Jokingly getting married

· 5 Rajab 1439 AH1 min readEnglish
Nikaah & Marriage IssuesConditions for the validity of Nikaah

Question

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, witnesses, lawyer, molvi (my friends pretended to be one of the characters). It even included the mahr. Then a female friend asked us separately if we accept each other as wife and husband thrice and we both said qubool hai 3 times. I had taken it as a joke and ignored it but now after several years, an aalimah I know told me that the nikkah was done at that time and I should either immediately tell my parents about this so that the nikaah would complete or ask the guy for divorce or else I would be doing a major sin. I want to confirm if I did get married or not.

Answer

If it was done in the presence of witnesses the nikaah is valid.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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