The Marriage of a Female Servant Without the Presence of Her Guardian
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Question:
The questioner says: We have a domestic worker, and one of my brothers wanted to marry her with my mother’s knowledge and the worker’s consent. Then they contacted her guardian, and he expressed his approval according to what the worker told us, because we do not know their language, and she was married. Then some people informed us that this marriage is not valid. Then my brother traveled to her country and met her father there, and a marriage contract was performed there in her presence with the attendance of the official marriage officer and the witnesses. The question here is: What is the ruling on the marriage in the first case, and in the second case?
Answer:
This is to be presented to the Shari'ah court, because contracts, divorces, and such matters are presented to the Shari'ah court.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: We have a domestic worker, and one of my brothers wanted to marry her with my mother’s knowledge and the worker’s consent. Then they contacted her guardian, and he expressed his approval according to what the worker told us, because we do not know their language, and she was married. Then some people informed us that this marriage is not valid. Then my brother traveled to her country and met her father there, and a marriage contract was performed there in her presence with the attendance of the official marriage officer and the witnesses. The question here is: What is the ruling on the marriage in the first case, and in the second case?
Answer:
This is to be presented to the Shari'ah court, because contracts, divorces, and such matters are presented to the Shari'ah court.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام [58] — alfawzan.live (1:09:27)
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