A man jokingly said to his friend: I have married you to my young daughter, and the other said: I accept. Does the marriage contract become valid?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man said to his friend: I have married you to my daughter, and she is young. The other said: I accept. But there were no witnesses, and the words were said in jest. Does the marriage contract become valid?
Answer:
There is no jest in marriage; the contract is valid even if he was joking, even if he was in jest; because his seriousness is serious, and his jest is serious. If he says this, they go to the judge and he looks into this matter. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man said to his friend: I have married you to my daughter, and she is young. The other said: I accept. But there were no witnesses, and the words were said in jest. Does the marriage contract become valid?
Answer:
There is no jest in marriage; the contract is valid even if he was joking, even if he was in jest; because his seriousness is serious, and his jest is serious. If he says this, they go to the judge and he looks into this matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1840 -2802] رجل قال مازحا لصاحبه: زوجتك ابنتي الصغيرة، فقال الآخر: قبِلت، هل ينعقد النكاح؟ — youtube.com
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