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What is the ruling on marrying a Christian woman who was previously in a civil, unregistered marriage that ended in divorce, knowing that the Sharia contract will be concluded verbally via video in the presence of her guardian and two Muslim witnesses?

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If a woman is chaste, then her marriage is permissible, and her guardian from among her religious kin should arrange it. A Christian father has more right to marry off his Christian daughter than her brother does. There is a difference of opinion regarding the validity of the contract if the brother marries her off while the father is eligible for guardianship. Marriage contracts conducted through modern communication methods are shrouded in ambiguity, and many scholars have prohibited their validity. If a marriage fulfills the legal conditions and pillars, it is valid, even if it is not documented in courts. However, documenting it in official departments has become a necessity to avoid harms and the loss of rights.

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