Question: Assalamualaykum Respected mufti saheb If a woman is divorced, how will she calculate her iddat duration if she no longer gets her menses? Please advice Clarification She is 60 years of age. Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh If a woman has stop menstruating due to old age (menopause), which is at 55 lunar years (approximately … [Read more...]

Question:  Assalamualaykum Please assist with the following questions: 1) is the iddah for talaq and khula the same? 2) Can a women comb her hair in iddah [iddah of third talaq] to avoid tangles which is causing headache? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh 1] The ʿiddah following Khulʿ is the same as the ʿiddah following Ṭalāq. [1] 2] If … [Read more...]

Question: Assalamualikum Christian lady filed for divorce from Christian husband in July. In August, the court issued the decree of divorce. She wants to marry a Muslim brother. 1.  Does she need to wait three periods after divorce? 2.  If yes, should she count three periods from July or August? Jzkh Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi … [Read more...]

Question Salaams, this is my situation, I'm a citizen of Canada, 30yrs old and married my husband from India and sponsored him to come to Canada on a spouse visa. Our marriage was arranged and we both communicated with each other liked each other and agreed to marry so I went to India and we had our wedding ceremony, consummated the marriage and I returned to Canada waiting for his visa to be approved so that he could join me in Canada. Once … [Read more...]

  Question   I have divorced by ex-wife because of her bedeeni lifestyle. I am writing to know the shari rulings with regards to (a) custody of my two sons (taken by their mother to the UK without informing me) and (b) my partly constructed house. In our divorce proceedings, we had an agreement in court  that the kids will stay with their mum and that I would see them every two weekends + Alimony. We agreed outside the court that I will take … [Read more...]

  Question   In quarrel with my wife she abuses me. In response I said her, ‘then do I say you Talaq’. I know that Talaq will be effective when I say three times and if I say one time then I will have only further two chances and if I say in future two more times Talaq the it will be effective and I can not meet my wife. My question is that, by saying the words, ‘then do I say you Talaq’, do I have lost one chance. I mean do I have now … [Read more...]