Is the questioner considered a wife legally after the engagement, the presence of the guardian, two witnesses, and the Imam, and the giving of the dowry, with that being recorded with "Sayyid Al-Adoul" and a request for proof of marriage submitted to the court in her country, knowing that her fiancé has not yet obtained his divorce decree from his previous wife, and that the contract was not formally completed in her country due to the difficulty of the fiancé's return?
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Among the most important pillars of marriage are the صيغة (formulation) of offer and acceptance from the guardian or his agent, and the husband or his representative. One should ask people of knowledge about what they do not know the ruling of before embarking on an action, for Allah Almighty says: "So ask the people of the message if you do not know."
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