What is urfi marriage.
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One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
As
Salaam
Brother
in Islam, kindly enlighten me with the validity of Urfi Marriage.
I got
married under Urfi Nikah, 5 yrs ago. I was then a new revert to Islam & to
continue my life as Momin, I got married in haste under Urfi.
I want
to now judge the validity of my marriage, as recently my husband got married to
another Sister (due to his parent`s pressure).No one except we two know about
the marriage & we stay in our parent`s homes; since our marriage.
Brother,
besides this, help me with understanding about Urfi marriage completely.
JazaakALLAH
Khair
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Answer:
What is urfi
marriage
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.
The literal meaning of an ‘urfi’ marriage is when all the
conditions of a lawful ‘nikaah’ between a couple are scrupulously honored, but
the ‘nikaah’ itself is not registered with a government agency or the law of
the land.
Registering one’s marriage with a government agency or the
law of the land is definitely not a legal requirement in Shariah; but one is
well within their rights to do so as it might help in protecting their lawful
rights.
Regardless of whether one chooses to register their
marriage with a government agency or not, provided all the obligatory
conditions of a ‘nikaah’ were fulfilled, the marriage itself will remain legal,
valid, and lawful in the Sight of Shariah Law and of Allah Subhanah.
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
Wister