What is the essential of Islamic Marriage? Is there any need for Kazi or witness? A man and woman live together as husband and wife without formal nikah or nikahnama. Can it be call a valid marriage?
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What is the essential of Islamic Marriage?
Is there any need for Kazi or witness? A man and woman live together as husband and wife without formal
nikah or nikahnama. Can it be call a
valid marriage?
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Things
required for Islamic marriage
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Your question: What is
the essential of Islamic Marriage?
The
following conditions must be met and are absolutely essential for a legal
Islamic Marriage:
- The man woman are non-mehram.
- The man and woman to agree to
the marriage.
- Two witnesses
- Mehr should be agreed upon.
Your question: Is
there any need for Kazi or witness?
There is
no need for a Qadi in an Islamic marriage.
If the above conditions are met,
any believer can marry the couple.
The two
witnesses are absolutely essential,
without which the marriage would be invalid in Islam.
Your question: A man
and woman live together as husband and wife without formal nikah or nikahnama.
Can it be call a valid marriage?
A marriage
without the ‘nikaah’ and witnesses,
will not be valid nor recognized in Islam. The couple who live together without ‘nikaah’, will thus be living their lives in ‘zina’
and will be held severely accountable in the Court of Allah.
Marriage
in Islam is not something to be decided amongst two people in secrecy. Marriages must be announced and it is a
preferred Sunnah to hold a marriage feast (walima).
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written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister