What is the legitimate legal wording for drafting a marriage contract for a woman divorced before consummation, and should it be written as "previously married virgin," "divorcée," or "virgin"?
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The pillars of marriage () are: the presence of the woman's guardian (wali), two just witnesses, a صيغة (formula) indicating the contract, and the wife being free of impediments. If the wife is divorced before consummation and there was no valid privacy (), she is not required to observe an ' (waiting period) and may marry immediately. If these pillars are met and there are no impediments, the marriage is valid, and it is not a condition to document it or to mention the wife's status (virgin or previously married) in the contract. There is no objection to describing a woman divorced before consummation as a virgin if she has not lost her virginity.
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