Is the contract that will be written between me and this man, which will include witnesses and his acknowledgment of all the contractual conditions stipulated in man-made law, considered a legitimate (Shar’i) contract?
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A valid Islamic marriage ( ) requires the fulfillment of five conditions: the offer from the woman's guardian (wali), the acceptance from the husband, the husband, the wife, and two witnesses. If any of these pillars are missing, the contract is invalid.
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