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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

AS salam o valeku

dear brother

pls hepl me in this regards

A freind who stays in UP Sultanpur got married before 6 years Now stays in

mumbai.
At that time he got married and did not get the girl at home. Now after 6

years he is getting the girl

pls let me know how far the marriage is valid as he was never in touch with

the girl during this period. We also want to know if now the girl may not

want to come with him pls guide

regards 

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Answer:

Married six years rukhsati

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your Question: pls let me know how far the marriage is valid as he was never in touch with the girl during this period

Beloved brother in Islam, the one and only thing that breaks the sacred bond of marriage in Shariah Law is the pronouncement of divorce. If the ‘nikaah’ between your friend and his wife was performed six years ago and only now they wish to live together as a couple there is absolutely no harm; and this time difference or separation between the husband and the wife from their ‘nikaah’ to the bride’s ‘rukhsati’, absolutely regardless of whether or not the husband and the wife have ‘touched’ each other, does not by itself effect the validity of their marriage in the least.

Once a ‘nikaah’ is performed between two eligible non-mehrams, they will be considered married in the Sight of Shariah Law and Allah Subhanah unless and until they wish to seek a separation through the institution of divorce.

Your Question: We also want to know if now the girl may not want to come with him pls guide
If for any reason the wife no longer wishes to come and live with her husband, she is well within her rights to choose to initiate a divorce proceedings against her husband and seek her freedom. She can either request her husband to pronounce a divorce, and if the husband for any reason does not fulfill her request, she may approach a Shariah Court and initiate a divorce proceeding to seek her freedom from the marriage.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan