Caring for the financial needs of a widow’s children

My husband’s brothers and nephews have been taking care of the financial needs of my young children after my husband passed away. A few months back I remarried so my late husband’s brothers and nephews withdrew their support. I would like to know who should look after my children — my late husband’s brothers and their children or my present husband?

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Should my dad cover my expenses after divorcing my mother?

My question is: My father has stopped paying for any of my expenses after he got a divorce from my mother claiming that it is not his duty to pay any money to cover any of my expenses since I have a job. And since 10 months I have not received any money from him. Please note that I am also not married. So I would like to know if indeed it is his right to stop covering my expenses just because I have a job or is he still obliged to pay for my living expenses until I get married? Thank you

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Should the wife spend her personal money on her family?

as salam alaikom, there is a sister, her husband say it is haram for her to take money from him every month, because she has some little money saved.- She has to spend all her money until she has nothing to get the maintenance from her husband? Barak Allah feekom

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Is the deferred bridal dowry included in the estate of the deceased?

My husband passed away. He is survived by me, a daughter, mother and full siblings. I am owed a deferred dowry in the amount of 5000 LE. What is the share of each heir and what is the legal ruling for the deferred dowry?

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Marital expenses

Please clarify the ruling on the financial support incumbent upon a husband with respect to his wife. Is it permissible for the court to enforce spousal support if the husband has financial difficulties?

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Building over a wife's property

A woman passed away. She owned a piece of land over which some [commercial] stores are built. During her lifetime, her husband built two apartments from his own money on her property. In addition to her husband, the wife was survived by one brother and five sisters.
Is the husband entitled to take the money he spent on the construction of the two apartments in addition to his rightful share in the inheritance?

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Does borrowing a wife's dowry invalidate the marriage?

Does borrowing money from a fiancée to pay her dowry before conducting the
marriage contract invalidate the marriage? Please note that the husband paid the debt some time after the marriage. Is recording the value of the dowry in the marriage contract, and which the groom borrowed from his fiancée without her guardian's knowledge, considered deceit and thereby invalidate the marriage contract? And if so, how can the contract be rectified? The bride's guardian claims that the marriage contract has been invalidated and stipulates a divorce to rectify it.

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Preferring some of one's children to the others during one's lifetime

A few years before his death, my father put a sum of money in a deposit account in my name. What is the ruling for this sum?

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Amenity payments (mut‘ah)

I request a fatwa concerning mut‘ah expenses1: its amount, duration, the conditions of receiving it from the husband, its means of payment – bearing in mind that the marriage has lasted for three years – and showing the legal origins for this expense.

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