Question:Can a Shi'a man marry a Sunni woman if she insists that the marriage contract be according to Sunni practices? Will the contract be valid or not?

Answer:In the name of Allah, they must also conduct the marriage contract according to the Shi'a method. However, it is not appropriate for a rational Shi'a to marry a non-Shi'a unless he is certain that he will be able to raise the children with purely Shi'a upbringing. Allah is the Guide and knows best.

Question:What is the ruling of a temporary or permanent marriage contract if the dowry is the reward for praying upon Muhammad and his family or offering the reward of reciting a Surah from the Holy Quran or reciting the Ziyarah of Ashura?

Answer:In the name of Allah, there is no objection to that. Allah knows best.

Question:A woman whose husband is absent from her for a year or more, is it true that she is forbidden to him?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the aforementioned case does not require the wife to be forbidden to her husband. Allah knows best.

Question:If a man writes the names of his adoptive parents not the real ones in the marriage deed, would this affect the marriage?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it does not affect the deed, but it is not permissible to attribute filiation to someone other than the father. The Quran has forbidden this and it is regarded as a major sin. Moreover, it is concluded from the narrations that whoever commits such a sin deserves to be cursed. There is no power but from Allah.