The ruling on marriage for one who married without a contract
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner insists on reading his question. He says: I married, but I did not possess her.
The Shaykh:
I own it.
The questioner:
Yes, I entered her without [a contract].
The Shaykh:
And “did not possess” means marriage possession, meaning a contract? Right? This marriage is the contract. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I have five children from her, so what is the ruling on my marriage?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, why don’t you go back to the Sharia court to see the reality and see? Yes, perhaps you did not describe the reality as it should be, so you need to go back to the court or come for a fatwa. Yes.
The questioner:
What did you say?
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner insists on reading his question. He says: I married, but I did not possess her.
The Shaykh:
I own it.
The questioner:
Yes, I entered her without [a contract].
The Shaykh:
And “did not possess” means marriage possession, meaning a contract? Right? This marriage is the contract. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I have five children from her, so what is the ruling on my marriage?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, why don’t you go back to the Sharia court to see the reality and see? Yes, perhaps you did not describe the reality as it should be, so you need to go back to the court or come for a fatwa. Yes.
The questioner:
What did you say?
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأول كيده ومكره : أنه كاد الأبوين بالأيمان الكاذبة — islamhouse.com (1:18:18)
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