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After marriage, the wife came to know that her husband is mad. Could you please advise me whether that marriage was valid? If it is valid, can the wife demand a divorce from her side?
The wife has the right to annul the marriage due to the insanity of the husband, whether he was insane before the marriage or became so after it.
My sister’s marriage took place with a man who suffers from acute schizophrenia, but his family never told us about his illness. This is a mental disease that is incurable. After coming to know about his mental condition my sister left him. The marriage was never consummated, and they have been living separately for one-and-a-half years. What options does she have to get out of this situation?
If the mentioned person is ill in such a way that he loses his mind and he is considered to be insane, by acting in a way that sane people do not act, even for a limited period of time, then the wife has the right to annul the marriage. Otherwise, the marriage can only be ended through the husband divorcing the wife.
However, if the wife is willing to live with him and undertake her religious obligations to him and the husband is not willing to maintain her and provide for her, then the religious authority, the marja, can divorce the wife in this particular case if the husband refuses to divorce her.
Does the wife have the ability to stipulate in the marriage contract that her husband cannot marry anybody else, either with a temporary marriage or a permanent marriage?
Yes, she can do so.
Can a woman put it as a condition in her marriage contract that the husband cannot marry a second woman without her permission? If she puts such a condition and the man accepts it is the condition valid or not?
Yes, she is permitted to put such a condition in the marriage contract and the husband is obligated to fulfill it. If he violates this condition the second marriage is invalid unless the first wife permits it afterwards.
Can a woman put a condition in a temporary marriage contract that the man can not remarry while she is still his wife, or while she is still alive?
Yes, she can and it is permissible.
If my wife will become very stressed if I get married again, am I still allowed to marry for the second time?
We advise you to deal with this decision wisely and study it in all aspects so you can expect good results in your life, should you decide to get married for the second time. Rushing into this might increase the problems and make your life more complicated.
A woman knows she cannot have children and tells this to the man who wants to marry her, and the man still agrees to the marriage. They draw up a marriage contract where she stipulates that he must not divorce her unless she betrays him, commit adultery or he finds a more beautiful wife. Years later, the man divorces her anyway on the grounds that she cannot have children. Is the divorce valid?
If the mentioned condition was part of the marriage contract, the divorce is not valid, and the woman is still his wife, based on the mentioned details.
My wife included in the marriage contract that she has the right to divorce herself whenever she wants. Is this valid?
Such condition in the marriage contact is invalid but it does not invalidate the marriage contact. Yes, if the wife puts a condition in the marriage contract that she will be his agent in divorcing herself in such a way that she cannot be discharged from such appointment and the husband agreed to this, then she can divorce herself on behalf of her husband.
I fear my marriage took place with false pretexts. My mother-in-law would not allow her daughter to marry me if I was not a Sayyid. Upon research I realized that my family line could be Sayyid, I passed this information on to them, so they could agree to the marriage, and they did. After the marriage took place, I explained to my father-in-law that I am personally not convinced that I am Sayyid and would require further research. He responded that he does not mind this, and if I do find out that I am not a Sayyid, I should keep it to myself and not inform him. Is this marriage valid?
The marriage is correct based on the said scenario. But if the wife herself married you on the basis that you are a Sayyid and it was not true, then she has the right to annul the marriage.