Fiqh of Love: Marriage in Islam Instructor: Sh ... - Qabeelat Wasat

A woman came to Abdur Rahman Ibn Awf and said, I want you to be my wali and marry mewhomever you wish, he said whomever? He said I marry you to me, she said I accept and hebecame her husband. This was done in front of the companions and no one said anything aboutit.Does marriage contract need to be documented in court and need to be done by aShaykh?No the marriage contract is valid without writing the contracts in court. You need to documentthe marriage contract and need to be done by a shaykh because if one of them die and they don’thave document there will be problem with the inheritance and after the divorce issue of Mahrtherefore it has become the essential part of today’s society.Do you need the shaykh – it is recommended to have a shaykh or person as Prophet (SAW)used to perform the marriage between the couple. You should have the marriage contract doneby the shaykh, especially if you don’t know the rules.What language it should be written?You document it in the language of the country and the language you are familiar with.What information must the marriage contract include?It should include:1. Name of both parties and the families,2. Where you are from and your lineage3. Where your residence at (live)4. It should specify if woman is virgin, divorced or widow or not – why? Because it willclarify if her Iddah finish or not.5. He should specify that woman agreed to marry that man – so that her father is notforcing her into marriage.6. Name of the Wali – or Wassi – sometimes an orphan’s father name the person whoshould be her wali.7. Or Wakeel – a new convert Muslim – as sister who does not have any family memberalive or her father is in another country – you need someone to represent your father –This is called wakeel and his name is added in the marriage contract and the informationthat your wali agreed to have him to be your wakeel8. Maher details9. Two trustworthy witnesses10. Date of the contract and conditions of the contract