The Grand Ayatollah Sistani Fatwas About the “Temporary Marriage”

Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim woman who is still married to a non-Muslim man? Is there an Iddah period for her when she separates from her non-Muslim husband? What is the period of that iddah? Is it permissible to have intimate relation with her during the time when she is in the Iddah from her non-Muslim husband? If she embraces Islam, how long will her Iddah be, if she intends to marry a Muslim man?

Question 1: Is it obligatory to inform the man who wants to marry a woman from the Ahlul Kitab or a Muslim woman that she has not yet observed the waiting period (Iddah) of a divorce of a previous marriage, or that she is still in the Iddah [during which marriage is forbidden for her]?

Question 2: A Muslim man who is married to a Muslim woman migrated from his country. After a lengthy stay in the West country, he wants to embark on temporary marriage with a woman from Ahlul Kitab just a few days after divorcing his Muslim wife. Is this permissible for him when his Muslim wife is still in her waiting period (Iddah)?

Question 3: A Muslim couple got separated for a long time. Is it permissible for him to marry, temporarily or permanently, a woman from Ahlul Kitab without the knowledge of his Muslim wife? Is it permissible for him to marry, with the permission of his Muslim wife?

Question 4: If a woman is over thirty years of age, and still virgin, is it necessary for her to seek the permission of her guardian for marriage?

Question 5: Some Western governments allow the daughter to be independent of her parents, after she has passed the age of sixteen. If she seeks her parents advice, it is only for seeking their opinion or out of respect for them. Is such a virgin girl allowed to marry, be it permanent or a temporary marriage, without the consent of her father?

Question 6: I am married to woman that lives by her self and she is completely dependent on her self. We are married for one year but we have still long time for our marriage to end. However we started to have some problems together and we both believe that we cannot live with each other any more. I wanted to know, is it possible to end our marriage before the time that we agreed on by me saying that word that she is divorced?