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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on the Testimony of Women in a Marriage Contract

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Question:
Is the testimony of women valid in a marriage contract?

Answer:
No, the testimony of women is not valid except in matters of money or what is intended to be money, as the Exalted and Majestic is He said regarding the witnessing of a sale:
And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two menوَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِن رِّجَالِكُمْ فَإِن لَّمْ يَكُونَا رَجُلَيْنِ فَرَجُلٌ
[Al-Baqarah 2:282]
or
and two women from those whom you accept as witnessesوَامْرَأَتَانِ مِمَّن تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَاءِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:282]
. As for other contracts, a woman does not testify on them, neither on marriage, nor on hudud (fixed punishments), nor on anything else that is not money or intended to be money. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/033 — archive.org (9:17)

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