Marriage · Subtopic
Wali & Compatibility
311 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Wali & Compatibility, part of Marriage. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Wali & Compatibility fatawa — page 6 of 8
- Mufti Online7 May 2016
Marrying an irreligious person
I am an unmarried young lady. I wish to pursue a marriage with someone, a Muslim man. However he is unable to offer me anything including religion.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Apr 2016
Imaam being appointed as the wakeel of the girl
Due to certain circumstances my daughter and I have had little contact. In December she told me she want to get married and that she would like if I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Apr 2016
Can a girls non-muslim father be her wakeel?
If a revert girl is getting married, can her non-muslim father be her wakeel?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Apr 2016Roman Urdu
Waleme kab tak de sakte hai?
Walime kab tak de sakte hai? Aisa koi duration hai ke us ke andar hi dena hota he walema?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Apr 2016Roman Urdu
Waleemah
Humari shaadi ku 5 month hue or humne ab tak walima nai diya humari neeyat h dene ki par kuch financial problems ki waha SE hum de nai pai to kiya…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Mar 2016
Having a small walima
Can just by preparing a sweet dish and inviting 10 relatives walima can be done?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2016
Kufu
A girl received a proposal, boy's father is a vegetable merchant, but boy is an engineer. Girl's father is also an engineer. Son of vegetable…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Feb 2016
Girl not happy to get married to the boy her parents have chosen for her
My marriage proposal is going on and my family members selected one boy for me. My family likes this proposal as the boy is hafiz e quran and amil…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Jan 2016
Non-sayyid boy marrying a sayyid girl
Can a non-sayyid boy marry a sayyid girl (a Haashimi girl from the family of Rasulullah [Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam])?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Walimah and reception
1. Should a nikaah be performed on a Friday say after Jumma salaat can the walima has be held on the Sunday? 2. Should the groom not have enough…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Dec 2015
Marrying a girl from a different cast
My question is that is it jaaiz in Islam not to marry a Sayed or Qureshi or shah type girl or boy with someone from another caste? Please give me a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Dec 2015
Marrying a boy who is lower in status than oneself
Can a girl be married to a family who is lower in status than her family when the family of the boy and the boy are religious people? There is no…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Nov 2015
Marrying a non-Gujraati boy
A friend states the following problem he is in. He has been in contact with a girl for just under two years. The girls parents agree for them to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Nov 2015
Feeding madrasah children in a walima
In December I will be getting married and and my father wants to do walima in a very simple way like only family memebers of our home (sister, their…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Nov 2015
Woman consulting her elders in regard to nikaah
I have a divorcee woman with 3 teenage kids that wants to marry me. She is very adamant. I do not see her as suitable life partner but I worry that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Nov 2015
Representative of a revert Muslim woman at the time of nikaah
Who will be a representative of a revert Muslim women. All her family, parents, etc are non Muslim.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Nov 2015
Attending the walimah of a person who receives zakaat
A person in my family is arranging a walima dinner for his son. As he is poor, he is going to pay the dinner expenditures from the amount of zakaat…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Nov 2015
Receiving a good proposal
A girl got a good proposal for her marriage. Everybody is satisfied with all other aspects except the boy's age, he is only one year older than the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Nov 2015
Marrying a person who is one's match
Kindly assist me if possible. My eldest son is 23 years old and Alhamdulillah he is a hafiz as well. He is ready for marriage and it is his wish to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Oct 2015
What qualities should one look for in the person one wishes to get married to
I am a girl of 33 years old and not yet married. I always get many marriage proposals and I have never accept anyone. If I would get married…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Oct 2015
Mother not happy with the girl one wishes to marry
I am 24 years old and I am Bangladeshi. I want to marry a woman who is 11 years older than me, Pakistani, divorced and has a five year old child. As…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Oct 2015
What qualities should one look for in the person one wishes to get married to
When one intends nikaah, what qualities should one look for in the person one wishes to get married to?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2015
Getting married to a person who is committed to Deen
I love a girl, she is Agha Khani and she loves me too. She sits in i'tikaaf for me. She done all things even hijab. After a few days her mother…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2015
Consulting one's elders with regards to nikaah
Please could you advise me on the following matter. I am considered Islamically mature and have been for nearly 10 years. I have met a potential…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2015
Brides representative
I would like to know whether it is necessary for the brides representative to be her Mahram and if nikah was made without her Mahram as her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam20 Aug 2015
Nikah without a wali
I have a question if an adult woman and a man do a nikah in presence of two witness and the Imam- Will there Nikah be valid ? As its without wali…
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim - Mufti Online3 Jun 2015
Taking the consent of one's parents with regards to nikaah
Can I marry without my parents consent. I fear that I may commit zina?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Marrying a Hindu girl who wishes to accept Islam
Can I marry a Hindu girl who wants to secretly accept Islam and follow Islam but not in the open public due to discriminiation of people?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Mar 2015
Walimah
I need your advice. My daughter intends to get married but only wants nikaah the Sunnah way. She does not want a wedding. The groom is having a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam21 Feb 2015
Is permissible for the girls side to feed guests at her wedding in addition to walima?
Is there anything wrong with having an invitation from the girl's side at the time of her marriage, which is in addition to Walima (on the…
Ismail Dawoodjee - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Girl getting married to a boy that is not her kufu
If a girl is adamant in marrying a boy who is of no match to her nor does the boy conforms to the girls Kufu; the girl observes her daily prays…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Dec 2014
Wali in nikaah
I just wanted to know if you have no wali can you do nikaah? I have nobody but I want to do nikaah. His parents are not agreeing. Also we are both…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN2 Dec 2014
Time of Walimah
Should a Walimah be done before or after the consummation of a Nikah?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online17 Nov 2014
Step father representing the girl in nikaah
I am a Muslim girl who wants to marry a Muslim man. My father passed away a long time ago. My question is can my step father give my hand?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Oct 2014
Rejecting a proposal
Is it wrong Islamically to reject a marriage proposal because the guy has a disability. Alhamdulilah he is a good guy but he has a speech disability…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2014Roman Urdu
Walima karna
Mera phlay nikha hua tha us k 6 month bad ger ki nachakion ki waja say baray kharab halat ma ruksati hui. Meray susral wlon na or husband na walima…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Sep 2014
Wali for Nikah
I wanted to ask you if you can do me a favour.I know a girl.She converted to islam.Since that time she has no wahli in islam because her dad is…
Arshad Ali - Mufti Online11 Jun 2014
Consent of the girl for nikaah
When the Imam leads the nikaah, does he have to ask the girl with two witnesses or just two witness is enough. In our locality people say Imam…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam5 Jun 2014
Is a Nikah performed without a wali valid?
I would like to know if a nikkah without a wali present is valid?bearng in mind that thr female is now 21 and her parents did not agree of a nikkah…
AbdulMannan Nizami - Ask Imaam26 Mar 2014
Is a secret marriage valid without the girl having the wali's approval?
1)Is it nessesary to floss and brush your teeth before ghusl because of food particles that are stuck in teeth because its hard and time consuming…
Ismail Dawoodjee
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