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Secret nikaah

· 25 Rabiʻ I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A girl I know has done a nikaah with her boss. She did not have her guardian present and there was no written documents. They had a supposed molvi reading the nikaah and two witnesses. It was all verbal. Does the nikaah stand?

Answer

If the boss was of her match and the same social standing then the nikaah is valid.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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