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Nikaah via sms

· 6 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

My question is my boyfriend proposed for me and I said yes to him by text. He showed it to two baaligh aaqil azaad men. Did our nikaah get valid or invalid?

Answer

The nikaah is not valid.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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