Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If a husband has left and disappeared, abandoning the marriage without expressing a desire for divorce, what are the applicable rules for the wife? How long is she expected to wait? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question We have been married for over five years, and during this time, we have separated three or four times. I have never explicitly said the words “you are divorced” or anything similar. Mostly, our separations have been mutual decisions due to disagreements or her need to take care of […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I recently met someone I’m interested in marrying, but there’s a unique situation to consider: she is currently pregnant. Before this, she was married, but both she and her family believed that the marriage contract was invalid due to her and her ex-husband committing zina (adultery) and getting married before […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Can one marry a convert who was born out of wedlock? Shaykh Irshaad Sedick addresses the permissibility of marrying a convert born out of wedlock. Shaykh Irshaad Sedick graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, under the tutelage of Shaykh Taha Karaan. He received Ijaza from several esteemed scholars and has […]