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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 4 of 15
- Mufti Online28 Oct 2018
Using sihr (jaadu) to force a girl into marriage
In Islam, a husband and wife are rewarded for satisfying eachother in bed, but what if a boy marries a girl by doing sihr (jaadu) on her and makes…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2018
Consummation of marriage is not a prerequisite for the validity of nikaah
asalamualaykum, i have recntly asked a question about if a couple has to sleep together after nikaah to make it valid and if they dont will it…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam23 Oct 2018
Is my Nikah still valid?
Asalamualikum, Please can you help and let me know if my Nikkah is valid. I was telling my wife a joke with the following words: “I know how to make…
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Mufti Online22 Oct 2018
Married girl getting married to someone else
A girl's father made her nikkah to a guy. She wasn't in the nikkah. She made her father her representative. After nikkah she wasn't living with the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2018
Marrying a married women
I married a girl and she was already married to a guy. For the last 4 years he was in a jail due to some reasons... The family members doesnt have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2018
Girl not being in her senses at the time of nikaah
If a girl is given a drug and is not in her right state of mind. She doesn’t agree to the marriage. Is the nikkah valid and does she need divorce…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Sep 2018
Imaam calling the girl's father by his second name while performing a nikaah
My name is Muhammad Yaseen s/o Muhammad Arif and my wife's name is Urooj d/o Fazal Ahmed. We Got Married in Makkah alhamdullilah. When the imam was…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Sep 2018
Validity of talaaq is not based on ‘iddah
Assalam Alaikum.. My father gave talaq talaq talaq to my mother over phone in anger.. my mom told me this.. she didn’t even did 3 months iddat.. not…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online18 Sep 2018
Nikaah of a Muslim woman whose husband does not want to accept Islam
If a married non-Muslim woman accepts Islam and her husband does not accept Islam. He does not want to give her divorce. How can this woman get…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Sep 2018
Taking a second wife without any need
Can a Muslim take a second wife without any reason. I mean, if he is happy with his wife and children, does he need a reason to take a second wife…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Sep 2018
Getting married in the presence of two witnesses
My friend did nikah with her boyfriend. Both are Muslims. But they did not go to any qazi and their parents were also absent. It took place in front…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Sep 2018
Renewing the nikaah if marriage was not consummated
I married my wife and didn't have intercourse with her for 4 months, do I have to marry her again?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Sep 2018
Getting married on video call
I want to get married but the girl is far from my location. Can she come on video or online...
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2018
Marrying a Jinn
If a human and a genie have offspring, would it be considered a human or a jinn? How would that child be treated in the Aakhirat, as a human or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam6 Aug 2018
Is my nikaah valid?
This is not my new question but Adding some details to the question no 2 asked by me yesterday. Please do not delete it as I just asked two…
Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan - Mufti Online30 Jul 2018
Separating from a Qaadiyani husband
I was married 6 years ago and knew that my husband belongs to Qadiani sect but due to lack of knowledge of their belief, I agreed for this proposal.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Jul 2018
Court marriage
I want to know if a person gets married without the consent of their parents (means court marrige). Both parties are mature people and the people…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jul 2018
Girl giving consent for marriage to her wali
Do two witnesses have to be present/hear the woman give her consent to her wali/guardian for the nikaah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam9 Jul 2018
Is my nikah valid if I do not have intercourse every four months?
I just found out from website that husband to have sexual intercourse with his wife every four months otherwise automatic divorce occurs. After…
Mizanur Rahman - Mufti Online9 Jul 2018
Misyar marriages
My question is what does the Sharia say when a Muslimah upload a video of herself telling her side of the story of being in a misyar marriage with a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam3 Jul 2018
Can the son of the bride (or the groom) serve as a witness for the nikah?
Can the son of the bride (or the groom) serve as a witness for the nikah?
Mufti Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam5 Jun 2018
If She was in kufra at the moment of nikah. Was their nikah valid?
We can’t get a help in our country because our knowledge there is very poor especially in fikh. My brother doesn’t speak english good, so I wrote…
Mufti Sohail ibn Arif - Mufti Online4 May 2018
Validity of the nikaah
A woman once tried to make a man fall in love with her. She said a dua, blowed into water and then gave the water to a man to drink to make him fall…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 May 2018
Nikaah via text messages
I have done a nikkah on message with my fiance without the presence of any witness but i took the snapshots of those messages as a proof but later…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Apr 2018
Calling the groom by his step fathers name instead of his fathers name at the time of nikaah
One of my friends is going to get married soon Insha Allah but we have a little query which is creating embarrassment in our minds. His actual…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Apr 2018
Performing Nikaah after obtaining permission from the girl
I just came to the US and I want to get married next year when my daddy goes to Africa, but I would not be there because I will be in school by that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Apr 2018
Forcing a boy to get married
I have an important question which I would like to ask on behalf of a friend of mine. I shall explain the whole situation and would like some…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Mar 2018
Marrying a girl who committed zina
Recently, I have chosen a bride for marriage. The bride told me that she had a boyfriend and her boyfriend did sex with her two times by explaining…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Mar 2018
Homosexual feelings
I am a Muslim but I suffer from homosexual feelings. As per advice from many renowned scholars, I got married. I never disclosed this to my wife…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Mar 2018
Marrying for money
1. Is marrying for money halaal? 2. If yes, should the amount given in salami or as a gift be returned after divorce? Is it obligatory in Islam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Mar 2018
Jokingly getting married
When I was in school, I had been in a relationship and for fun my friends wrote a nikaah naama which included all the details like my parents' name,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Mar 2018
Marrying a very young woman
I got married for a second time to a woman who is 32 years younger to me. She married me with all her consent through court marriage 6 years ago and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Mar 2018
If a girl does mut'ah, does she leave the fold of Islam?
If someone/girl agrees to a "temporary marriage" aka muta marriage to a shia .. does this mean she leaves the fold of Islam? And if so what are the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam21 Feb 2018
Will my marriage be valid?
I need some advice in relation to permissibility of marriage & divorce under secular law in a western country and the sharia. I am from a European…
Shibly bin Mizan - Mufti Online21 Feb 2018Roman Urdu
Zabardasti ka nikaah
Kiya zabardasti ka nikkah Islam sy jaiz hai without any witness.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2018
Will translating "I am marrying you" result in marriage
There are some websites and apps on the internet which help us learn foreign languages. Now on these sites we have to translate from one language to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2018
Making the condition that the husband cannot take a second wife
I am planning to get married and proposed for a certain girl. The girl whom I want to marry said that if I accept the condition of not taking a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Feb 2018
Is my nikah still valid?
I need guidance on my marriage which I am not sure if nikah is still valid or not. May Allah ta'ala grant you full Jaza khair for your help in deen…
Saad Haque - Mufti Online14 Feb 2018
Marital issues
Is it wrong for me to stay away from my wife because she will not wear hijab? I told her that she should wear hijab nicely and I encourage her by…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Feb 2018
Invalid nikaah
1. A man says to a woman,’Did You marry Rahim?’ The woman replies,’Yes’ in front of many people. Does it mean they are married? 2. A man says to a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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