Mahram of a Child Resulting from Adultery
Question :

What is the Islamic ruling of the Mahram relations of the child resulting from adultery?

Answer :

When the child is older, it is prohibited for him to marry any of his Mahram relatives.

Muslim Women and Christian Men
Question :

Is it allowed for Muslim women to marry Christian Men?

Answer :

No, it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a Christian man.

Marital Relation
Question :

If I was married to a woman in a permanent marriage and we have divorced, is the mother of my ex-wife still a Mahram to me? And does the ruling differ in case of temporary marriage?

Answer :

If a man conducts a marriage contract with a woman, it is permanently prohibited to marry her mother. This ruling does not differ between temporary and permanent marriage.

Wife's Niece
Question :

Is it the case that if a person wishes to marry his wife's niece, he cannot do so unless his wife permits it? Is it also the case if he wishes to marry his wife's aunt? In these issues, is there a difference between permanent and temporary marriage?

Answer :

Yes, the permission of his wife is required for it to be permissible for him to marry her niece. The man does not need the wife's consent to marry her aunt. There is no difference in the two scenarios between the two types of marriages.

Marrying the Daughter
Question :

If a man enters into a temporary marriage contract with a woman and has sexual intercourse, when this temporary marriage ends, is it permissible to marry her daughter by way of permanent marriage?

Answer :

When a man enters in any kind of marriage contract - whether temporary or permanent - with a woman, any kind of marriage contract with her daughter is invalid.

Marrying a Christian
Question :

I am a Shia Muslim girl living in Europe and I am interested in a Christian co-worker. Can I engage in temporary marriage with him, even if it is without consummation?

Answer :

It is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man, even in temporary marriage. You can present Islam to him and if he accepts it and becomes a Muslim by reciting the two testimonies, you can then marry him. Otherwise, it is absolutely impermissible to marry him.

Non-Muslim Man with Muslim Woman
Question :

What is the ruling on a man who was non-Muslim, but converts to Islam because he wants to marry a Muslim woman?

Answer :

If he declares the two testimonies without the acknowledgment of its meanings and without commitment to them in such a way that he does not see himself, because of this, as a Muslim, then he is not considered as one and the marriage to him is invalid. If his testimony was with the acknowledgment of its meanings and commitment to them in such a way that he considers himself to be a Muslim, then he is one and the marriage with him is valid.

Marrying the Mother
Question :

Can a man marry temporarily the mother or the sister of a woman he had previously temporarily married?

Answer :

The marriage contract with the mother after conducting a marriage contract with her daughter is not valid; also, marriage with her sister is invalid as long as she is still in Iddah based on an obligatory precaution. After the Iddah end, he is permitted to marry her sister.

Not Talking to Each Other
Question :

If the husband and wife do not talk for 6 months or more is the marriage still valid?

Answer :

The marriage contract is not invalidated because the wife and the husband are not talking to each other, however long such a period may be.

Not a Follower of any Religion
Question :

Is it permissible to marry a man who believes in a Creator but does not necessarily identify as a follower of any religion?

Answer :

Such a marriage is not valid.

A Muslim Man and a Non-Mulsim Woman
Question :

Am I allowed to marry a woman who believes in God but does not have any religion?

Answer :

No, it is not permissible to do so.

Marriage Issue
Question :

My elder sister got married with a cousin. The cousin has a daughter from a previous marriage. However, I had intended to marry the cousin's daughter. Will my sister's marriage to this girl's father be an obstacle for me marrying the girl in the future?


 

Answer :

Your sister’s marriage to the girl's father does not make your future marriage to the daughter prohibited.

Marriage to the Sister of the Sodomized
Question :

If an adult man sodomizes another man, is it permissible for the sodomizer to marry the sister of the sodomized?

Answer :

No, it is not permissible for him to marry the sister of the person he sodomized.

Hinduism
Question :

Is marrying a girl who believes in Hinduism allowed in Islam?

Answer :

No, it is not allowed.

Not Observing the Sharia
Question :

Some people do not observe the Sharia, and as such, some women have a status of being divorced, albeit according to the courts of the land, and not according to the Sharia. In such an environment, can a man seek to marry a divorced woman, simply taking her word that she is divorced, or is he required to ascertain and ensure that she is divorced according to the Sharia?

Answer :

If the man anticipates that she is indeed divorced according to the Sharia, he can marry her. If he does not have this anticipation, he is not permitted to marry her; if he did marry her and later found out that her divorce was not according to the Sharia, she would be considered to be the wife of the previous husband.

Muslim Man and Christian woman
Question :

I know that a Muslim man can marry a Christian woman as long as the children are Muslims. But are there not any other rules that the man and woman must follow before they are allowed to marry?

Answer :

Marrying a Christian woman is allowed but it is better to choose a Muslim wife when possible.
The father is obligated to raise the children properly in such a way that they become believers, perform the obligatory deeds and avoid committing the prohibitions. It is better to choose correct and effective ways in their upbringing so they may be more inclined towards the true religion. Almighty Allah says: "O ye who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire whereof the fuel is men and stones."(Quran 66:6).

Two Men in Sodomy
Question :

If two men commit sodomy, can the man who was sodomised marry the sister or daughter of the one who sodomised him?

Answer :

The marriage is impermissible in the said case.

Marriage of Apostates
Question :

Are marriages between atheists and apostates valid? What are the rulings for marriages and divorces that occur in the years one was an atheist or apostate, before reverting to Islam?

Answer :

They are valid if the conditions of marriage or divorce are all met.

A Muslim Man and a Christian Woman
Question :

Is it possible to have a permanent marriage with a follower of the Christian faith, or is only temporary marriage permissible with them?

Answer :

It is permissible to marry a Christian wife temporarily and permanently. Marrying her permanently is invalid without the permission of the Muslim wife if he is married to one.

Sodomy with a Child
Question :

A boy commits sodomy with another boy. One of the boys first thinks that penetration had happened, but the other boy (the object of sodomy) then insists that there was no penetration, and this causes doubt in the mind of the first boy, which lingers for years. Can the first boy (who committed the act) marry the sister of the other?

Answer :

If the perpetrator of the sodomy was not an adult at the time of the act – as per the religious definition of adulthood– then marrying the sister of the accusative is permissible, even if penetration took place, not to mention if penetration is doubtful.