Before the Nikah - The Pre-Marriage Workbook for Muslim Couples (80+ Questions)

Most couples spend months planning the wedding — and barely an evening preparing for the marriage.

Before the Nikah is a guided workbook for Muslim couples who want to walk into marriage with open eyes. It gives you the conversations most couples avoid — and most clash over in their first year: religious practice, money, in-laws, roles, children, and conflict.

No lectures. No vague advice. Just the right questions, asked before you say qabool.

WHAT'S INSIDE (26 pages)

✦ 80+ guided questions across 9 sections:

1. Deen & Worship — what "practising" actually means to each of you
2. Character & Compatibility — who you are when no one's watching
3. Money & Mahr — full financial honesty, before the families get involved
4. Family & In-Laws — boundaries, living arrangements, expectations
5. Roles & Daily Life — who does what, decided out loud
6. Children & Parenting — a decision, not an assumption
7. Conflict & Communication — your rules of engagement, agreed before the first argument
8. Intimacy, Privacy & Boundaries — handled with honesty and dignity
9. Dreams & Deal-Breakers — say it now, not in year three

✦ Every ayah and hadith in Arabic, transliteration, and English — so you can read and pronounce the original words even if you can't read the script

✦ The Nikah Checklist — wali, witnesses, mahr, contract conditions, walimah

✦ Du'as for your marriage + a full source & reference page (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, at-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud — verifiable on sunnah.com and quran.com)

HOW TO USE IT

Answer separately first. Then discuss together — with curiosity, not judgement. Some answers stay between you two; others (mahr, contract conditions) are made to bring to your wali and imam.

WHO IT'S FOR

→ Engaged couples preparing for their nikah → Anyone in the searching/talking stage who wants to ask the right questions early → Parents and walis who want a structured way to guide the process

THE DETAILS

• Instant digital download (PDF)
• Print it, or fill it in digitally
• Designed to be kept — elegant emerald & gold layout, made to write in

This is an educational discussion tool, not a fatwa. For rulings on your specific marriage contract, always consult a qualified local imam or scholar — the workbook tells you exactly which questions to bring to them.

Prepare for the marriage, not just the wedding.