Woman not accepting the marriage in the same gathering
Question
1. If a man does the ijaab of marriage in front of two witnesses but the woman does not say the qubool, will there be any marriage?
2. If a man says to a woman‘you are my wife’ in front of two male people,will it be considered a marriage?
Answer
1. If the woman does not accept in the same gathering, the nikaah will not take place.
2. As above.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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