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Nikah fatwa — Islamic marriage
Questions about nikah (Islamic marriage): conditions of a valid nikah, mahr, witnesses and guardians, the walimah, the rights of husband and wife, and marriage questions that arise in South Africa.
7,822 fatawa from 11 South African Darul Iftas (topics are assigned from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the count is approximate). Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
By Darul Ifta
Most-asked on this topic
- What are the Islamic guidelines for intimacy in marriage?
- Is having a boyfriend or girlfriend haraam?
- Are mehndi, wedding receptions and other customs permissible?
- What maintenance (nafaqah) must a husband provide?
- What is needed for a valid nikah?
- Can a Muslim marry a non-Muslim, Christian or Jew?
- How much should the mahr be?
- Can I talk to my fiancée before the nikah?
- What are the rules for taking a second wife?
- Can I marry without my parents' consent?
Marriage fatawa from each Darul Ifta
- Mufti Online18 Oct 2026
Male sleeping on the same bed with his mahram
After you become baligh, are you allowed to sleep with women that are old on the same bed but different duvets or the same duvet?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam26 Oct 2025
Can a husband force her wife to ware burqa and niqab?
Can a husband force her wife to wear burqa and niqab?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ibn Masood5 Oct 2026
Nikaah Solemnized By Proxy
What are the requirements of Nikaah being valid in a case where the prospective spouses are based in different countries?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN5 Aug 2026
Status of a non-Muslim marriage if the wife accepts Islam?
Q. We live in Russia and I have accepted Islam but my husband has not yet said he is a Muslim. Is my marriage valid and can I marry another man?
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Azaadville8 Jul 2026
The Age At Which A Boy Is Deemed Fit To Be A Mahram For Travel
If a boy is close to the age of Buloogh (puberty) , will he suffice as a mahram for travelling?
- MUBZ17 Jun 2026
Can a Wife Object to Her Husband Sending Money to His Sister
مغتربة مع زوجي في احدي الدول الأوروبية والي الان لا نستطيع ادخار جنيها واحدا بسبب انه يبعث بكل ما معه الي اخته فهل لي الاعتراض خصوصا اني اريد العوده…
- MJC18 Nov 2025
Effect of Apostasy on Marriage
With regards to your query, please be informed of the following: Please be hereby informed that when any of the parties to an Islamic marriage…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Camperdown5 Sep 2026
A woman exiting Ihram, can her husband or son who is still in ihram cut her hair?
A woman exiting Ihram, can her husband or son who is still in ihram cut her hair?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - DU Zakariyya
Does a woman have to pay zakaat on her jewelry, if her husband is not earning?
Does a woman have to pay zakaat on her jewelry, if her husband is not earning?
- Amjadi9 Jun 2023
THE RULING ABOUT GOING FOR HAJJ WITHOUT A MAHRAM
As salaam mu alaikum wa rah matul lahi wa barakatuhu, Our Honourable Mufti Saheb, Today we request you to bless us by advising us with what is the…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - DU Newcastle10 Oct 2018
What is the ruling if a talaaq is issued with the words ''OUR MARRIGE IS OVER''?
What is the ruling if a talaaq is issued with the words ”OUR MARRIGE IS OVER”?
- Mufti Online7 Oct 2026
Correct manner of meeting the spouse after nikaah
The question below is with regard to an assignment. Kindly assist with a brief response. 1. What is the proper manner of vetting potential grooms?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam3 Oct 2025
If a married man commit Zina and later he realizes the mistake and honestly ask Tawba from Allah, Will he get Hur-Ul-Iyne in Janna ?
If a married man commit Zina and later he realizes the mistake and honestly ask Tawba from Allah, Will he get Hur-Ul-Iyne in Janna ?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ibn Masood27 Sep 2026
Rejecting A Marriage Proposal
Is it permissible to turn down a marriage proposal due to having to move far from my parents, making it difficult for us to meet often?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN20 Jul 2026
Nikah in the Month of Muharram/Safar
I would like to know if it is permissible to marry in the months of Muharram and Safar. I have been told by family members that it is not…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville6 Jun 2026
Istikharah For Marriage
A boy has proposed for my daughter. After making Istikarah for 3 days she was happy with the proposal, however after the 4 days istikara she started…
- MUBZ17 Jun 2026
Regret Over Wrong Marriage Partner
Salaams. This is really silly, but is it stupid to make dua to “go back in time” like i desperately wish to go back and do something differently,…
- MJC28 Sep 2025
Fathers Duty Towards his Unmarried Daughter
With regards to your query, please be informed of the following: 1. A father is financially responsible for the basic needs of his poor children who…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Camperdown22 Aug 2026
Delayed Mahr
I’ve heard of an initial mahr and a “delayed” portion by some families. What is that delayed portion? Is it cultural as part of mahr or is it the…
Baba Abu Bakr - DU Zakariyya
Salaah and Marriage of a person who underwent a sex change operation
The members of our community were surprised to learn that one of the regular Muṣallies of our Masjid was actually a woman who had undergone a sex…
- Amjadi24 Jan 2022
CAN A NON AALIM PERFORM A NIKAH
What is the ruling of the learned Muftis And Ulama in the following case: Can a non-Aalim conduct a Nikaah even if he is unmarried? Question posed…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - DU Newcastle6 Oct 2018
Nikah in the Month of Muharram/Safar
I would like to know if it is permissible to marry in the month of muharram/safar as i am planning a nikah in the month of December in which…
- Mufti Online6 Oct 2026
Using apps to look for a spouse
I am a divorced woman. I am looking for a spouse in my area. What is the Islamic ruling on using apps like Muzz or should I look for alternative…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam21 Jul 2025
I just came to know this about my wife, what should i do?
I have been married for 6 months, i just came to know through my wife that she had been raped 4 years ago. This has been a shocking news for me as…
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Ibn Masood9 Sep 2026
Beautification Between Spouses
Women are encouraged to beautify themselves within the confines of the home for the satisfaction of the husband. Please explain in which manner is…
Mufti Muhammad Bhayla - Jamiat KZN29 Apr 2026
Q&A Marriage Mail
I am married for 22 years. My husband enjoys me showing him love, but he doesn’t like to show me the same kind of love towards me. There are many…
- Azaadville11 Sep 2025
Pardah From The Husband Of A Paternal And Maternal Aunt
Does a woman have to observe Parda for the following people: Her maternal/paternal aunts Husband Husbands Uncles Husband’s Nephews
- MUBZ17 Jun 2026
Woman Attending her Husband’s Janāzah
Aslm. I would just like to know about a women’s husband who passed away and his janaazah will be held at another residence. The wife is observing…
- MJC4 Nov 2024
The Ruling of Marriage to Non-Muslim Females
1. Although marriage to women of the Ahl al-Kitāb is in principle permissible, there exists a considerable juristic difference of opinion on the…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Camperdown19 Aug 2026
Wedding Cake Cutting
As salaamu alaikum Respected Alim Kindly advise what is the Islamic view on having a wedding cake cutting at a wedding reception? This will take…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - DU Zakariyya
Nikah to a lady one committed zina with
If a person committed Zinā (fornication) with a lady and she falls pregnant, thereafter if he intends to marry her, should he wait for her to give…
Fatāwā Darul Uloom Zakariyyā - Amjadi15 Jan 2022
PERFORMING NIKAH IN THE MASJID ON A FRIDAY
What is the ruling of the learned Ulama in the following matters: 1. What is it like to perform Nikaah in a Masjid on Friday and what is its…
- DU Newcastle1 Oct 2015
When Is Waleemah Sunnah?
1. Is the waleemah sunnah before or after consumation? Does consumation refer to actual intercourse, or is privacy between the two sufficient? 2.…
- Mufti Online6 Oct 2026
Woman becoming pregnant before nikaah
A woman becomes pregnant before marriage and has no intention of marrying. Does the child become haraam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam15 Nov 2024
Does khula’ take place without the acceptance of the husband?
Salam, me and my husband got into an argument as he is cheating constantly, i have a week left till i give birth, last night i gave my husband back…
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Ibn Masood2 Sep 2026
Mahram-Status Of One’s Father’s Sister
A woman has a foi (her father’s sister)- Q1) Will the woman’s son be Mahram to the foi? Q2) Will the woman’s husband be Mahram to the foi?
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Jamiat KZN11 Nov 2025
Am I Entitled to Keep a Car My Ex-Husband Gave Me as a Gift?
Can my ex-husband take back a car he gifted me while we were married? He bought the car for me and gifted it to me during our marriage under finance…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville14 Jan 2025
Giving Talaaq On Condition That The Wife Forfeits Her Right Of Maintenance
If a person stipulates a condition that if Talaaq takes place, the wife will forfeit all her rights to maintenance, will this condition be valid?
- MUBZ18 Sep 2025
ʿIddah not at Husbands Home – Will She Receive Maintenance?
Will a woman who doesn’t spend her iddat at her husband’s house get nafaqah during her iddat only
- MJC2 Jul 2024
Mother’s Contribution to Wedding Expenses
1. Let us state first and foremost that the expenses which our community generally tends to associate with weddings tend for the most part to be…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Camperdown17 Aug 2026
Wife, 3 daughters & 2 brothers – Inheritance
الّس لام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركات ه Please work out share and percentage for Wife 3 daughters 2 brothers
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - DU Zakariyya
What fertility methods can a person use that is not against Sharī'ah?
What fertility methods can a person use that is not against Sharī'ah?
- Mufti Online23 Sep 2026
Sunnat age for a person to make nikaah
Is it a sunnat to get married at the age of 25 for a man?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam25 Oct 2024
Uttering Talaq to save his marriage
A women is convinced her husband has cheated on her. She wants a divorce. He swears he didn't and is willing on doing anything for her to believe.…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Ibn Masood14 Jul 2026
Stay-At-Home Husbands
Please comment on the current trend today where men remain at home while women go out to work and earn an income for the household. In some cases,…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN14 May 2025
Second marriage without Talaaq
Q. I married the second time without getting a divorce from the first husband. We fell apart and decided not to see each other anymore, but he…
- Azaadville29 Nov 2024
Walimah Hosted By The Side Of The Girl
Is it any part of Deen for the girl to host the Walimah? Is it permissible to attend such a function? Should people be advised to abstain from such…
- MUBZ25 Aug 2025
Wearing a White Wedding Dress
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatallāhi wa barakātuh Q: Regarding the colour of the nikkah clothing of women. Respected ʿUlamāʾ 1. Is it necessary for…
- MJC20 Apr 2024
Secret Nikah
1. In Islam, when a girl who is of age requests her parents to let her marry a man against whom they have no reasonable complaint, she may refer her…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Camperdown24 Jul 2026
Who Inherits When a Woman Passes Away Without Parents, Husband, Children or Siblings?
A woman passed away not having any close relative alive. She outlived her husband, brother, parents and did not have any children. The closest…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - DU Zakariyya
Can the exchanging of marital vows suffice for Ḥalālah?
Can the exchanging of marital vows suffice for Ḥalālah?
- Mufti Online20 Sep 2026
Husband showing concern for the well-being of his wife
I live with my husband's parents. When anyone of his parents take ill (flu, headache, etc.) he is quickly at their side taking care of them with…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam26 Jul 2024
Can a 9 year old boy be a Mahram for his mother?
Can a 9 year old boy be a Mahram for his mother and aunty when going for Hajj?
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Ibn Masood8 Jul 2026
Withholding Mahr And Maintenance
My husband divorced me in March. In 2025, he had loaned my Mahr to pay for expenses. He said that he will return my kruger coin to me, but it is now…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN4 Feb 2025
Stipulation of the Mahr
Who has the right to stipulate the Mahr? The girl or the boy? If the Mahr was not specified, and the marriage has already been consummated, what…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville25 Oct 2024
A Written Divorce Which Was Only Read By The Wife At A Later Time
A person writes out three divorces to his wife and then intends to hand the written Talaaq over to her. However, before handing it over, the couple…
- MUBZ6 Aug 2025
Abusive Husband
AA. I done istikhara for guidance as to whether or not I should take out a non molestation order and occupation order and get a divorce to get my…
- MJC22 Mar 2024
Performing Nikah in a Masjid
1. The prevailing opinion among scholars, including those of the Hanafi, Shafi’i, and Hambali schools of jurisprudence, is that it is recommended to…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Camperdown18 Apr 2026
“Can I go for Umrah without a mahram if travelling with family?”
Im a mature girl yearning to go for umrah as My mother is going and her mahram will be her nephew (sister’s son). Will it be permissible for me to…
Baba Abu Bakr - DU Zakariyya
Are the different fertility treatments prevalent today permissible in Islam?
Are the different fertility treatments prevalent today permissible in Islam?
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