Is nikaah valid without parents.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
I am
married since 2003 but it was love marriege. None of our parrents was present
while nikah. We r having 1 Baby Girl. Still my parents are not happy with me.
is that our Nikah is accepted by allah?
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Answer:
Is nikaah valid
without parents
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
The absolutely obligatory conditions for a marriage or
‘nikaah’ to be deemed lawful in the Sight of Shariah and of Allah Subhanah are:
- Proposal
by one party and acceptance by the other.
- The
determination of ‘mehr’ for the bride.
- The
availability of at least two witnesses to the marriage contract.
- The
consent of the parents/guardians (wali) of the bride.
If the above four listed conditions are honored, the
‘nikaah’ will be considered legal and valid in the Sight of Shariah Law and in
the Sight of Allah Subhanah; and if even one of the above listed four
obligatory conditions of a ‘nikaah’ are violated, the marriage will not be
deemed lawful in the Sight of Shariah Law and of Allah Subhanah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan