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Let's say the husband is a Hanafi and the wife is a Shafi

Can they still keep their separate madhabs after marriage?

Or should one of them change their madhab so that they are both the same?

[JosephNF]

Let's say the husband is a Hanafi and the wife is a Shafi

Can they still keep their separate madhabs after marriage?

Or should one of them change their madhab so that they are both the same?

Bro David, where are you seeing problem? In fact its an opportunity to learn about different Sunnahs.
Have you got anyone to marry? .

[CruzIzabella]

Someone asked a similar question on TheMajlis Vol21No6:

Q. A Shaafi’ man married a Hanafi
woman. Does the woman have to
adopt the husband’s Math-hab?
A. The husband and wife should follow
their own respective Math-habs.
They should not compromise merely
to please one another. For example, if
the wife is Hanafi and the husband
Shaafi’, then he should exercise caution
and not compel her to cook such
food which is haraam in the Hanafi
Math-hab, e.g. lobsters, shrimps, etc.
He should not compel her to perform
Salaat in the Shaafi’ time when it is
not Hanafi time. Similarly, she
should not do anything which will
break his wudhu in terms of the
Shaafi’ Math-hab.

[PRengin]

Assalamu 'alaykum,

Having different schools of law should not be much of a problem unless one or both of them is narrow-minded and un-accepting of the other school's views.

There should be respect and consideration from both sides. I know of a brother who is Hanafi (talib al-'ilm) and the sister who is a Salafi and they get along great.

I guess none of them are narrow-minded or takfeery.

PS - If a person is not adhering to a madhhab then the least he must do is consult his local scholar or any scholar he has trust in for fiqh (rules of prayer, fasting etc).

[Fiesialenp]

A couple having different madhabs doesn't really mean anything. Its just small differences that only a narrow-minded person would make an issue out of.


Ps: Are you contemplating choosing a madhab yet? It would be the ideal thing to do.

[orillaVar]

my wife became shafi`. never told her too, wasnt a big deal either way. she just wanted a common frame of reference.

[Seeseeskeva]

It wouldn't be a problem if it's just the husband and wife. But what happens when they have children?

My sister in law was Shafi'ee but she follows Hanafi rulings now so that her children aren't confused and only follow one madhhab.

[Kilaoksrsa]

Let's say both husband and wife where Maliki when they got married.

A couple of years down the road one of the spouses decides to follow another madhab and switches teams.

Could that be seen as a betrayal in the marriage?

Would that be grounds for divorce?

[statistica]

ranger,

Not at all.. Imagine you take a Harley. And customize it and upgrade ( ) it by putting in a Duccati racing engine. Surely you would need to tweak some things here and there, but the bike will work!

The same goes for changing duccati engine later on in life due to some pressing need to a Yamaha one.. Just minor tweakings.. Not a train smash. So I dont feel merely changing the engine is sufficient to pound the whole bike (i.e grounds for breaking marriage).

[Lillie_Steins]

Imagine you take a Harley. And customize it and upgrade it by putting in a Duccati racing engine.

That would be Blasphemy!!

[pouslytut]

That would be Blasphemy!!

lol

[77rexulceme]

lol

May my eyes never read any thing like that again!!

[imporrilk]

May my eyes never read any thing like that again!!

OK bhai ranger, I am sorry.. Italian machinery cannot do justice to American metal, It has to be an upgrade after all. So we can change the example to our trusted Japanese bikes of the same calibre. SUZUKI!!!

[corkBrobe]

Ranger,

not at all.. Imagine you take a harley. And customize it and upgrade[b] ( ) it by putting in a duccati racing engine. Surely you would need to tweak some things here and there, but the bike will work!

The same goes for changing duccati engine later on in life due to some pressing need to a yamaha one.. Just minor tweakings.. Not a train smash. So i dont feel merely changing the engine is sufficient to pound the whole bike (i.e grounds for breaking marriage).

mufti sheb cant we get rid of these icons- dont they fall under tasweer?

[Styparty]

These icons have been approved as being non tasweer by Mufti Ismail Moosa and passed the shura decision. We still need to work on the thread icon.

The issue has been discussed a couple of times before as well.

[ManHolDenPoker]

What is the wife in question is not menstruating and according to the madhhab of the husband, it does count as menstruation, is it still allowed for him to be intimate with his wife?

[Uvgsgssu]

I would say that opt for ihtiyaat and choose the days when there is perfect green light

[Anteneprorid]

I would say that opt for ihtiyaat and choose the days when there is perfect green light

Sometimes couples need, based on their physical needs, a legal answer based on what is strictly allowed or not. Not what is better or what is more careful.

Also, this would perhaps extend the period with perhaps 5 days more when it is irregular, and the husband woud have to calculate the periods from the beginning and do a whole math calculation.

[sztc38tg]

OK bhai ranger, I am sorry.. Italian machinery cannot do justice to American metal, It has to be an upgrade after all. So we can change the example to our trusted Japanese bikes of the same calibre. SUZUKI!!!

That would still be Haram!!

[zlopikanikanz]

What is the wife in question is not menstruating and according to the madhhab of the husband, it does count as menstruation, is it still allowed for him to be intimate with his wife?

This is the kind of stuff that makes me shy away from choosing a madhab.

I have the Quran, Hadith, and Sunnah.

So why do I need a third party Sheik What's His Name to tell me when my wife and I can have intercourse??