Marriage and Divorce

A Child That Reaches The Age Of Discernment (7 Years Old) Is Given A Choice Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a woman said: “O Allah’s Messenger, my [read on…]

Introduction: Ibn Hajr in Bulūgh Al-Marām wrote a chapter entitled “The Chapter of Hadānah” (or Hidānah). The intent of this term is the protection of children from harm, to establish [read on…]

Objectives: Recall the main parts of the marriage ceremony and consider the importance of marriage in Islam. Marriage is a legal union between a man and woman without which they [read on…]

Al-Hāfidh Ibn Hajr (rahimahullāh) said: 1001: `Ā’ishah (رضي الله عنها) said: A man divorced his wife on three occasions, so another man married her. Then he divorced her before having sexual relations [read on…]

Al-Hāfidh Ibn Hajr (rahimahullāh) said: Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) said that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “A man guilty of fornication who has been flogged should not marry except a woman [read on…]

Al-Hāfidh Ibn Hajr (rahimahullāh) said: Ibn Mas’ood (radiyallāhu ‘anhu) said: “Allah’s Messenger invoked the curse upon the man who made a woman lawful for her first husband and the one for [read on…]

Al-Hāfidh Ibn Hajr (rahimahullāh) said:  وَعَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ – رضي الله عنه – قَالَ: رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ – صلى الله عليه وسلم – عَامَ أَوْطَاسٍ فِي الْمُتْعَةِ, ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ, [read on…]

Ibn Hajr said: وَعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ – رضي الله عنه – قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ – صلى الله عليه وسلم: «إِنَّ أَحَقَّ الشُّرُوطِ أَنْ يُوَفَّى بِهِ, مَا اسْتَحْلَلْتُمْ بِهِ [read on…]