Is it permissible for me to appoint my father as my agent in the marriage contract out of respect for him, while I am present in the same location?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to appoint my father as my agent in the marriage contract out of respect for him, while I am present in the location?
Answer:
In the same location? That is not out of respect; that is not out of respect. If you are present, there is no need for agency, and there is no respect for the father in this. Yes. Agency is only according to need, and it has a need. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to appoint my father as my agent in the marriage contract out of respect for him, while I am present in the location?
Answer:
In the same location? That is not out of respect; that is not out of respect. If you are present, there is no need for agency, and there is no respect for the father in this. Yes. Agency is only according to need, and it has a need. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1373 -2802] هل يجوز أن أقوم بتوكيل والدي في عقد الزواج توقيرًا له وأنا موجودٌ في نفس المكان؟ — youtube.com
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