Testifying to the marriage contract and hearing the woman's consent
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned in yesterday’s lesson that it is not permissible for a person to testify to a marriage until he hears the woman’s consent. The witnesses nowadays only testify to the contract and its writing.
Answer:
If the woman signs the contract, she is satisfied, and that is sufficient. Or is it obligatory to hear her words? But if she signs, he testifies to the consent. Learning worldly matters, meaning it is permissible to learn worldly matters, but as for religious matters, it is not permissible to learn them for all days. Yes, Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and peace.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned in yesterday’s lesson that it is not permissible for a person to testify to a marriage until he hears the woman’s consent. The witnesses nowadays only testify to the contract and its writing.
Answer:
If the woman signs the contract, she is satisfied, and that is sufficient. Or is it obligatory to hear her words? But if she signs, he testifies to the consent. Learning worldly matters, meaning it is permissible to learn worldly matters, but as for religious matters, it is not permissible to learn them for all days. Yes, Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and peace.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/64 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (41:18)
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