Abou ’AbdiLLAH is the founder of nikah.fr. He builds the platform and writes the site’s content: the articles on the fiqh of marriage, the practical pages and the FAQ, for French-speaking Muslims.
His writing rule never changes: religious statements are never his own. Every point rests on the published works of the scholars, first among them the fatwas of Sheikh Ibn Baz, quoted with their Arabic text and a link to their source.
Articles by Abou ’AbdiLLAH
How to do the hlel: what the word means, and what the contract requires
Hlel, halal, hlal: one word for the religious marriage. What must be gathered to conclude it, and what the period before it does not allow, reported from the fatwas of Shaykh Ibn Baz.
ReadDo you need an imam to get married in Islam?
Many people look for an imam to celebrate their marriage. What the fatwas of Shaykh Ibn Baz require for the contract, the imam's actual place, and why people call on one anyway.
ReadThe conditions of marriage in Islam: what the contract actually requires
Wali, consent, two witnesses, announcement. The conditions of an Islamic marriage, reported as Shaykh Ibn Baz stated them, with a link to each fatwa.
ReadZawaj: translation, meaning, and what zawaj halal and zawaj sounnah cover
Zawaj means marriage. What the word covers, how it differs from nikah and hlel, and what the expressions zawaj halal and zawaj sounnah add.
ReadDistance, the criterion nobody looks at first
The wali must be present, the families must meet, the household must settle somewhere. Many exchanges end over a question of kilometres that nobody asked at the start.
ReadTreating your wife well: what the Sunnah actually asks of husbands
Do not turn against her over one trait, never humiliate her, keep the dispute at home, and do not try to straighten her by force.
ReadShunning your wife: the silence that punishes
Prolonged shunning is neither a correction nor a position of strength. Sheikh Raslan ranks it among the mistakes of husbands, and explains what it cuts.
ReadChoosing a spouse in Islam: the two criteria that come before everything else
Religion and character. Why these two come first, and what the hadith warns will follow when they are neglected.
ReadIs love a condition of marriage in Islam?
Saying a marriage has no love in it has become a common motive. Sheikh ash-Shuwayir's answer deserves a hearing, and so does ar-Ruhayli's to silent husbands.
ReadMoney in the couple: stingy with his own wife
Spending freely on outings and cutting back on his own family. What Sheikh Raslan says of it, and the hadith that ranks spending by reward.
ReadThe righteous wife in Islam: what the hadith actually describes
The best enjoyment of this world is the righteous wife. What the Prophet described, and two examples of loyalty history has kept.
ReadThe dowry (mahr) in Islam: the real cost of escalation
High dowries and heavy costs stop marriages and leave women without husbands. What Sheikh al-Fawzan asks of guardians.
ReadJealousy in the couple: a noble feeling, not a flaw
Sheikh Raslan ranks the lack of jealousy among the mistakes of husbands. What he means is not suspicion, it is something else.
ReadThe mouqabalah: what the framework allows, and what it forbids
Until the contract is concluded she remains a stranger. What the lawful look permits, why it is recommended, and where the slide begins.
ReadThe wedding night in Islam: the invocation, and the gentleness recommended
The invocation reported by Abu Dawud, the hand placed on the head, and the shared bowl of milk. What the Sunnah recommends on the first evening.
ReadPolygamy in Islam: the equity that is required, and the one that is not
The verse distinguishes perfect equality, impossible, from inclining wholly to one, forbidden. Sheikh al-Badr describes the situation of the neglected wife.
ReadDomestic violence in Islam: what Sheikh Raslan says to husbands
Humble before the in-laws before the marriage, tyrannical after. The portrait is severe, and the conclusion leaves no ambiguity.
ReadConsent: no one is married by force
Compelling someone to marry a person they do not want is a grave wrong, and the contract itself is not valid. Sheikh al-Fawzan's answer.
ReadDivorce in Islam: why it was legislated
Neither a shameful failure nor a convenient way out. Sheikh Raslan explains at what point divorce becomes a mercy.
ReadThe secret marriage: why this contract is void
Two people, a paper signed between them, no wali, no witnesses, no announcement. Sheikh ar-Ruhayli: void by agreement of the imams.
ReadThe wali: why a woman does not conclude her own marriage
The wali is a condition of validity, not a formality. Who he is, what he may not do, and what adl means.
ReadDisputes in the couple: a happy home is not one without problems
Do not quarrel, do not quarrel. The law of marital happiness fits in two words for Sheikh Raslan, and the rest is a matter of proportion.
ReadThe rights and duties of spouses in Islam: no one claims without giving
The husband has a right over his wife, the wife has a right over her husband, and neither may claim their own while neglecting the other's.
ReadThe mistakes that wear a couple down, on both sides
Ingratitude, favours thrown back, quiet disturbed, nature ignored, loyalty that stops at misfortune. Five mistakes named by Sheikh Raslan.
ReadThe purposes of marriage in Islam: what to intend at the contract
Marriage has aims the believer should hold in mind at the contract. Offspring, tranquillity, chastity, ties between families: what the Legislation actually seeks.
ReadSalat al-istikhara before marriage: how to pray it and how to know
Istikhara is not a dream to wait for or a sign to decode. What it actually is, what comes next, and why consultation is part of it.
ReadMarrying young in Islam: what the Prophet told young people
Hastening to marry is encouraged, and becomes obligatory in one specific case. What the hadith says, and what is asked of those without the means.
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