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Answers: 20Conditions of Marriage
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Her family do not want to arrange a marriage for her and she is thinking of an ‘urfi marriage with no wali (guardian)
- 18,549
Is the marriage valid if the woman says to her fiancée “I give myself to you in marriage” in the presence of her wali?
- 51,742
Her father refuses to marry her to this young man and she loves him
- 30,026
Her guardians are preventing her from getting married and she knows that the qaadi does not deal with such cases
- 32,479
Her father is refusing to arrange her marriage on the grounds that she has to finish her studies. Is his guardianship waived thereby?
Do You Need Witnesses to Take Shahadah?
1- It is not essential to take shahadah (say the testimony of faith) before witnesses. Islam is a matter that is between a person and his Lord. 2- No marriage contract is valid without a wali (guardian) for the wife, but no non-Muslim can act as a wali for a Muslim woman. For more, see the detailed answer.115,159- 26,317
Ruling on customary (‘urfi) marriage – and is it permissible for the wife to move to another wali at whim?
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She was forced to marry someone she did not want. Can she use contraceptive pills?
- 33,664
Marriage to a Woman of the People of the Book – Do You Advise It?
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Obstacles to a Christian woman marrying a Muslim man
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