khula’ may take her back during […]

Question If a man agrees to grant his wife a divorce by khula’, on the basis that she will return the mahr to him, then before she gives him the mahr the husband wants to change his mind, does he have the right to do that? Answer Praise be to Allah. If he has indeed […]

Question My question is regarding khula.I have gotten khula from my husband in front of shaikh and two witnesses. After 6 months we decided to get back together and got married with a new marriage contract. Then again after about two years I asked for khula and its been about 10 months now since then. […]

Question does iddah imply when it is the woman who is seeking the divorce (khuli). Answer Praise be to Allah. 1 – Khula’ – in principle – can only occur at the request of the wife, and with the husband’s subsequent agreement to end the marriage.  2 – ‘Iddah is obligatory upon every woman who […]

Question If a wife asks her husband for a khula and he accepts, how long is the waiting period?Is it irrevocable i.e can they ever re-marry? Answer Praise be to Allah. If the woman who has been divorced by khula’ is pregnant then her ‘iddah lasts until she gives birth, according to scholarly consensus. Al-Mughni, […]

Question What is khul’ and what is the correct procedure? If the husband does not want to divorce the wife, can the divorce still happen? What about in societies like America, where women don’t like their husbands (in some cases, because the husbands are religious). The women think that they have the freedom that if […]

Question My problem i got married with a divorced gal , we had a relation before her nikkah , but she got nikkah with some1 else .. After her nikkah she got divorced wid him n thn i married wid her only nikkah infact .. After my nikkah her family forced her to take a […]

Question If the spouses have agreed on khula‘, can she allow her husband to have sex with her before pronouncing the khula‘? Answer Praise be to Allah. It should be noted that one of the essential parts of khula‘, without which it is not valid, is the pronouncing of the word khula‘ or words that […]

Question My question is about the khul/khula.My wife asked for khula 3weeks ago and we agreed that she give back the rings I gave her and she did. When I was looking up this subject on Islam q&a, the most correct opinion was that she was to observe an Iddah of one menstrual cycle before […]

Question I am in a very stressful situation and I have my exams next week and I can’t study because of this. I have bipolar disorder and I get very angry and violent sometimes. Sometimes when I got angry I used to give my gold necklace to my husband and ask him for khula and […]

Question 1)is it ALLOWED for a father and husband to keep a woman forcefully in a marriage? even though i told both of them i need a divorce.I also told them that its haram and I will ask you both infront of Allah about this crime.because both of them unite and force me to stay […]

Question My wife separated from me by khula‘ without my knowledge, and she sent me a message to that effect to the wrong address, and she did not tell me anything until after the court had granted her khula‘. What is my legal position and what is hers? What should I do? Answer Praise be […]

Question There is a husband who does not fulfil his duties and responsibilities towards his wife; rather instead of doing so, he mistreats her verbally, mentally and physically, and instead of spending on her he takes her money and spends it on his own interests. After all this suffering she is compelled to ask him […]

Question How can I explain to my students the difference between faskh, talaaq and khul‘? Answer Praise be to Allah. Separation between the spouses can only be done in one of two ways: talaaq (divorce) or faskh (annulment).  The difference between them is that talaaq is the ending of the marital relationship by the instigation […]

Question We have been married for 7 years. We have 2 children. We got married for the sake of Allah and we still love each other. To get the islamic knowledge and help each other in religion and the dunya was our common aim.Unfortunately, for the last few years we are not getting any Islamic […]

Question I was given a 2nd talaaq by my husband in January after I came off my menstrual cycle. I then started my iddah period. I did not have another cycle until March and then not again until last week. I spoke to an imam about my situation as my husband has been abusive and […]

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