Is it permissible for the witness in a marriage contract to be the husband’s father or his brother?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the witness in a marriage contract to be the husband’s father or his brother?
Answer:
A person does not testify for his son, and… As for the brother, yes, there is nothing wrong with it; a brother accepts the testimony of his brother. As for the father for his son, or the son for his father, no.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the witness in a marriage contract to be the husband’s father or his brother?
Answer:
A person does not testify for his son, and… As for the brother, yes, there is nothing wrong with it; a brother accepts the testimony of his brother. As for the father for his son, or the son for his father, no.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1812 -2802] هل يجوز أن يكون الشاهد في النكاح أبو الزوج أو أخوهُ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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