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Is Civil Marriage Mandatory in U.S.?

I think he would be willing to convert, and that it would not just be for me. Here is the problem, if we got a civil marriage, both our benefits would be cut, and we could not live here any more. In fact one couple among our neighbors divorced so they could move here! As long as he takes Shahada sincerely, and we have the correct number of witnesses and a proper contract, is it absolutely necessary to have in addition to nikah, a civil marriage?

Married in Court But not Married in Islamic way in a Mosque

My wife and I got married in American Court but not Married in Islamic way in a Mosque and we had sex, I know we sinned.

She doesn’t Know She is the Second Wife

Say a husband cheats on his wife, then marries someone that’s not Muslim through the public court house, then decides that he wants to keep both wives and is he is not working or even helping the first wife (the one that is Muslim): what should the first wife do?