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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 10 of 15
- Ask Imaam16 Apr 2014
Is having a beard necessary to give Azan. Is the Nikah valid?
Question 1: is having à Beard nessary to give azan for namaz in a masjid or can Azan be given by somebody without à Beard? Question 2: my nikah was…
Arshad Ali - Ask Imaam26 Mar 2014
Is a secret marriage valid without the girl having the wali's approval?
1)Is it nessesary to floss and brush your teeth before ghusl because of food particles that are stuck in teeth because its hard and time consuming…
Ismail Dawoodjee - Mufti Online19 Mar 2014
Marrying two sisters at the same time
I want to ask that if I can do marriage with younger sister of my wife, I mean second marriage. Islam allowed to do so or not please guide me in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2014
Conditions for the validity of a nikaah
If a guy proposed for a girl, will it be consider as nikaah? If a girl is proposed for by a guy then what should the girl say to him (as per islamic…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2014
Not disclosing one's health problems to one's spouse
I want to ask a question and want fatwa. I am a psychiatric patient suffering from serious mental illness under treatment of a qualified doctor. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam7 Mar 2014
Will the marriage be valid if the mother conducts the marriage of her underage child?
In reference to Fatwa#: 28500, I would like to clarify, so if a mother does conduct the marriage of her underage child, it would be invalid, as only…
Hanif Yusuf Patel - Ask Imaam5 Mar 2014
Is it necessary for the couple to consummate the marriage for it to be valid?
I have a friend who has just had her nikaah and she wanted to ask if after nikaah is it neccesary for couple to sleep togther for the nikaah to be…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Mufti Online26 Feb 2014
Marrying the Ahle Kitaab
Are the Jews and Christian of today still considered to be Ahle Kitaab. Especially the Christians, can one get married to them even though they do…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Feb 2014
Breaking a contract regarding taking another wife
I married a sister about 18 months ago. She had a contract in which I signed that stated I cannot have another wife for five years. Due to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Feb 2014
Marrying a shia
I am a sunni girl Alhamdulillah. Fortunately or unfortunately I like a shiaa boy. For a long time I was unaware about the major differences between…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2014
Marrying a woman in her menses
Can a woman's nikaah be performed during her menses?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam29 Jan 2014
Does the validity of Khul’ah depend on the presence of both husband and wife in one gathering?
Does khula and subsequent divorce from husband needs to happen in the same gathering. As my ex-wife went to Qadhi and put khula papers when I was…
Muntasir Zaman - Mufti Online25 Jan 2014
Announcing nikaah on facebook
My question is I recently had my ketb ktab my families and my wifes family were present. It was recorded and placed on Facebook for all to know.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2014
Mut'ah
A couple engaged in a mut'a marriage. They realized after some time that mut'a is not allowed. Is their nikaah valid or should they perform another…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Jan 2014
Using a fake identity in Nikaah
Is the nikaah valid if the man used someone else's identity. Name, surname date of birth all belonging to someone else. After he left his wife it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam18 Jan 2014
Was my Nikah valid?
Please advise if my Nikah is valid. - 2 MALE MUSLIMS witness was present -my fater in law was my Wali, my parents were on skype and he asked my…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Mufti Online6 Jan 2014
Witnesses for nikaah
If the person performing nikaah becomes 1 witness and 1 other male person. Is nikkah valid or does it have to be 2 different people. Not the person…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Jan 2014
Witnesses for nikaah
When someone does nikaah at home. What is the procedure with witnesses? How many does the male need and how many the female? I have heard even…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Dec 2013
Is a woman free to marry after one talaaq
If a woman has received her 1st talaq, she lives separately from her husband and her idda is over after three mestruations and there is no…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Dec 2013
Marrying without the consent of one's parents
I am so worried after reading that a marriage without a guardian is not right. I am hanafi and always thought that it was fine for me because I was…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Dec 2013
Nikaah of an intoxicated person
Would the nikah of an intoxicated person who was not in his senses be valid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Dec 2013
Husband gave 3 Talaq through sms message without any witnesses. Does this constitutes as 3 Talaq?
My question on the validity of my divorce. my husband wrote a message via internet, ms, * I divorce you, I divorce you, I (his name) divorce ( my…
Immad Bin Arshad - Mufti Online5 Dec 2013
Nikaah in the presence of witnesses
Please be aware, I know of the rule that if a man divorces his wife three separate occasions she is not halaal for him until she genuinely marries…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Dec 2013
Was my Nikāh valid?
I was happily married few years ago and I loved him and got married we had a child together in ----. I got into sin and started sinning, listening…
Muntasir Zaman - Mufti Online27 Nov 2013
Getting married without the consent of one's elders
I want to marry a girl. My family and the girl is ready but her family after too much effort is not agreeing. The girl is now separate and totally…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam26 Nov 2013
If a husband and wife are separated for 2 years is their nikah still valid?
My..... sister was married for 3 years now. The marriage life went well for 1 year but they literally stopped speaking with each other for more than…
Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam5 Nov 2013
Is the clause of “divorce due to maladjustment” in Nikah valid?
There is a clause in Nikkah paper "If husband fails to supply her maintenance regularly or maladjustment between husband and wife then wife can…
Arshad Ali - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2013
Is the Nikah still valid?
During my days of ignorance i met a women who ofcourse was not lawful for me. Till Islam entered into my heart she was still apart of my life, we…
Arshad Ali - Mufti Online24 Oct 2013
Marrying a shia
Is the Nikaah between a Sunni girl and a Shia boy halaal or not? The mother of boy is Sunni and the father is Shia. The same with their grand…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Oct 2013
Parents forcing a girl to get married
A girl was forced to accept a boy for Nikah. She was threatened to be killed by her parents if she refused and thus she accepted verbally and in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Oct 2013
Marrying a Shia
A friend of mines had a question about marrying a person who is a shia and willing to follow and raise the children as Sunni: My question is that I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam8 Oct 2013
Is the Nikah valid without witnesses?
I knew a boy and we decided to do nikka on phone. But there was no imam or witness present. No meher was paid aftee that. We both knew the nikka was…
Zameelur Rahman - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
Ijaab and Qabool in the presence of witnesses
1. If a proposal and acceptance take place between a man or woman so are they married. Is this valid or legal in shariah. Once in a TV program I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam30 Sep 2013
Does abstinence from sexual intercourse for a long duration render the Nikaah invalid?
if a husband and wife have not had sexual relations for more than 6 months with no valid reason what is the status of their nikaah ?
Hanif Yusuf Patel - Ask Imaam28 Sep 2013
Can nikah take place without witnesses?
If a girl and boy have realistic intention of nikah and they express thier views to each other and there was no witness at that time and they also…
Ismail Dawoodjee - Mufti Online17 Sep 2013
Taking permission to get married to a second wife
For a man to marry a second wife, does he need to ask permission to his first wife?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Sep 2013
Condition for the validity of nikaah
In my area the Shariah is not applied to its extent. My question is regarding marriage. There are many so called Muslims getting married according…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2013
Marrying a non-Muslim for visa purposes
Does Islam allow one to marry to non muslim or muslim girl just to seek visa settlement and make a deal with her and pay her for that. After getting…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Sep 2013
Paper marriage
My question is can I do marriage just in papers not actually with proper intentions nor physically. Also the female knows its just for papers not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Aug 2013
Contract stipulating that the husband cannot take a second wife
Is it permissible for a women to have a contract before marriage stipulating that the husband cannot take another wife for five years. If it is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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