What are the requirements for witnesses to a marriage contract, and is the contract valid with two unfamiliar witnesses who do not know the couple, if they are present before them at the time of the contract?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
For the two witnesses of a marriage, it is stipulated that they must be male, free, Muslim, sane, adult, and characterized by uprightness. It is not a condition for the witnesses to know the spouses.
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