Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is the nikaah of a drunk person valid?

· 2 Muharram 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 38974English

Question

Tomorrow he's getting married tonight he parties and gets drunk

How do the scholars view this will the nikah tomorrow be valid

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.

Who will perform the nikaah of the drunk person and how will it be performed?

And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.

Hussein Muhammad.

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