Married or not.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Salam,
I am a 20 year old girl, i got married back home. We did the paper work, and
had a small wedding party, but that was it, we did not do the nikah. He came to
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Answer:
Married or not
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.
If the following four absolutely obligatory conditions of
a ‘nikaah’ or marriage were honored, the marriage would be considered valid and
lawful in the Sight of Allah Subhanah, in the sight of Shariah Law, and in the
sight of the believing society. If even
one of the four absolutely obligatory conditions of the ‘nikaah’ or marriage
were violated, the marriage will be considered null and void in the Sight of
the Lord.
- Proposal
by one party and acceptance by the other.
- The
determination of the ‘mehr’.
- The
presence of (at least) two witnesses to the marriage contract.
- The
consent of the parents/guardians of the bride.
Your
Question:i don`t know if i am married or not.
Respected sister, if the above four obligatory conditions
of the ‘nikaah’ or marriage were honored, absolutely regardless whether the
contract was written and documented or only verbal, your marriage will be
considered absolutely lawful and valid in the Sight of Allah Subhanah and in
the Sight of Shariah Law.
If your husband has ‘disappeared’, or if for any reason
whatsoever you want to free yourself from the marriage, you would need to
initiate a divorce proceedings against your husband in a
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