Fiqh of Marriage in the Light of the Quran and Sunnah

Fiqh of Marriage in the Light of the Qur’an and Sunnah by Dr. Saleh ibn Ghanim Al-Sadlan of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud University works through the fiqh most marriage guides skip past to get to the relationship advice: the dower, the wedding night, the wedding feast, and the actual rights each spouse holds over the other.

What the Book Covers

Al-Sadlan treats the dower (mahr) with the detail traditional fiqh texts give it — its status, minimum and maximum amounts, and the specific circumstances under which a woman is entitled to all, half or none of it — before moving to the rights and responsibilities each spouse owes the other and the etiquette Islam sets around marital intimacy.

Who This Book Is For

Students of fiqh who want the legal detail of marriage rather than a purely devotional treatment, and imams and marriage counselors who need the actual rulings on the dower and spousal rights rather than general advice.

By the Same Author

Dr. Al-Sadlan also wrote Congregational Prayer.