Those Who Encouraged and Commanded Marriage
2Those Who Say Marriage is Not Valid Without a Guardian or Ruler
3Ruling if a Woman Marries Without Her Guardian’s Permission
4Those Who Say Separation is Not Enforced if Marriage Occurs Without a Guardian
5Those Who Say Only Men Can Conduct Marriages, Not Women
6Can a Woman Arrange Her Own Marriage?
7Those Who Say a Man Must Seek His Daughter’s Consent Before Marrying Her Off
8Those Who Say Consent Must Be Sought from an Orphan Girl and Her Silence is Her Approval
9If Two Guardians Arrange a Marriage, Whose Marriage is Valid?
10Ruling if an Orphan Girl is Married Off While Still a Minor
11Ruling if a Woman’s Guardian Refuses to Marry Her Off
12Those Who Allow a Father to Marry Off His Minor Son
13Who is Responsible for the Dowry if a Man Marries Off His Minor Child?
14Can a Man Set Conditions of Kind Treatment or Honorable Release When Marrying Off a Girl?
15Can a Man Marry His Slave to His Female Slave Without Dowry or Witnesses?
16How Many Marriages Can a Slave Have?
17Ruling if a Slave Marries Without His Master’s Permission
18If a Man Divorces His Wife and a Slave Marries Her Without His Master’s Permission, Does She Become Lawful for Her Former Husband?
19Those Who Consider It Disliked for a Free Man to Marry a Slave Woman
20How Many Slave Women Can a Free Man Marry?
21Those Who Consider It Disliked to Marry a Slave Woman While Having a Free Wife
22Those Who Say Separation is Enforced if a Man Marries a Free Woman While Having a Slave Woman
23Ruling on Marrying a Jewish or Christian Woman While Having a Slave Woman
24Those Who Say a Muslim Cannot Marry a Christian Woman While Having a Muslim Wife
25How to Divide Time Between Free and Slave Wives
26Those Who Say a Man Should Treat His Muslim and Christian Wives Equally
27If a Man Publicly Sets One Dowry and Privately Another, the Private Amount is Considered
28Those Who Consider the Publicly Stated Dowry as Binding
29Ruling if a Man Marries a Slave Woman and Then Purchases Her
30Ruling if a Man Divorces His Slave Wife Twice and Then Purchases Her
31Can the Former Husband Have Relations with a Slave Woman Now in His Ownership?
32Ruling if a Slave Divorces His Slave Wife Twice
33If a Man Owns a Share of His Slave Wife, Can He Have Relations with Her?
34Those Who Allow Making a Slave Woman’s Freedom Her Dowry
35Those Who Compare Making a Slave Woman’s Freedom Her Dowry to Riding a Sacrificial Animal
36If a Man Frees His Slave Woman for Allah, Can He Marry Her?
37Those Who Say One Can Marry a Slave Woman After Freeing Her for Allah
38Those Who Consider Marriage to Women of the People of the Book Disliked
39Those Who Allow Marriage to Women of the People of the Book
40How Many Women of the People of the Book Can a Muslim Marry?
41Is It Permissible to Marry Women of the People of the Book Who Are Hostile to Muslims?
42Marriage to Slave Women from the People of the Book
43Immediate and Deferred Dowry
44Marriage to Christian Women of Banu Taghlib
45Can a Trustee Arrange a Marriage?
46Ruling if a Man Marries Claiming to Be Free but is Later Found to Be a Slave
47If a Man Marries a Woman but Does Not Consummate, Can His Father Marry Her?
48If a Man Touches a Woman or Removes Her Clothes, She Becomes Forbidden to His Father and Sons
49Ruling if a Man Has Relations with His Mother-in-Law or Stepdaughter
50Ruling if a Man Owns Both a Slave Woman and Her Daughter and Wishes to Have Relations
51If a Man Owns Two Slave Sisters, Can He Have Relations with Both?
52If a Man Divorces His Betrothed Before Consummation, Can He Marry Her Mother?
53Those Who Allow a Slave to Dispose of His Property
54Those Who Consider It Disliked for a Slave to Dispose of His Property
55Ruling if a Man Marries a Woman and Finds Her to Have Leprosy or Vitiligo After Consummation
56Ruling for a Woman if Her Husband is Found to Have Leprosy, Vitiligo, or a Physical Defect After Marriage
57Those Who Forbid Marriage to a Magian Slave Woman
58Is It Permissible to Have Relations with a Christian or Jewish Slave Woman?
59Ruling on Having Relations with a Forbidden Slave Woman and Seeking Children from Her
60Having Relations with a Fornicating Slave Woman
61If a Man Sees or Hears of His Wife Committing Adultery, Can He Have Relations with Her?
62Ruling if a Man Commits Adultery with His Wife’s Sister
63If a Man Marries a Daughter but is Given Another Daughter on the Wedding Night
64Scholarly Opinions and Differences Regarding Dowry
65Those Who Married or Arranged Marriages with Large Dowries
66Announcement of Marriage
67Permissibility of Beating Drums and Singing at Weddings
68Those Who Consider Beating the Duff Unlawful
69Those Who Allow Marrying a Man’s Former Wife and Her Daughter from Another Wife
70Those Who Consider It Disliked to Marry a Man’s Former Wife and Her Daughter from Another Wife
71If a Woman Claims After Marriage That She Breastfed Both Spouses
72Consummating the Marriage Without Giving Anything to the Wife
73Those Who Say Consummation is Not Permitted Without Giving Part of the Dowry
74Those Who Say a Man Must Fulfill the Condition if He Marries a Woman with the Stipulation She Remain in Her Home
75Those Who Consider Such a Condition Invalid
76Ruling if a Man Sets a Condition for Himself When Marrying Off His Daughter
77Ruling if a Woman Asks Her Husband Not to Divorce Her and Waives Her Rights
78Ruling if a Woman Becomes Owner of a Share of Her Slave Husband
79How Long Should an Impotent Man Be Given for Treatment?
80If a Woman is Given the Option to Leave an Impotent Husband, She May Choose to Remain or End the Marriage
81Those Who Say the Option Ends Once She Chooses to Remain Married
82How is the Dowry for the Wife of an Impotent Man Determined?
83Ruling if an Impotent Man is Unable to Have Relations After One Intercourse
84Marrying Off a Fasiq (Open Sinner)
85Ruling if a Freed Slave Woman Has a Free Husband
86Those Who Say a Freed Slave Woman Has the Option Whether Her Husband is Free or a Slave
87Those Who Say the Option Ends if the Husband Has Relations After Her Freedom
88Ruling if a Woman is Unaware of Her Right of Option
89If a Freed Slave Woman Had Relations with Her Husband While Knowing Her Right of Option, Her Option Ends
90If a Man Claims His Wife Knew of Her Right of Option, Should She Be Made to Swear?
91Does a Mukatabah Slave Woman Have the Right of Option After Being Freed?
92Marriage to Naharite Women
93Conditioning Marriage on the Woman Receiving No Share of Day or Night
94Conditioning Marriage on Payment of Dowry by a Certain Date
95Marriage in Exchange for a Specific Item
96Ruling on Dowry if the Groom Refuses After Another Arranged the Marriage
97Coitus Interruptus (Azl) and Its Permission
98Those Who Do Not Permit Coitus Interruptus (Azl)
99Those Who Allow Azl with a Slave Woman but Require Permission from a Free Woman
100Verifying a Purchased Slave Woman is Not Pregnant
101Those Who Say One Menstruation Confirms a Slave Woman is Not Pregnant
102Ruling if a Purchased Slave Woman is Menstruating
103If a Slave Woman is Bought from a Woman, Is She Presumed Not Pregnant?
104Ruling if a Purchased Slave Woman Has Not Menstruated
105Those Who Say the Waiting Period for a Non-Menstruating Woman is One and a Half Months
106Those Who Say the Waiting Period for a Menstruating Slave Woman is Two Periods
107Can the Owner Derive Pleasure from a Slave Woman During Her Waiting Period, Except for Intercourse?
108The Owner Should Ensure the Slave Woman’s Womb is Empty Before Selling Her
109Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {Your Wives Are a Place of Cultivation for You}
110Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {Go to Them as Allah Has Commanded You}
111Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {You Will Never Be Able to Be Completely Just Between Women}
112Dowry Becomes Obligatory When Seclusion and Privacy Are Established
113Those Who Say Half the Dowry is Due in Case of Seclusion
114Those Who Say a Woman Whose Husband is Missing Cannot Remarry
115Those Who Say a Woman May Remarry After Waiting the Prescribed Period if Her Husband is Missing
116Ruling if a Missing Husband Returns After His Wife Has Remarried
117Ruling if a Man Divorces His Slave Wife with an Irrevocable Divorce and Then Has Relations with Her After She Returns to Her Master
118Those Who Consider It Disliked to Marry a Fifth Wife Before the Waiting Period of a Divorced Wife Ends
119Those Who Do Not Consider It Disliked to Marry a Fifth Wife Before the Waiting Period of a Divorced Wife Ends
120Can a Man Marry His Wife’s Sister During Her Waiting Period?
121Those Who Permit It
122Can a Man Marry His Wife’s Paternal or Maternal Aunt?
123Marrying Two Paternal Cousins Together
124A Man Marrying a Woman After Committing Zina with Her
125Those Who Consider It Disliked to Marry a Woman with Whom One Has Committed Zina
126Prohibition of Sodomy with One’s Wife
127What Is Permissible with One’s Wife During Menstruation?
128Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {There is No Blame Upon You for Indirect Proposals to Women}
129Ruling if a Slave Marries Without His Master’s Permission, Pays Dowry, and the Master Later Learns
130Those Who Consider a Slave Who Marries Without His Master’s Permission to Be a Fornicator
131Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {But Do Not Make a Secret Arrangement with Them}
132Ruling on a Man Who Commits Zina Before Consummating Marriage with His Wife
133Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {And [forbidden to you are] married women} ({وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ النِّسَائِ})
134Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {It is not lawful for you [to marry other women] after this} ({لَا یَحِلُّ لَکَ النِّسَائُ مِنْ بَعْدُ})
135Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {The adulterer does not marry except an adulteress} ({اَلزَّانِیْ لَا یَنْکِحُ اِلَّا زَانِیَۃً})
136Can a Man Who Has Been Punished for Zina Marry Only a Woman Who Has Been Punished, or Anyone Else?
137Ruling if a Man Gives His Wife Three Divorces and She Marries Another Man
138How Long Should a Man Stay with a Virgin or Previously Married Wife After Marriage?
139Opinions of Those Who Consider Intercourse with a Woman Experiencing Istihada (Non-Menstrual Bleeding) Disliked
140Opinions of Those Who Allow a Husband to Have Intercourse with a Woman Experiencing Istihada
141Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {Unless they remit it or he in whose hand is the marriage tie remits it} ({اِلَّا أَنْ یَعْفُوْنَ أَوْ یَعْفُوَا الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحَ})
142Those Who Say 'He in Whose Hand is the Marriage Tie' Refers to the Guardian
143Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {And they should not display their adornment} ({وَلَا یُبْدِیْنَ زِیْنَتَھُنَّ})
144On Radha‘ah: Those Who Say One or Two Suckles Do Not Establish Fosterage
145Those Who Say Any Amount of Breastfeeding Establishes Fosterage
146Relationships Forbidden by Lineage Are Also Forbidden by Fosterage
147Those Who Say Fosterage Is Established Only by Breastfeeding a Child Under Two Years Old
148On Nikah Mut‘ah (Temporary Marriage)
149Ruling if a Man Marries a Woman Only to Make Her Lawful for Her Former Husband
150Those Who Say a Pregnant Woman's ‘Iddah Ends Upon Childbirth if Her Husband Dies
151If a Husband Dies Before Giving the Dowry After Marriage
152The Husband's Rights Over the Wife
153A Woman of Good Character and a Woman of Bad Character
154What Should Be the Basis for Marriage?
155Etiquettes of Consummating Marriage with the Wife
156Ruling on a Muslim Woman Settling in the Land of Polytheists
157Feeding People on the Occasion of Marriage and Circumcision
158About the Woman Who Offered Herself to the Prophet
159Ruling if a Man Accepts Islam While Married to Two Sisters
160Ruling if a Man Accepts Islam While Married to Ten Women
161Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {Other than those who have no desire for women} ({غَیْرِ أُولِی الْإِرْبَۃِ})
162Does a Woman Who Marries During Her ‘Iddah Receive a Dowry?
163If a Man Is Attracted to a Non-Mahram Woman, Should He Go to His Wife?
164A Man Marries a Woman on the Condition of Fulfilling Her Dowry Request
165Supplication to Be Made for a Newlywed
166Prohibition of Lustful Glances
167Ruling if a Man Divorces His Wife Irrevocably Before Consummation and Then Has Intercourse Thinking He Can Reconcile
168Ruling if a Man Marries a Slave Woman, Frees Her Before Consummation, and She Chooses Separation—Does She Get a Dowry?
169If a Man Accuses His Wife of Zina and Then Retracts, Should She Stay with Him or Take the Matter to the Judge?
170Ruling if a Man Marries a Woman and Divorces Her While Ill Before Consummation
171Can a Man Marry the Wife of His Mother's Husband?
172If a Woman Marries While Still Married (by Mistake) and Has a Child, Whose Child Is It?
173If a Man Kisses a Woman, Is Her Daughter Lawful for Him? Or If He Kisses a Girl, Is Her Mother Lawful for Him?
174Those Who Allow a Slave to See His Mistress’s Hair
175A Man May See the Hair of His Mother or Sister
176Ruling on Seeing, Combing, and Braiding the Mother's Hair
177Ruling on Skin-to-Skin Contact
178Ruling on Seeing the Hair of a Grandmother (Paternal or Maternal)
179Can a Man or Woman Permit Another Man to Have Intercourse with Their Slave Woman?
180Can a Man Have Intercourse with a Mukatabah Slave Woman?
181Those Who Say There Is No Compensation (Diyat) for Zina
182Can a Non-Mahram Woman Kiss a Man’s Head?
183If a Man Marries a Slave Woman, Can He Take Her Away from Her Town?
184Ruling if a Woman Offers Herself to Her Husband
185A Man Marries a Woman, Consummates, Then Learns She Is His Mahram
186Ruling on Arranging or Contracting Marriage for a Minor Girl
187Those Who Dislike a Villager Marrying a Muhajirah Woman
188Those Who Consider the Man Who Causes Breast Milk to Descend as Having Legal Status
189Those Who Do Not Consider the Man Who Causes Breast Milk to Descend as Having Legal Status
190If a Man and Woman Are Separated by Li'an, They Can Never Remarry
191Those Who Allow a Man Who Did Li'an to Propose After Retracting His Statement
192Does a Woman Receive a Dowry if Separated by Li'an?
193Ruling if a Woman Pays Her Own Dowry
194Can a Man Arrange His Sister’s Marriage?
195Those Who Allow a Man to See a Woman He Intends to Marry
196Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {And [also prohibited to you are] the orphan girls to whom you do not give what is decreed for them} [An-Nisa 127]
197On Marrying Idol-Worshipping Women
198Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {Marry those that please you of [other] women} ({فَانْکِحُوْا مَا طَابَ لَکُمْ مِنَ النِّسَآئِ})
199Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {And [lawful are] chaste women from those who were given the Scripture before you} ({وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ أُوْتُوا الْکِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِکُمْ})
200Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {Allah knows that you will mention them} ({عَلِمَ اللّٰہُ أَنَّکُمْ سَتَذْْکُرُوْنَھُنَّ})
201The Consequence of Wronging a Woman Regarding Her Dowry
202Those Who Allow Using the Remaining Mukatabah Payment as Dowry
203Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {That is more likely that you will not do injustice} ({ذٰلِکَ اَدْنٰی أَلَّا تَعُوْلُوْا})
204Is It Permissible to Marry During Terminal Illness?
205Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {So give those whose wives have departed...} ({فَآتُوا الَّذِینَ ذَہَبَتْ أَزْوَاجُہُمْ})
206Arranging Good Marriages for One’s Children
207Ruling if a Mistress Frees Her Slave on Condition He Marries Her
208Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {And souls are swayed by greed} ({وَأُحْضِرَتِ الْأَنْفُسُ الشُّحَّ})
209Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {Or you concealed it within yourselves} ({أَوْ أَکْنَنْتُمْ فِیْ أَنْفُسِکُمْ})
210Can a Woman in Postnatal Bleeding Marry Before Becoming Pure?
211How Long Must a Husband Abstain from Intercourse with a Woman in Postnatal Bleeding?
212Ruling if a Man Buys or Captures a Slave Woman Who Is Pregnant
213Ruling if a Woman Breaks Another Girl’s Hymen—Is There Compensation?
214Ruling if Two Men Marry Two Sisters but Each Is Given a Different Woman
215Prohibition of Earnings from Prostitution
216Ruling if a Man Marries a Slave Woman and a Free Woman in One Contract
217Ruling if a Man Marries a Woman, Consummates, Then Learns She Is His Foster Sister
218If a Man Is the Guardian of a Woman He Wishes to Marry—What Should He Do?
219Ruling on Forced Marriages
220Ruling if Husband and Wife Disagree Over Prompt Dowry
221If a Man Doubts the Paternity of His Wife’s or Slave’s Child—What Should He Do?
222It Is Not Permissible for a Man to Touch His Private Part Without Need
223Ruling on Nikah Shighar (Exchange Marriage)
224On the Marriage Khutbahs
225Those Who Dislike a Woman Sleeping Completely Flat on Her Back
226Does a Woman Who Accepts Islam Before Consummation with a Jewish or Christian Husband Receive a Dowry?
227Ruling if a Man Acknowledges Dowry for His Wife During Terminal Illness
228Ruling if Husband and Wife Disagree Over Dowry
229Ruling if a Woman Claims Her Dowry After Her Husband’s Death
230Ruling if a Man Accuses His Wife Before Consummation—Does She Receive a Dowry?
231On Justice Between Wives
232Can a Man Have Intercourse with One Wife or Slave Woman in the Presence of Another?
233If a Man Is Presented with His Wife, but Both Say There Was No Consummation—Does She Receive a Dowry?
234Ruling if a Man Promises to Marry His Daughter to Another When a Certain Month Arrives
235If a Master Permits His Slave to Marry, He Is Responsible for Her Maintenance
236Ruling on a Woman Sitting Unveiled with Her Son or Father
237Prohibition of Disclosing Marital Intimacies
238Prohibition of Marriage During Famine
239Ruling if a Guardian Marries Off a Woman Without Her Consent but She Later Agrees
240Once Paternity Is Acknowledged, It Cannot Be Denied
241Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {When they are protected} ({اِذَا أُحْصِنَّ})
242Regarding the Husband of Barirah—Was He a Slave or Free?
243What Is Meant by 'Hasan' (Goodness/Beauty)?
244It Is Not Permissible for Men or Women to Sleep Together Under One Blanket
245A Man Should Seek Permission Before Entering His Mother’s or Sister’s Room
246Should a Man Seek Permission Before Approaching His Slave Woman?
247Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {Do not resolve on the marriage contract} ({وَلاَ تَعْزِمُوا عُقْدَۃَ النِّکَاحِ})
248Explanation of the Quranic Verse: {And forsake them in bed} ({واھجروھن فی المضاجع})
249On Covering During Intercourse
250Establishing Fosterage Through the Milk of a Jewish, Christian, or Immoral Woman
251It Is Disliked for a Woman to Describe Another Woman’s Features to Her Husband
252If a Man Has Intercourse with His Slave Woman and Then Marries Her—Can He Have Intercourse Again Without Ensuring She Is Not Pregnant?
253Do Not Propose Marriage Over Someone Else’s Proposal
254Condemnation of Zina
255On Marrying a Eunuch
256If a Man Marries Off His Daughter and Her Husband Dies Without Her Knowledge
257Taking the Bride to Her Husband on the Wedding Night
258A Man Arranging His Mother’s Marriage
259A Man May Show Affection to His Daughter or Sister
260Do Not Visit Women Whose Husbands Are Absent from the City
261On Marrying in Exchange for Servants or Slave Women
262Young Girls Adorning Themselves and Appearing Before Men
263It Is Disliked to Marry a Woman to an Undesirable Man
264It Is Not Permissible to Marry in the Land of War
265An Invalid Marriage Does Not Make a Man Muhsan
266Ruling on Making Designs with Dye (Henna)
267Ruling on Men Using Perfume (Khaluq)
268Those Who Allow Men to Use Khaluq
269The Child Belongs to the Father
270If a Man Goes to Enemy Territory, Can His Wife Be Married Off?
271Virtue of Marrying Virgin Women
272On Equality in Marriage
273On Ghayrah (Protective Jealousy)
274If Li'an Is Concluded, the Child Belongs to the Father
275If a Man Commits Zina with a Woman, Can He Marry Her Daughter?
276If a Man Marries a Woman, Then Dies or Divorces Her, and He Has a Daughter from a Previous Marriage—Can His Son Marry That Girl?