Q: If a boy and a girl meet in a chatroom on the internet and they get married in that virtual room with other people watching is it accepted? A. This type of ‘Nikah’ is neither acceptable nor valid in Islam. The conditions of Nikah are not found; hence such a Nikah is totally null …
Q: How much dowry (mahr) is the norm here in South Africa? The potential bride is in her late forties and is marrying for the second time. A. The guideline for this lady’s Mahr will be that which is prevalent among her family girls, such as her sister, paternal aunt, mother etc. In other words, …
Q: I have read your response to the question on women taking the names of their husbands. Would it still be permissible for women to hyphenate her surname? The trend has moved from a women taking her husbands surname to that of hyphenation of her maiden and wedded surname. A. In relation to the children …
Q: A son does istikhara and gets a positive answer or a good feeling, but his mother does not follow the answer but does what she feels right. Is it a gunna (sin) committed by the mother and will that decision made by the mother backfire as Allah’s decision was ignored? A: If the mother …
Q: I have a sister who was married and is now divorced with two kids. Islamically who is responsible for the kids and my sister? Our father is deceased. A. The husband is responsible for the wife during the Iddat but not after the Iddat has expired. He is also responsible for the kids until …
Q: Scenario: Nikah will take place after Asr/Maghrib. Thereafter ‘Khalwat Sahiha’ (husband and wife being alone) will take place. Thereafter a function will take place and will be called ‘the Waleemah’ however it will be like a wedding meaning the girl will wear a wedding dress etc. Will the above scenario be accepted as a …
Q: Is it permissible for a Hanafi lady to marry without her parent’s consent? If it is permissible, what is required for nikah (marriage) to be valid? A. Nikah of a matured Hanafi lady is valid without a Wali. (Raddul Muhtaar V9 P342). Although permissible, it is not advisable to do so. Both boy and …
Q: Does a Muslim wife require the permission of her husband to search for a job if they have been separated for a period of almost 3 months? The husband has not been supporting his wife during this separation. He can more than afford to maintain his wife yet did not do so even when …
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Q: Can a Hanafi Muslim woman marry without a wali/mahram? A. Nikah of a matured Hanafi lady is valid without a Wali. (Raddul Muhtaar V9 P342). Although permissible, it is not advisable to do so. Moulana Yusuf LaherChecked by: Mufti Siraj Desai
Q: Is there any difference between Shar’i Nikah (Islamic marriage) and a Kanoni Nikha (court marriage)? Some one told me that the nikah which take place in court is Kanoni nikah but not shar’i. Nikah between an adult male and female took place in court. Now the parents of the male want to perform nikah …
