Marriage · Subtopic
Proposals & Premarital Relations
446 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Proposals & Premarital Relations, part of Marriage. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Proposals & Premarital Relations fatawa — page 9 of 12
- Mufti Online28 Oct 2013
Punishment for committing adultery
I have a question that a friend of mine has committed adultery and he is unmarried. He asks for forgiveness. As there are no Islamic rules being…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam22 Aug 2013
Are the people who have overheard the proposal and acceptance of Nikaah considered witnesses?
If there was a haraam couple having a conversation and male asked the female hand in marriage and she accepted and there was a declaration etc (that…
Mufti Abdul Hannan Nizami - Mufti Online20 Aug 2013
Keeping contact with a married woman
I am in love with one girl for the past 10 years. 5 years ago she got married to another person and she is not happy with her husband because he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2013
Compensation for committing adultery
If someone got involved in intercourse before marriage and then got married later to that woman, off course this is not permissable in Islam (May…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jun 2013
Boy and girl simulating the proposal and acceptance of nikaah in a theatre play
As part of a theatre play, a man proposes to a women and she accepts. Muslims are present in the audience. Will the nikah take place in real-life?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jun 2013
Cancelling a marriage proposal
This is my friends problem: I am engaged to a girl. Last week I saw her with her uncle (aunts husband) involved in sex and I also found that she has…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jun 2013
Consulting the parents with regards to nikaah
My friend and I like each other and we want to make nikaah so that we can have a halaal relationship and not be boy friend and girlfriend. His…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 May 2013
I dreamt that I was reliving myself after making istikhara for a marriage proposal
I am in the mid thirties and shattered due to no decent marriage proposal. Recently, a guy with his family came to see me. I was really hoping for a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam8 May 2013
Are the people who have overheard the proposal and acceptance of Nikaah considered witnesses?
If there was a boy and girl having a conversation and the boy asked the girl her hand in marriage and she accepted and there was a declaration etc…
Abdul Hannan Nizami - Mufti Online6 May 2013
Disabled person sending a proposal
I am computer science graduate and working in a multinational in my homeland. Throughout my life I have struggled hard to get my achievements…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Apr 2013
Adultery
I need some information on adultery. What is the sin of visiting whore houses and indulging sex with a prostitute. What happens to the nikahaa…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Feb 2013
Communicating with the boy before nikaah
I met a boy and spoke to him for the purpose of marriage. It didn't take me long after that to decide that I would like to marry him. My parents did…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Dec 2012
Committing zina with wifes niece
What if someone commits zina with niece of his wife? Is the wife haram on him now? Will they be committing zina (husband and wife) if they don't…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam1 Dec 2012
Premarital relationship
I've been told that premartial relationships are haram because they lead to premarital sex, and that makes sense in the old times, when…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Nov 2012
Will zina with my brother in law break my sisters’ marriage?
If a woman has intimate relations with her sister's husband, does the nikaah break between the sister and the brother in law?
- Mufti Online5 Nov 2012
Male and Female conversing with one another via email before nikah
Is it permissible for a male and female to converse with one another via email before nikah is performed. If the couple is proposed and the girl…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2012
premarital relationship
Asalam o Alaikom Brother I have question about nikah that what Islam said about when you dont have nikah with a girl but your family members and the…
Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam26 Sep 2012
A couple got married the following day after committing zina. They did not repent. After 3 weeks the wife got pregnant. 1) Is the marriage valid? 2) Do they still need to repent or to pay? 3) Can we say that the pregnancy is from zina?
Asselamu Aleikum sheik, am asking on behalf of my friend. Two Muslim couples committed zina yesterday night. They knew that it was haraam and forgot…
Saeed Ahmed Golaub - Ask Imaam22 May 2012
Is there any Du’aa that may be recited for a young girl wishing to marry and not receiving proposals?
Is there any Du’aa that may be recited for a young girl wishing to marry and not receiving proposals?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Mar 2012
My family is scared their reputation will go if they break this engagement and is trying to convince me to go ahead with it because of what people will say.
Please sir reply as this is the biggest decision in my life. I'm from the UK. I work full time as a shop assistant. I would like to inform you of my…
Maulana Mahmood Patel - Ask Imaam31 Jan 2012
It is permissible to read Istikharah regarding her?
Assalamualaikum. I am a student that recently met a girl who I like and feel that she would make a good marriage partner. I would like to know if it…
Maulana Mahmood Patel - Ask Imaam1 Dec 2011
Can I do Istikhara for seeking a Khula’?
Is it alright to do istikhara for a case where a woman wants to know whether she should take khulaa’. The husband is refusing to give talaaq and…
Mawlana Ali bin Cassim - Ask Imaam11 Nov 2011
Is it compulsory to accept a Sayyid’s proposal?
I am a Han Chinese Muslim who converted to Islam about 29 years ago. My wife and I who is also Han Chinese have a beautiful 25 year old daughter.…
Mawlana Abdul Hannan Nizami - Ask Imaam2 Oct 2011
I have fallen in love with a girl, how do I perform Salaat al-Istikhara for marriage?
I would really appreciate if you can help me with this issue. I got in to a relationship with a girl which started as a friendship and continued for…
Mawlana Mohammed Patel - Ask Imaam1 Jun 2011
A year ago I had my engagement with my cousin. In the one year I fell in love with another girl and that girl also loves me. I want marry that girl and tell my family but family refuses my requst and forced me to marry with my cousin.
dear sir, A year ago I had my engagement with my cousin. In the one year I fell in love with another girl and that girl also loves me. I want marry…
Muftī Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Apr 2011
1. I am a proposed groom.we were in the process of marriage wherin we were about to formally accept the proposal from bride side... 2. A Person wishes to make her daughter as a adopted child of another couple
1. ASAK,I am a proposed groom.we were in the process of marriage wherin we were about to formally accept the proposal from bride side and confirm…
Muftī Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2010
Is engagement permissible in Islam?
Is engagement permissible in Islām? If yes, what are the practices that you are able to do while engaged?
Muftī Abrar Mirza - Ask Imaam4 Oct 2010
i am 46,i cam to usa in 1990, i am ashamed of my self,in the early 90's i commited zinah many times,i repented, i married an american christian woman in 1994,
i am 46,i cam to usa in 1990, i am ashamed of my self,in the early 90's i commited zinah many times,i repented, i married an american christian…
Ml. Ebrahim bin Khaliel Ahmed Desai - Ask Imaam28 Feb 2010
Should we only do Istikhara for marriage?
Assalam u alykum. I just wanted to know whether the istigaara nafil should be prayed only while seeking Allah's help when decideing the life partner…
Ml. Muhammed Sindhi - Ask Imaam28 Feb 2010
Q : 1. In Islam a man can marry more than once and equality is exaggerated amongst the wives .... 2. After doing Istikhara and you have a positive feeling or a negative feeling. Does this indicate whether you should go ahead or not....
In Islam a man can marry more than once and equality is exaggerated amongst the wives but can a man love more than one wife, most people say he…
Ml. Faizal Riza - Ask Imaam31 May 2009
I heared that a unmarried person who comitted the sin of zinah has to perform or offer the kaffarah for it otherwise his nikah will not be valid with some other person. So can you..
I heared that a unmarried person who comitted the sin of zinah has to perform or offer the kaffarah for it otherwise his nikah will not be valid…
Ml. Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam10 Mar 2008
Marrying a girl who has committed Zina in the past
I have met a revert muslim and intend to marry her inshallah! She reverted to islam a year ago and her thirst for knowledge and willingness to…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Mar 2008
I have a Christian girlfriend. We both have committed Zina. Now with each other and before with others. She had boyfriends and I had girlfriends and I lived a single life in which I committed Zina as well. I pray and make dua...
I have a Christian girlfriend. We both have committed Zina. Now with each other and before with others. She had boyfriends and I had girlfriends and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Jan 2008
1. I saw this dream about 6 years ago but was always afraid to get a full interpretation. In my dream I saw ...2. I would like some advice on how to remember the Quran better. ...3. For my final question I would like to know if I am sinful for hurting anyone else’s feelings for not accepting their marriage proposals?
1. I saw this dream about 6 years ago but was always afraid to get a full interpretation. In my dream I saw that I opened the front door to my house…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Nov 2007
I did Istikhara about a girl for marriage and it was positive
im in a relationship with a girl,,,and im serious about getting married to her, we have done istikhara,,,and i saw a positive dream,,,ive done it…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam29 Oct 2007
I have asked several molvie about my divorce some said that im divorced and some said im not so i did istikhara keeping in mind that we r still in nikha...
i have asked several molvie about my divorce some said that im divorced and some said im not so i did istikhara keeping in mind that we r still in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam31 Aug 2007
I am afraid i committed Zina with her while being married
I married a Christian woman who converted to Islam. When I married her she was still married but separated from her Christian husband for more than…
- Ask Imaam26 Aug 2007
Can i do Istikhara for divorce?
i would like to know if it is permissible to perform istikhara salaat when deciding on divorcing your wife?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Aug 2007
Could I try to get my sister to talk to a girl that I have seen for an engagement?
Could I try to get my sister to talk to a girl that I have seen for an engagement or will I have to go through my parents? Or will I have to do it…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2007
If a woman has a husband, and had zinat (adultry) outside marriage, and had a baby outside marriage herewith, what is the purnishment on this for the woman? And for this, is the lady automatically divorced?
If a woman has a husband, and had zinat (adultry) outside marriage, and had a baby outside marriage herewith, what is the purnishment on this for…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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