The Meaning of Customary Marriage
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is meant by customary marriage, which some suspicious individuals demand and which the scholars prohibit?
Answer:
Customary marriage is a marriage that is not registered with a lawyer, because they require the contract to be in the court. The official marriage that does not go to the court, where one marries with a guardian and witnesses, they call it customary. This is incorrect. If there are witnesses and the conditions of the contract are complete, they must go to the court and the contract must be official in the court.
Honorable Shaykh, what is meant by customary marriage, which some suspicious individuals demand and which the scholars prohibit?
Answer:
Customary marriage is a marriage that is not registered with a lawyer, because they require the contract to be in the court. The official marriage that does not go to the court, where one marries with a guardian and witnesses, they call it customary. This is incorrect. If there are witnesses and the conditions of the contract are complete, they must go to the court and the contract must be official in the court.
Source
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