Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does a legal divorce equate to an Islamic divorce? My wife and I legally divorced two years ago with court-ratified papers. Is there any additional action required from an Islamic standpoint? Regarding remarriage, does this legal divorce count as the first divorce Islamically, given that remarriage is not permitted […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If a man touches his wife with the intention of consummation but without actual sexual intercourse and then divorces her, is the marriage considered consummated? Does she need to observe a waiting period (idda), and is the divorce revocable or irrevocable? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question As my husband divorces me and I’ve been financially dependent, is it permissible in Islam for me to seek spousal support and enough of his assets to maintain my previous standard of living? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it permissible to marry a person of a different faith? Shaykh Irshaad Sedick discusses the permissibility of marrying someone of a different faith, exploring the relevant Islamic rulings. Shaykh Irshaad Sedick graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, under the tutelage of Shaykh Taha Karaan. He received Ijaza from several […]