Court marriage with no Muslim witnesses
Question
If someone got married through the court and didn't fulfil the requirements for it to be an Islamic valid marriage, is this marriage still accepted in Islam?
The bride didn't have a wali due to her being the only Muslim but there also wasn't any male witnesses present during the ceremony.
Answer
If there were no Muslim male witnesses present, then the nikaah was not valid.
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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