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Is the young man considered a legal husband to the woman after he asked her to swear on the Qur’an to accept, and then announced the presence of witnesses to that, despite her separation from him?

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What the man claimed about the marriage is not valid. A woman cannot marry herself, and a marriage contract is not concluded except with a guardian (wali) and two just witnesses. Furthermore, the questioner's swearing on the Quran that she accepts him as a husband is considered a promise of marriage, and she has the right to retract it whenever she wishes. In conclusion, what happened is not a legitimate contract.

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