is nikah valid - I married my husband by performing nikah.I was a hindu before but only accepted islam for completing the nikah ceremony
Question
Salaam alaiykum,I married my husband by performing nikah.I was a hindu before but only accepted islam for completing the nikah ceremony on insistence of my in laws. i had no intention of following islam. it was an agreement between my husband and me that i would follow my own religion after marriage i however after few years after marrige accepted islam on my own and i am a practising muslim now. after reading and learning about islam now i have doubts about the validity of my marriage please advise
Answer
The fact that you accepted Islam even though you had no intention of following it practically, makes you a Muslim. Your Nikah was valid.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
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