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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 15 of 15
- Ask Imaam6 Oct 2000
Does a man need the approval of his parents for his nikah with a woman to be valid?
A Nikah is performed with a proposal (Iejaab) by the male or female and acceptance (Qubool) by the male or female in the past and/or present tense…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Sep 2000
If non-Muslims marry, is their marriage valid in the eyes of Allah (SWT)?
If a non-Muslim married couple accept Islam, their marriage before Islam will be recognised. However, if they are married to very close relatives…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000
We have not received our contract from the Imam who married us. Since we don't have the contract in hand, is the marriage still valid.
If the correct procedure was adopted in performing the Nikah, the marriage is valid. The written contract is not a prerequisite for the validity of…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000
If the wife is refusing to put Hijaab, is it wrong to divorce her?
There are two aspects here: One is I?elaam (to inform) and the other is I?emaal (to make others practice). Informing is merely a means of making…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000
If I give dowry without involving the Shaikh to officiate, is the marriage valid?
I heard that the fundamental thing in Nikah is the dowry. If one just gives the dowry in cash or goods as the wife may request, without involving…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000
On my Nikah I was asked to pay K500.00 as mahr (dowry), but because of financial problems, I managed to pay only K350.00. When I pay the balance now, she refuses. Is my nikah valid?
On my Nikah I was asked to pay K500.00 as mahr (dowry), but because of financial problems, I managed to pay only K350.00, and promised to pay the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000
If a girl becomes pregnant out of wedlock without people noticing the pregnancy and then make Nikah, is the Nikah valid? If not, what must be done?
The Nikah of the girl only with the boy who made her pregnant is valid. Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000
Please explain whether contraception is valid in Islam.
CONTRACEPTION Reversible Chemical - the pill which is taken orally spermicidal jellies used locally. Mechanical - use of condom intra-uterine device…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2000
Where a bride or a groom is forced or threatened into marriage against their will, is it valid ?
In some traditional societies, bride or groom do not have a say in their marriages. Their parents choose bride or groom based on economic or status…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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