Women Islamic laws

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" VI. Zihar In pre-Islamic times the Arabs practiced a form of divorce which amounted to the husband's reciting the formula, 'You are to me as my mother's back (zahr)', ...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" V. Forswearing (Ila') 'Forswearing' means to swear an oath in God's name not to have sexual relations with one's wife, either absolutely, or for a period of more than ...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" IV. The Waiting Period ('Idda) When a woman is divorced or her husband dies, she must wait for a prescribed period of time before she can remarry. If the woman's husba...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" III. Divorce (Talaq) The pillars of divorce differ according to the schools. The Hanafis and Hanbalis hold that there is only one pillar, i,e., the formula through whi...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" C. Annulment (faskh) Any time a spouse has certain specified physical or mental disabilities which make continuation of the marriage difficult, the other spouse may an...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" B. Support (nafaqa) Once the woman has taken up residence with her husband, he must support her in a mode corresponding to the support received by her equals. Support ...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" A. The Dower (mahr) Whenever a man marries a woman, he must give her a dower in return for the sexual gratification he is to receive. The dower must consist of a speci...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" D. Witnesses (Shahid) The Shafi'i, Hanbali, and Hanafi schools hold that the presence of two witnesses is a pillar of marriage and that without their presence, the con...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" C. Guardianship (wilaya) The legal guardian in the marriage contract may be the father, the father's father (Hanafi, Shafi'i, Shi'i), the executor of the father's will...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" B. The Persons (mahall) The man and woman must be free of all shar'i hindrances to their marriage, as explained below. The identity of the spouses must be clearly spec...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Marata" A. The Formula (sigha) Marriage is legalized by a contract ('aqd), which, like all other contracts in Islam, consists of a declaration (ijab) and an acceptance (qabul)...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Before I came to Qum I had many questions regarding specific issues related to women, the Islamic rules women must follow. One of the main issues all women face is that of different blood cycles. There are a lot of Fiqh (Jurisprudence) books that cov...

Before I came to Qum I had many questions regardin...

Mubarat Divorce 2538. If the husband and the wife develop mutual aversion and hatred and the woman gives some property to the man so that he may divorce her, this divorce is called 'Mubarat'.

Mubarat Divorce 2538. If the husband and the wife ...

Khula' Divorce or Talaqul Khula' 2535. The divorce of a wife who develops an aversion from husband and hates him, and surrender to him; her Dower or some of her property so that he may divorce her, is called Khula' Divorce. The hatred must have reach...

Khula' Divorce or Talaqul Khula' 2535. The divorce...

Irrevocable and Revocable Divorce 2529. Irrevocable divorce means that after the divorce, the husband is not entitled to take back his wife, that is, he is not entitled to take her as his wife without marriage. This divorce is of five kinds, namely: ...

Irrevocable and Revocable Divorce 2529. Irrevocabl...

Iddah (Waiting Period) of a Widow 2524. If a woman is free and is not pregnant and her husband dies, she should observe the Iddah (the waiting period), which lasts for hour months and ten days, that is, she should not marry during that period even if...

Iddah (Waiting Period) of a Widow 2524. If a woman...

Divorce 2505. A man who divorces his wife must be adult and sane, but if a boy of ten years of age divorces his wife, precaution must be exercised. Similarly, a man should divorce of his own free will, therefore, if someone compels him to divorce his...

Divorce 2505. A man who divorces his wife must be ...

Rules Regarding the Child Suckling 2471. If a woman suckles a child with the condition which will be mentioned in rule 2481, that child becomes Mahram of the following person: (i) The woman herself (i.e. the woman who suckles it) and she is called m...

Rules Regarding the Child Suckling 2471. If a woma...

Miscellaneous Rules Concerned to Marriage 2450. If a person gets entangled in prohibited acts owing to his not having a wife, it is obligatory for him to marry.

Miscellaneous Rules Concerned to Marriage 2450. If...

Looking at Non-Mahram

Looking at Non-Mahram

Rules Regarding Temporary Marriage Mut'ah (Temporary Marriage) 2428. Contracting a temporary marriage with a woman is in order, even if it may not be for the sake of any sexual pleasure. 2429. The obligatory precaution is that a husband should to avo...

Rules Regarding Temporary Marriage Mut'ah (Tempora...