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Using a fake identity in Nikaah

· 19 Rabiʻ I 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is the nikaah valid if the man used someone else's identity. Name, surname date of birth all belonging to someone else. After he left his wife it was discovered that he is not the person he pretended to be?

Answer

The nikaah will be valid.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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