Question:- Many Muslim families have engagement parties when they find their children suitable marriage partners. Is this permissible in Islam, or is it better to have the Nikah performed? Many young people, after getting engaged, feel that it is a permit for them to...
Question:- How long after the Nikah should the Walimah be performed? Can it be a week after the Nikah, and will the condition be that the couple cannot meet until three days before the Walimah? Answer:- Walimah is celebrated the day after the newlywed couple have...
Question:- A scholar performed Nikah for a couple. There were only three adults present for the Nikah ceremony including the scholar. This basically means that the scholar was the first witness whilst the groom became the second witness. Is the Nikah valid? Answer:-...
Question:- 1. Is a man permitted to have relations with a slave girl in Shariah? 2. Aren't slave girls considered to be "sex slaves" to their master? 3. Didn't Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam have a concubine? He also housed her at a distance from where he housed...
Question:- Is an Islamic marriage certificate accepted in court? The reason we are asking, is because a person is married to a foreigner. So, in order to make documentation easier when they have children, they want to get court married with an "ANC" clause. Someone...
Question:- Due to a woman marrying a foreigner, they've got to get court married to attain legal documentation. Having the legal paper work in order will be an advantage to them, as they intend having children one day Insha'Allah. We want to know whether it would be...
Question:- If a father gets his Na-Baaligh daughter married to someone who is not Kufoo (an equal to her), does she get a choice of remaining in the Nikah or not upon attaining puberty? Answer:- If the father gets his minor (Na-Baaligh) daughter married, or the...
Question:- If a girl's menstrual cycle is affected due to suffering from some kind of disease such as 'PCOS', how should she respond to marriage proposals? If she continues the match-searching process, wouldn't it be counted as being dishonest? If she explains her...