Testimony in the marriage contract regarding the contract and the wife’s consent
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In marriage contracts, testimony is given, but the witnesses do not know about the wife’s consent. Is the testimony regarding the contract or regarding the wife’s consent?
Answer:
There are two things: the wife’s consent requires two witnesses, and the contract also requires two witnesses. If he testifies to both, testifying to the wife’s consent and the contract, this is valid. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In marriage contracts, testimony is given, but the witnesses do not know about the wife’s consent. Is the testimony regarding the contract or regarding the wife’s consent?
Answer:
There are two things: the wife’s consent requires two witnesses, and the contract also requires two witnesses. If he testifies to both, testifying to the wife’s consent and the contract, this is valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/139 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (46:20)
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