Divorce & Iddah · Subtopic
Custody & Maintenance after Divorce
122 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Custody & Maintenance after Divorce, part of Divorce & Iddah. 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.
By Darul Ifta
Custody & Maintenance after Divorce fatawa — page 2 of 4
- Mufti Online24 Oct 2021
Father paying for the maintenance of his daughter after divorce
After divorce, the father pays the mother money every month for the maintenance of their daughter. The daughter stays with her mother. Is it the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Aug 2021Arabic
النفقة والحضانة
السوال: ١) هل يجوز لي أخذ نفقة من طليقي طالما أنني أنوي الانفصال مدنيا ويترتب علي ذلك مقاسمته أمواله وما يملك سواء كان بيتا أو حتي سيارة حسب قوانين…
- Jamiat KZN10 Jun 2021
Is the Husband still Responsible for Maintenance of the Wife when the Couple is Separated
If a wife is forced to leave her husband and go to her parent’s home due him abusing her rights, does the husband still have to maintain his wife…
- Ask Imaam24 Jan 2021
Nafaqah to wife and children/parents saying to divorcing wife
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Ummid hai Hazrat Mufti sb afiyat se honge. Is mas'ale me fatwa aur mashwarah matloob hai ke agar kisi ne pehli biwi…
- Mufti Online17 Sep 2020
Husband being responsible for wife's maintenance during iddat
Unfortunately I am in the process of separating from my wife and she will be commencing Iddat soon. She has decided to stay at her parents' home…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam24 Dec 2019
Who gets the custody of the children in the case of divorce according to the Shariah?
Who gets the custody of the children in the case of divorce according to the shariah?
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Mufti Online7 Aug 2019
Wife having the right to see her children after divorce
1. My husband and I have been separated since 25 April 2019. I am currently living with my sister and her family. I left my home because my husband…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Aug 2019
Maintenance and division of assets for wife after divorce
A couple are married for 17 years with 3 young kids. The husband intends taking a second wife, but the first wife refuses and seeks divorce on the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jun 2019
Custody of children after divorce
After divorce, at which age can the children decide which parent they want to live with? If the husband and wife agree for the wife to keep the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Feb 2019
Custody of child if the mother remarries
Please advise how a young widow with an infant child will cope with the following situation: Her society and customs and practices require that if…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Feb 2019
I cannot fulfil a court order to pay maintenance for my wife. What do I do?
Aslaamuwalikum Sir,I am from Mumbai,Maharashtra,IndiaI gave Talaq Ahsan to my ex-wife relieved her from matrimonial bonds after reconciliation…
Mizanur Rahman - Mufti Online27 Oct 2018
Custody of children after divorce and purdah with step siblings
I am divorced with two children (boy 9, daughter 7). My ex wife, has as I am led to believe, settled down perhaps made or not made nikah with the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Sep 2018
Court case regarding custody of the child
Is they something a person can pray for when they have a court case? The case is regarding our son. My wife is trying to take my son away from me.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jul 2018
Custody of children after divorce
What does Allah say in the case of separation of husband and wife. The father wants to keep two children and gives the other two children to the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN2 May 2018
Custody of children after divorce
My husband gave one talaaq ba’ain. I few weeks later I discovered I was 7weeks expecting. After delivery of baby and iddah expiry I want to know who…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam25 Apr 2018
Custody of children after divorce
My husband gave one talaaq ba'ain. I few weeks later I discovered I was 7weeks expecting. After delivery of baby and iddah expiry I want to know who…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online27 Mar 2018
Custody of children in the case of divorce
What is the ruling if 2 people are divorced Islamically. There's a son of 8 years old involved. I have tried amicabally to sort it out but what if…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Nov 2017
Custody of children after divorce
I want khula from my husband. I have a child and my husband wants that child. What should I do in this case?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Oct 2017
Husband refusing to give wife her possessions after divorce
Currently my husband and I are separated after domestic violence and assault. I did leave myself after the physical abuse. I have now requested a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Oct 2017
Child born out of wedlock
What is the parental right of the rapist in islam? Does the child belong to him or not?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Oct 2017
Custody of children after divorce
1. In the case of children's custody,if the mother does not remarry,who does the children go to? 2. After what age the children can decide with who…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Oct 2017
Muslim step father preventing a non-believing father from visiting his child
I have married a woman who has one childern (6 year old girl) with a non believer. The childs father wants to visit his daughter and take her for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Oct 2017
Divorce and custody of child if husband is in jail
I need guidance in this situation: My husband is in jail for murder, and has not been incarcerated yet. It has been one year now and this is a cause…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jul 2017
Seeing to the expenses of the wife after khula
My wife wants khula. She is 7 months pregnant and she doesn't want to continue with this marriage. If I give khula then what will be the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jul 2017
Seeing to the wife's expenses during her iddat period
I am taking khula from my husband. How much money should he give to me for the iddat period?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Apr 2017
Husband forcing his wife to remove her niqaab
Husband is against niqaab and compells wife to mingle with his family male members. He doesnt want to divorce her but pressuring and humiliating her…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Apr 2017
Claiming 50% of the spouses wealth after divorce
I live in Canada, I need some information about divorce in Islam. In Canadian law if a couple goes for divorce, every thing is divided into 50% plus…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Apr 2017Roman Urdu
Talaaq ki surat me haqq-e-parwarish
Jb hmari nai nai shadi hoi to sb kuch theak tha.mere husband buhat pyar krtay thay.lekin meri sas or divorsi nand ne un k kaan bharnay shuru kr diye…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Mar 2017
Husband having an affair with his wife's niece
My husband, 36, has been having an affair with my niece, 20, for the past few years. Everytime I confronted him he denied it and twists it around…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Mar 2017
Divorced couple keeping each other informed via sms regarding the needs of their child
Husband has issued one talaaq and wife is observing iddat. What is the ruling regarding informing each other about the child getting sick, needing…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Mar 2017
Wife refusing to allow her husband to see his children
My wife left me and went to her aunt's house with my two children. Now she stays there with my children. Its been one year they are not giving me my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam16 Feb 2017
Misc. questions about divorce and maintenance
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh I hope this message reach you in good faith, insha'allah. My question regrading when a husband's…
Huzaifah Deedat - Mufti Online6 Feb 2017
Husband attaching conditions to divorce
My husband and I are seperated and he sent a letter that states that if I sign this than only divorce will go throught.i als have a 2 year old girl.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Nov 2016
Custody of the child
In the case of divorce, a four month old girl from the wife's previous marriage was looked after and brought up by step father for many years. So…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Oct 2016
Mother not allowing the father to visit the children
If the children are being deprived of visiting the father by the mother, what should be done?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN25 Oct 2016
Custody for Adopted Children
Q. asalaam-alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, My husband and I adopted two male children a few years ago from the orphanage. I breast fed them…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online19 Oct 2016
Custody of children after divorce
In the case of divorce if the wife does not remarry any one and stays single, who does the children go to? Under the custody of the mother or the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Oct 2016
Who becomes the guardian of the children after the demise of their parents?
After both parents death, who becomes the legal guardians of the kids in Islam especially considering issues of mahram in a daughters case.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Oct 2016
Custody of children and maintenance
What should a husband do/fulfil in all perspectives of life for kids/wife after separation or divorce?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Sep 2016
Maintenance of children after divorce
If a woman who is divorced has two daughters; 21 and 18 years. The mother is a teacher and working, thus earning and seeing to the needs of the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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