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Valid Nikah: Conditions & Witnesses
569 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Valid Nikah: Conditions & Witnesses, part of Marriage. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Valid Nikah: Conditions & Witnesses fatawa — page 1 of 15
- Mufti Online24 Sep 2026
Girl applying a little makeup when a boy comes to see her
Can a girl apply a little makeup (not changing the way she looks) when a boy comes to see her ?(for a marriage proposal) Or is it deception?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Aug 2026
Making a temporary nikaah
If a person takes permission from a Christian prostitute to perform nikaah with her, will the nikaah be valid if he then performs the nikaah in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Apr 2026
Wife stipulating a condition at the time of nikaah that husband can't take a second wife
During the time of nikaah, can the bride stipulate a condition upon signing of nikaah documents that she would not allow the groom to have a second…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Nov 2025
Nikaah performed in jest in the presence of witnesses
I am writing anonymously on behalf of my friend, who seeks guidance regarding a sensitive matter. Two years ago, when she was around 14–15 years old…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 May 2025
Validity of a secret nikaah
Is a secret nikaah in which there are witnesses and where immediate family have been notified acceptable under Hanafi rulings?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 May 2025
Lineage of a child that was born through an invalid nikaah
If a man divorces his wife with three talaqs and remarries her without hullah (intervening marriage), and a child is born from this marriage, will…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2025
Wife refusing to have relations with her husband for a valid excuse
I heard a lecture stating that if a husband calls his wife for intimacy, she must immediately respond. Is this correct? I understand if this applies…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Dec 2024
Brother in law being a witness for the nikaah
Can my brother in law be regarded as a witness at my sister's nikaah while I, the brother be the wali?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville22 Nov 2024
A Witness Not Hearing The Words Of The Wakeel When Taking The Girls Permission
If the witness was unable to hear the Wakeel taking consent from the girl, will the Nikaah still be valid?
- Mufti Online2 Nov 2024
Nikaah without witnesses
If a boy texts message a girl saying, "Do you accept me in nikkah" and the girl texts back,"yes" and then the boy texts, "same here", and during…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood24 Jul 2024
Wife Witnessing Immoral Behavior of the Husband
When a husband engages in immoral behavior such as flirting with other women over the phone, how should a wife respond?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - MUBZ17 Jun 2024
Will You Marry Me? Yes. Is the Nikāḥ Valid?
If a person proposes and asks a girl will you marry me with both the boy and the girl being present along with the witnesses and the girl says yes.…
- Mufti Online4 Jun 2024
Nikaah after divorce
I am divorced and have two children. I had a court marriage in Pakistan but the nikah is not registered online. My husband told me not to tell the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 May 2024
Groom being the wakeel of the bride
Can a groom himself serve as a wakeel for the bride in a nikaah ceremony?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Apr 2024
Making Allah Ta'ala a witness in a nikaah
While getting married to someone you need at least two witnesses one male and two females or two males and one female. What if someone gets married…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood23 Feb 2024
Witnesses being present at the time of Nikah
Are the witnesses required to be physically present at the time of Nikah?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online17 Feb 2024
Nikaah not taking place by saying "let us get married"
If a young Muslim couple who are not married joke with each other and the man says let’s get married and the lady also jokes and says yes let’s do…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Jan 2024
He said “should I give you divorce?” Was the divorce valid?
Aslam o alaikum. If husband says that “ should I give you divorce ?” Will this mean that divorce happen? After if husband say that I was in anger…
- Mufti Online4 Jan 2024
Nikaah without witnesses
I did ijab o qbul without mehar and wali and without witness 8 years ago. There was no physical relation but I realized it is wrong. I left that boy…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2023
Girl giving the groom permission to perform their nikaah
Will the nikaah be valid if it takes place in this manner: The girl gives ijaazat to the boy to get her married. He then makes the nikaah in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Sep 2023
Nikaah without witnesses
Can one get married without an Imaam and the partner male tells you, we can make nikaah as long as we know the duas. Is this permissible?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MJC25 Aug 2023
Is a verbal divorce valid without witnesses? Where to spend the ‘Iddah?
Firstly, one needs to establish whether your husband pronounced the divorce correctly. A husband issues a divorce by uttering the words of divorce.…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online29 Jul 2023
Sunni Moulana performing a nikaah between a Shia boy and Sunni girl
Can a Sunni Moulana perform a nikaah between a Shia boy and Sunni girl?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jul 2023
Court marriage with no Muslim witnesses
If someone got married through the court and didn't fulfil the requirements for it to be an Islamic valid marriage, is this marriage still accepted…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam12 Jul 2023
Would an invalid marriage by secular law nullify an Islamic marriage?
If a marriage would be considered valid under the Islamic law but is forbidden by secular civil law would that marriage be considered valid or…
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Azaadville16 Jun 2023
Validity Of Nikaah Done Via Video Conferencing
I live in the UAE, and my parents are considering conducting my nikah online via video conferencing to a girl who is currently in the US. If all the…
- Azaadville30 May 2023
Validity Of Nikaah Done Telephonically
Me and my husband did our nikah over the phone. According to my husband he had two witnesses and a Maulana with him by somebody’s house although I…
- Mufti Online10 May 2023
Making a marriage public via social media by posting pictures of the couple to have more people to witness the nikaah
Is it permissible to make a marriage public via social media? For example, since a marriage must be made public, can I post a photo of my spouse and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville25 Apr 2023
Witnesses To A Nikah
I wanted to ask if it is permissible for the witnesses in Nikah to be from the side of the boy? I have heard that it is better that they are from…
- Azaadville15 Mar 2023
Conditions For The Validity Of A Written Talaaq
What are the conditions for the validity of a written Talaaq?
- Mufti Online7 Jan 2023
Witnesses being present when taking consent from the girl at home before the nikaah
In my country, before the actual nikaah, the qadhi goes to the bride's house to get her signature. Some people insist that there should be 2…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Dec 2022
Validity of nikaah if any of the spouses becomes a kaafir
If a Muslim man and Muslim woman are married and either one of them utters a statement of Kufr (becomes a murtad [apostate]) while the other one…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Oct 2022
Will nikaah takes place if a boy asks a girl “will you marry me”?
What’s the maslah pertaining to the question “will you marry me”? I learnt a while ago that whether it was done in a school play for example and the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam9 Aug 2022
Is the Nikah still valid after prolonged separation?
A certain lady was previously married for four years and in 2018 she left her husband's house (his parent's) until now she has not had contact of…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam23 Jun 2022
Not a valid reason given for divorce - Does it take place?
A boy proposed a girl. Both are students so parents decide to do nikah only. The boy secretly has sexual relationship with the girl without…
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat - Ibn Masood19 Jun 2022
Number of witnesses required for the validity of a Nikah
A scholar performed Nikah for a couple. There were only three adults present for the Nikah ceremony including the scholar. This basically means that…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online11 May 2022
Married woman getting married to someone else without divorce from first husband
Apart from divorce, if a married girl escapes and gets married without registration, what are the rules of Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Mar 2022
Validity of nikaah if spouses don't perform salaah
If a man and woman love each other but don't engage in haraam, both are Muslim, believe in Allah Ta'ala, the prophets, Quraan as Allah's book etc.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam5 Feb 2022
What is the validity of a Nikāh by text, done in jest with no witnesses?
Aoa ! My question is that I used to talk to a boy over text message . We (unintentionally in fun) asked each other whether each one of was accepted…
Abdur Rahmaan bin Moulānā M.Saeed Banubhai - Mufti Online9 Jan 2022
Revert getting married after separating from her Christian husband
One of my colleagues converted to Islam but she is married to a Christian, and her husband did not agree to convert. So since her husband did not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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