Witnesses for nikaah

6 Jan 2014 · 5 Rabiʻ I 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If the person performing nikaah becomes 1 witness and 1 other male person. Is nikkah valid or does it have to be 2 different people. Not the person performing nikaah?

Answer

It is permissible.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قال ومن أمر رجلا بأن يزوج ابنته الصغيرة فزوجها والأب حاضر بشهادة رجل واحد سواهما جاز النكاح لأن الأب يجعل مباشرا للعقد لاتحاد المجلس فيكون الوكيل سفيرا أو معبرا فيبقى المزوج شاهدا وإن كان الأب غائبا لم يجز لأن المجلس مختلف فلا يمكن أن يجعل الأب مباشرا وعلى هذا إذا زوج الأب ابنته البالغة بمحضر شاهد واحد إن كانت حاضرة جاز وإن كانت غائبة لم يجز (الهداية 2/ 307)

Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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