What is the Sharee’ah ruling whereby a man wagers a bet with another man that each of them should marry within a specified period of time…
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Pronouncing divorce whilst in a state of anger
I divorced my wife whilst I was in a state of extreme anger, so I said to her: “You are divorced, divorced”, twice. So does this constitute a divorce or not?
Intending divorce without verbally pronouncing it
I quarrelled with my wife, and after the quarrel I said to myself without verbally saying so: “Why don’t I just say to her: “You are divorced!”?” [So I made my mind up and thought] I shall say to her: “You are divorced!”
Permissibility of divorce
When is divorce permissible?
Told my wife: “I do not want you”
I married a pious woman when I was young, and after approximately three weeks of marriage I said to my wife: “I do not want you” several times, and “tell your father: I do not want you”.
What to say when taking back a wife after having pronounced divorce upon her
What form [of statement] is made when one takes back his wife [after having previously pronounced divorce upon her]?
Divorcing a pregnant woman
Is it permissible to divorce a pregnant woman or not?
Intention itself is not sufficient to divorce
What is the ruling regarding someone who intended to divorce his wife, and then delayed doing so?
Husband does not pray nor fast and is suspicious of me
My husband is very careless about his religion, so he does not pray nor fast. Further, he prevents me from doing any good deeds.
My wife persists in smoking cigarettes
she smokes in secret from her husband, and when I found out about this, I punished her and advised her against smoking. She did not take my advice and continued smoking.