The Ruling on Testifying in a Marriage Contract for Someone One Does Not Know
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Question:
This questioner says: If I am asked to testify with another person in a marriage contract, and I do not know him, is this false testimony?
Answer:
If you did not know of any evil in him, and his outward appearance is that of a Muslim, then hold a good opinion of him and testify to his marriage contract. However, if you know that he is deviant in his religion or his creed, do not testify, for it is not permissible to marry him off.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
This questioner says: If I am asked to testify with another person in a marriage contract, and I do not know him, is this false testimony?
Answer:
If you did not know of any evil in him, and his outward appearance is that of a Muslim, then hold a good opinion of him and testify to his marriage contract. However, if you know that he is deviant in his religion or his creed, do not testify, for it is not permissible to marry him off.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/238 — archive.org (10:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.