The Ruling on Marriage by Shighar
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Question:
This brother Abdullah from the South says: What is the ruling on marriage by shighar, what is its ruling in the Shari'ah, and what is an example of it?
Answer:
Marriage by shighar is invalid. Its form is that a man marries his ward to another man on the condition that the other man marries his ward to the first man, with no mahr (bridal gift) between them; rather, the woman is made the equivalent of the woman. This is an invalid marriage, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it. However, if there is a mahr for each of them, as is customary, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the scholars, and avoiding it is safer and more appropriate. Yes.
This brother Abdullah from the South says: What is the ruling on marriage by shighar, what is its ruling in the Shari'ah, and what is an example of it?
Answer:
Marriage by shighar is invalid. Its form is that a man marries his ward to another man on the condition that the other man marries his ward to the first man, with no mahr (bridal gift) between them; rather, the woman is made the equivalent of the woman. This is an invalid marriage, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it. However, if there is a mahr for each of them, as is customary, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the scholars, and avoiding it is safer and more appropriate. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2416 - حكم نكاح الشغار - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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