Divorce...Algerian style.........

[jasmine100]

I need info about the process of divorce under Algerian Law..Is it a lengthy proceeding?
If no children are involved , what are the husbands obligations to the wife?....does the husband usually still wear the ring, even though seperated...until the divorce comes thru...?? thanks for any info
Jasmine

[flower22]

as much as i can help oukhti yasmine i believe that in Islam neither the husband or the wife is neither obliged or needs to wear a wedding ring to signify any signs of some commited marriage and/or otherwise?.
unless it was a gift Allah ya3lem cause you or I know it could and may well have been a passed on family airloum and how many times could you or have you put a ring on you've put it on your finger and forgotten it's even there until you thought cause it's nice and *flashy* at the time???....
it's not very complicated : o)
the husband for his wife has to provide the minimum right of clothing and feeding her and thier children as a family equally
and what ever is appointed at the time of talk with walli (gauradian) and 2 shaheeds (witnesses) and an Imam that this marriage is infact valid & a correct contract stating what each party asks of each other and that the party meets a middle and balanced dicission in other words a valid and halal agreement of rights if that helps.
Allah ya3lem the sister ~Bushra~ will insha Allah detail this for you.
~~what's your occupation at present if i can ask you have you ever visited Algeria?~~
bbs
wa salam

[BUSHRA1]

Salam. The divorce process in Algeria is something I am not familiar with, Incha'Allah those that know will reply. I think you should proceed with caution, there are a lot of things you need to research about this man, and you seem to lack the "social" resources to carry out such a task. Any man that is still married (happy or not) and is willing to involve himself in a relationship with another woman (unless considering polygamy)is usually a problem. Remember also that there's a waiting period after a divorce (4 months)...I am speaking here about the Islamic cease of a marriage. This is to ensure there isn't a "bread in the oven".


Now the wedding ring bit is not an Islamic custom, but a pagan one that many ppl follow b/c it's what society (especially in Western cultures) dictates as the norm. This doesn't mean that a woman cannot get jewelry (specifically a ring) as her wedding gift or part of it(mahr), but it's when she wears it on the left (ring finger) hand and with two bands and sees it as a "wedding ring" that this clashes with Islam. If the person (man or female) just likes to wear a ring on the left (again ring finger) b/c they prefer it, then there is no problem.
If you want to discuss other matters relating to Islam plz address them in the Religion forum, this is to respect those members that dislike to find such matters in other forums. NOT THAT YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT RELIGION PER SE!
Incha'Allah you'll be guided in making the best decision.


Ruling on wedding rings:

With regard to the wedding ring, which is worn on the occasion of marriage, this is not one of the customs of the Muslims. If it is believed that it generates love between the spouses, and that taking it off and not wearing it will have an effect on the marital relationship,
then this is regarded as a form of shirk and is a kind of jaahili belief.

Based on the above, it is not permissible to wear a wedding ring under any circumstances.

Firstly, because it is an imitation of those who are no good; it is a custom that has come to the Muslims from the non-Muslims.

Secondly, if that is accompanied by the belief that it has an effect on the marital relationship, then this is a kind of shirk. Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa Billaah (there is no power and no strength except with Allaah).

(From a fatwa issued by Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan).

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked about the ruling on wearing engagement rings. He said: The engagement ring is a kind of ring, and there is nothing wrong with rings in principle, unless that is accompanied by some belief, as some people do when the man writes his name on the ring that
he gives to his fiancée, and she writes her name on the ring that she gives to him, believing that this will create strong bonds between the couple. In this case, this ring is haraam, because it is an attachment to something for which there is no basis in Islam and which makes no sense.
Similarly, with regard to the engagement ring, it is not permissible to the man to put it on his fiancée’s hand, because she is not his wife yet and she is still a stranger (non-mahram) to him, because she is not his wife until after the marriage contract has been done.


I know you didn't ask about the whole religious take on wedding rings, but I was asked from the religion forum to comment on this topic here.



Regards,

Bushra

[Edited by BUSHRA1 on 7th August 2005 at 06:12]