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About His Family & Misc.

24.How would your family feel about you marrying an American (or what ever nationality you are)?
25. Are you interested in more than one wife?
26. Sometimes family members can unfairly interfere in a couples marital life, how will you handle this matter should it arise?
27.  Would you follow your parents requests if they were Islamicly incorrect?
28. If your parents are Muslim, are they practicing?
29. Do you have a good relationship with your parents?
30. If you have ever been in the process of divorce, is the divorce Islamicly (the iddah of the wife that is being divorced is over) and legally over (divorce decree processed and completed by a court judge) ?
31. How often do you visit your family and how often do they visit you?
32. Are any of your family members that are Muslim involved in regular unIslamic behavior such as improper dress, use of cigarettes or  alcohol, mixing with other sexes, failing to prayer, etc.
33.Do any members in your immediate family such as your father or brother have more than one wife?
34. Will I be expected to sit, live among, etc. with your brothers who are above the age of puberty?  This is a cultural and unIslamic practice. Uqbah ibn Amir narrated in Bukari #7.159 Allah's Apostle sallallahu alayhe wa sallam said, "Beware of entering upon the ladies." A man from the Ansar said, "Allah's Apostle! What about al-Hamu the in-laws of the wife (the brothers of her husband or his nephews, etc.)? The Prophet sallallahu alayhe wa sallam replied: "The in-laws of the wife are death itself." See mingling fatawah.
35. If your family is not Muslim, how do  they feel about Islam, and if it is negative what are you trying to do to change that?
36. How old are you?
37. Where are you from?
38. Do you feel a love for the Allah subhana watallah and the Prophet sallallahu alayhe wa sallam and the companions?
39. Do you have any animals? If so what are they (cat,etc.) Dogs are not permitted in the home as the authentic hadeeth state, but you can have guard dogs outside the home for protection purposes.
40. If you have a car Is it in good condition?

Excellent  Social Conduct Talks regarding how to the treat wife kindly by Menk

A Bed of Roses Family & Marriage
How to Be an Outstanding Husband & Wife
Fiqh of Love - Marriage in Islam
Crisis of Marriage in America
Love Notes Lecture |Other Lectures on Marriage