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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The witness to the marriage asking the woman about her consent

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory for the witness at the marriage to go to the woman and ask her if she is satisfied with this husband?

Answer:
No, it is obligatory for the one who handles the contract between the two spouses to ask the woman. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (1:08:17)

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