The Ruling on a Woman Marrying Herself
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Question:
This is an Egyptian resident in Riyadh. He says: If a woman says to a man, “I give myself to you in marriage according to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him),” does this marriage become valid?
Answer:
This marriage does not become valid. A woman does not marry herself, nor does she marry off anyone else. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 10:1088 There are conditions for the validity of the marriage contract: that a guardian (wali) from her relatives, specifically the closest of her male agnatic relatives (asabah), take charge of it, and that two witnesses testify to it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a woman from marrying herself or marrying off anyone else. Yes.
This is an Egyptian resident in Riyadh. He says: If a woman says to a man, “I give myself to you in marriage according to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him),” does this marriage become valid?
Answer:
This marriage does not become valid. A woman does not marry herself, nor does she marry off anyone else. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is no marriage except with a guardian and two just witnesses
لا نكاح إلا بولي وشاهدي عدل
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (066) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-10-10] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (33:20)
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