Nikah
Nikah is the Islamic marriage contract: an agreement between a man and a woman. It has specific conditions, such as a guardian's role, witnesses, and a mahr. Fatwas on disputed marriages usually examine whether these conditions were met.
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Is there such a thing in Sharia as "Nikah Jihad" (marriage jihad)? If so, what are its conditions? What is the ruling on those who speak about it without verification? And does this fall under slandering chaste women?
There is nothing in Islamic law called "Nikah Jihad" (marriage jihad). Marriage has its own conditions and pillars. The Sharia has safeguarded honor and made slandering it unjustly one of the greatest sins. It has also…
Is the word "al-nikah" in the Holy Quran always used to mean the marriage contract, or does it come to mean both the contract and sexual intercourse, taking into consideration what Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned, that if it is a command, it refers to both the contract and sexual intercourse, and if it is a prohibition, it refers to one of them?
The correct view is that the term "nikah" (marriage) as it appears in Islamic law refers to the marriage contract, and this is its most common usage in the Quran, Sunnah, and among the Companions. Ibn Taymiyyah said:…
What is the appropriate response to those who cast doubt on the Prophetic hadiths narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari, including: "(Our Lord will then uncover His Shin and every believing male and female will prostrate before Him, and there will remain none who used to prostrate in the world for showing off and for gaining good reputation, but will find his back as a single plate, and whenever he intends to prostrate, his back will become stiff)", and hadiths about Allah's manifestation and seeing Him, and the Hadith of the Secret Counsel (Najwa): (".. He says: Allah will bring the believer near and cover him with His screen and ask him: Do you know such and such a sin? Do you know such and such a sin? He will say: Yes, O my Lord. Until when He makes him confess all his sins and he thinks that he is doomed, Allah will say: I concealed them for you in the worldly life, and I forgive them for you today. Then he will be given the book of his good deeds. As for the disbeliever and the hypocrites, the witnesses will say: 'These are the ones who lied against their Lord.' Unquestionably, the curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers"), and the hadith of Nikah al-Mut'ah (temporary marriage), and the hadith of the woman who offered herself to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Whoever doubts or mocks authentic hadiths that speak of the unseen, such as the events of the Gathering (Mahshar) and the Bridge (Sirat), or hadiths about temporary marriage (Nikah Mut'ah) (which was abrogated), or a…
Questions that use it
Does a conversation that took place between a young man and a young woman via Facebook, which included an offer and acceptance of marriage, their calling each other "my husband" and "my wife," and the knowledge of friends and acquaintances thereof, constitute a legally valid marriage contract (nikah sahīh shar'an) or a void marriage (nikah fāsid)? And does a divorce resulting from it take effect?
Is it permissible to write "divorce due to non-consummation" in the divorce document, given the presence of a legitimate seclusion (khalwa shar'iyya) and announcement of marriage (i'lan nikah), and the girl remaining a virgin due to vaginismus, and the husband being accused of lacking virility despite his sound health? And is it permissible to file a lawsuit for discord and dispute (shiqaq wa niza') during a pending alimony lawsuit that has not yet been ruled upon?
Is it permissible for the groom to deliver the marriage sermon (khutbat al-nikah) and to conclude, write, and present the proposal himself in the presence of the guardian (wali) and family members? And is there a similar example of this in the hadith or other religious texts?