Civil marriage
Question
I have done my nikkah with my wife but she insists on a civil marriage. I do not want to but she is insisting on it. What shall I do?
Answer
Ask her not to insist.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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