Ayatullah Sistani - Marriage - Index

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Marriage

1. Marriage: Types of Marriage Contracts

2. Marriage: The Formula for a Marriage Contract

3. Marriage: A Woman as an Agent for the Marriage Contract

4. Marriage: Confidence That the Agent Has Said the Formula

5. Marriage: Appointing an Agent Without Specifying a Starting Date

6. Marriage: One Individual as an Agent for Both Parties

Method of Saying The Marriage Contract Formula (Sighah)

1. Marriage: The Formula for a Permanent Marriage Contract

2. Marriage: The Formula for a Temporary Marriage Contract

Conditions of a Marriage Contract

1. Conditions of a Marriage Contract

2. Marriage: Wrongly Pronouncing Letters in the Marriage Contract

3. Marriage: Knowing the Meaning of the Formula

4. Marriage: Subsequent Consent to a Marriage Contract

5. Marriage: Subsequent Consent to a Compelled Marriage

6. Marriage: Marriage Contract Concluded by a Father or Paternal Grandfather

7. Marriage: Consent for the Marriage of a Virgin Girl

8. Marriage: When the Consent of the Father or Paternal Grandfather is Not Necessary

9. Marriage: Maintenance of the Wife of a Non-Bāligh Son

10. Marriage: Dowry of the Wife of a Non-Bāligh Son

Situations in Which a Man and a Woman Can Annul The Marriage Contract

1. Marriage: Defects in a Wife That Allow Annulment of the Marriage Contract

2. Marriage: Defects in a Husband That Allow Annulment of the Marriage Contract

3. Marriage: Payment of the Dowry Upon Annulment of the Marriage Contract

4. Marriage: Deception in the Marriage Contract

Women With Whom Marriage Is Unlawful (HARAM)

1. Marriage: Prohibition of Marrying Mahram Women

2. Marriage: Becoming Mahram to a Wife’s Mother and Grandmothers

3. Marriage: Becoming Mahram to a Wife’s Daughters and Granddaughters

4. Marriage: Marrying a Wife’s Daughter Before Sexual Intercourse

5. Marriage: Being Mahram to Paternal and Maternal Aunts

6. Marriage: Becoming Mahram to a Husband’s Father, Grandfathers, Sons, and Grandsons

7. Marriage: Marrying a Wife’s Sister

8. Marriage: Marrying a Wife’s Sister During Her Waiting Period (ʿiddah)

9. Marriage: Marrying a Wife’s Niece

10. Marriage: Subsequent Consent to Marrying a Wife’s Niece

11. Marriage: Fornicating with an Aunt Before Marrying Her Daughter

12. Marriage: Fornicating with an Aunt After Marrying Her Daughter

13. Marriage: Fornicating with a Woman Before Marrying Her Daughter

14. Marriage: Marriage to a Non-Muslim

15. Marriage: Fornicating with a Woman Observing Her Waiting Period (ʿiddah)

16. Marriage: Marrying Someone Who Has Committed Fornication

17. Marriage: Marrying a Woman Observing Her Waiting Period (ʿiddah)

18. Married: Marrying a Married Woman

19. Marriage: A Married Woman Committing Adultery

20. Marriage: Doubting the Completion of ʿiddah After Remarrying

21. Marriage: Prohibition of Marrying the Relatives of a Sodomised Person

22. Marriage: Sodomising a Wife’s Father, Brother, or Son After Marriage

23. Marriage: Marrying in the State of Iḥrām

24. Marriage: A Woman Marrying in the State of Iḥrām

25. Marriage: Marriage Without Performing Ṭawāf al-Nisāʾ

26. Marriage: Sexual Intercourse with a Non-Bālighah Wife

27. Marriage: A Woman Divorced Three Times

Laws Of Permanent Marriage

1. Marriage: Rights and Obligations in a Permanent Marriage

2. Marriage: A Wife’s Non-Performance of Marital Duties

3. Marriage: Compelling a Wife to Do Housework

4. Marriage: A Wife’s Expenses While Travelling

5. Marriage: A Husband’s Failure to Provide Living Expenses

6. Marriage: Staying Overnight with Permanent Wives

7. Marriage: Refraining from Sexual Intercourse for More Than Four Months

8. Marriage: Not Specifying the Dowry in a Marriage Contract

9. Marriage: Refusing Sexual Intercourse Before Receiving the Dowry

Laws Of Temporary Marriage (Mut’ah)

1. Marriage: Temporary Marriage Without the Purpose of Sexual Pleasure

2. Marriage: Refraining from Sexual Intercourse with a Temporary Wife

3. Marriage: Stipulating a Condition Against Sexual Intercourse

4. Marriage: A Temporary Wife’s Living Expenses

5. Marriage: A Temporary Wife’s Rights to Sleeping Together and Inheritance

6. Marriage: A Temporary Wife’s Ignorance of Her Rights

7. Marriage: A Temporary Wife Leaving the House Without Permission

8. Marriage: An Agent Marrying a Woman to Himself Contrary to the Specified Terms

9. Marriage: Temporary Marriage of a Non-Bāligh Child to Become Maḥram

10. Marriage: Marrying a Child Whose Life or Death is Unknown to Become Maḥram

11. Marriage: Giving the Remaining Period of the Marriage

12. Marriage: Marrying a Temporary Wife During Her ʿiddah or Marriage Period

Looking At Non‑Mahram

1. Marriage: Looking at Non-Maḥram Men and Women

2. Marriage: Looking at a Mubtadhilah Woman

3. Marriage: A Woman Covering from Non-Maḥram Men

4. Marriage: Looking at Private Parts

5. Marriage: Looking at a Maḥram

6. Marriage: Looking at Someone of the Same Gender

7. Marriage: Looking at a Photo of a Known Non-Maḥram Woman

8. Marriage: Administering an Enema or Washing Another Person’s Private Parts

9. Marriage: Medical Treatment by a Non-Maḥram

10. Marriage: Looking at Private Parts for Medical Treatment

Miscellaneous Rulings On Marriage