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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 3 of 15
- Ask Imaam15 Sep 2019
Is my Nikah valid?
Hiding something in order to elicit an agreement for marriage Assalamu allaykum. I have been married for over a year, but I have a question about…
Ahmed-Ur-Rahmaan Ibn Mufti Mohammed Patel - Mufti Online12 Sep 2019
Making a condition before marriage that the husband will not take a second wife
Is it permissible for a lady to only agree to marry a man if he accepts that he will not get second wife?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2019Roman Urdu
Nikaah me larki khud ijaab o qabool karna
Agar nikah ke mouke pe larki khud ijaab o qabool karna chahti he qazi sahab ke poochne pe gawaho ke saamne parde me ek hi jagah beth ke jo ke India…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Sep 2019
Will the marriage with someone who becomes a Sunni be valid even if their parents don’t convert?
assalam walaikum! i am a sunni muslim and there is a guy i know him since long h wants to marry me and is willing to convert to suni'ism but he cant…
Abrar Habib - Mufti Online31 Aug 2019
Is a person's sister's mother in-law a mahram?
Is my sister's mother in law my mahram?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Aug 2019
Proxy nikaah
Few months back my brother got married in absence through his representative in the presence of the bride and her father. This was solemnised by the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam16 Jul 2019
Is my nikaah valid?
My wife called me a hypocrite. Is my nikkah still valid.
Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan - Ask Imaam15 Jul 2019
I'm unable to recall a talaq that my husband claims to have issued. Does the talaq stand valid in this case?
Slms My husband mentioned to me that he gave me two talaaqs already. However i don't recall the first one at all. There were many incidents where i…
Naved A. Sohtun ibn Shabbir - Mufti Online30 Jun 2019
Marrying a Qaadiyani
I am a Sunni sect lady in her mid forties and had been married to an Ahmaddiyay Sect man in his late fifties. I have a son of 7 years out of the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Jun 2019
Woman forcing a man to marry her
A man and a woman were having an affair about 3 years back. They later got separated because the man was already married and he refused to marry…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Using one's stepfathers name in the nikaah certificate
I am getting married in July. My mother has done 2 marriages. She is separated and divorced from her first husband long time ago. I was born from…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Is the validity of nikaah subject to repentance of past sins?
During childhood a woman committed sins. The sin was that the woman, who, in her childhood was a girl, rubbed her private parts on another girls…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Apr 2019
Validity of nikaah
Imam please help my query for Allah's sake. I intend to marry a previously divorced lady, mother of two, in the most simplistic manner. I intend to…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online3 Apr 2019
Marrying a chaste person after committing zina
I am born a Muslim but I got distracted at some point in my life and commited adultery with my ex boyfriend. However I got married last year with a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Apr 2019
Marrying a girl while she is in haidh
Is it permissible in Islam to file the nikaah while the bride is in her menses (haidh)? Is nikaah jaiz for the girl in the days of her menses (haidh)?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Mar 2019
Validity of marriage if husband doesn't touch his wife
My husband did not touch me for the last 2 years even though we are living in the same house with 2 kids. Is our marriage still valid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Mar 2019
Marrying a second wife without taking permission from the first wife
Can someone marry a second wife without taking permission from his first wife according to Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam11 Mar 2019
Is my Talaaq valid?
Dear Brothers, Assalamu aleikum. I am writing this message to seek your assistance in the family issue that I have. I will do my best to give my…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online4 Mar 2019
Marrying a woman with the condition of not taking a second wife
If a lady marries a man on a condition that he will not take a second wife and he agrees, will the nikaah be valid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Mar 2019
Witnesses in nikaah
Regarding nikah witnesses on Ask Imam website it states: The wakeel represents the bride in the presence of the two witnesses who must be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Mar 2019
Is my Khula valid?
Few yrs back my husband said either sign on the paper to make him legal guardian for my daughter from my late husband or make the qulah papers…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online26 Feb 2019
Court marriage
I was told that a divorce in court is like a talaaq. There is no need for a separate talaaq. However if you make nikaah, is that valid or does one…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Feb 2019
Calling the girl by a different name during the nikaah
My sister's name is Aay Bee but during the nikaah ceremony the Mufti said "Aay Khan" instead of "Aay Bee". I just want to ask if this nikaah is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Marrying a non-Muslim girl
I have done a civil marriage with a non Muslim girl who will convert to Islam, but has not yet converted due to some financial problem. I have tried…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jan 2019
Taking permission from the first wife to take a second wife
I want to marry a second wife, do I need permission from my first wife?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Jan 2019
How many people should be present for a nikaah to be valid?
In a nikah ceremony for a new Muslim couple, one male adult wakeel on behalf of bride and another male adult witness were present. Is the nikah for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Jan 2019
Is nikaah only valid if it is performed by an Imaam?
Can you let me know in Islam if a nikaah is only valid if it is performed by an imam and if there are witnesses present? Or is the nikaah valid…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jan 2019
Informing one's first wife of second marriage
Is it necessary for a man to seek permission or even to bring to the notice of his first wife about his second marriage? I know its after effects…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam10 Jan 2019
Nikaah without witnesses
A.O.A, Respected sir, My question is: A boy used to talk with her girl friend. There marriage proposal was forwarded by Boy’s family towards girl…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam27 Dec 2018
Signed in the wrong place in the marriage contract. Is my Nikah valid?
Dear imam I am happily married to my husband. My parents took my consent before nikah ceremony. During nikah ceremony i happily signed the…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online24 Dec 2018
Maintaining one's Hindu culture after accepting Islam
I am a Muslim but my boyfriend is Hindu. He is going to convert to Islam and then we will get married. My question is that after accepting Islam, he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Dec 2018
Muslim girl marrying a Hindu boy
According to Islam, a Muslim girl cannot marry a Hindu because the Hindu man, being the head of the family would ask the girl to convert. But if the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Dec 2018
Girl consenting to marriage
A girl is not a virgin and was married previously. This is her second marriage. When talking about her marriage with mother, the girl said something…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Dec 2018
Muslim girl marrying a Hindu boy
Is it permissable for a Muslim girl to marry a Hindu boy?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Dec 2018
Marriage valid without intimacy
After Akd/Akth how long is this marriage ok,even without sexual intimacy between husband & wife?The marriage function/programme has not been done yet.
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online17 Nov 2018
Status of nikaah if couple don't have intercourse
I have heard of a couple who did not have intercourse for the last few years . The wife looks after the house and the children. Can they live…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Nov 2018
Families delaying marriage
I am in love with a Muslim girl. Both of our families know about us and we always force them to get us married, but they are delaying without…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Repeating a nikaah
Can a person do nikah twice with the same woman. I am from Pakistan, residing in China. Can I do nikah with my fiance there and when I come back to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Nov 2018
How many times does a girl have to give verbal consent for nikaah?
How many times does a girl have to give verbal consent for nikaah? Is there a specific number in shariah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Oct 2018
Forced marriage
I was forced to marry a person whom I did not like. I told my mother many times that I dont want to marry this person but my family was not willing…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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