Is it permissible to take up the profession of the official marriage officer who writes marriage contracts?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to take up the profession of writing marriage contracts? The one who is called the official marriage officer?
The Shaykh : The official marriage officer is one appointed by the state, and this differs from the question. The question is whether he imposes himself, whether he takes that as a profession. In reality, the state designates a man for this, and this is a type of organization that is necessary.
The questioner : ... he graduates and is appointed.
The Shaykh : How ... .
The questioner : As a secondary job or something.
The Shaykh : The details are not important; the important thing is that he did not take that as a profession the way I took up the profession of repairing watches, it is not like that ...; rather, it is the state that designated him in this field. This is what we see in the case of leading the prayer, delivering the sermon, calling to prayer, and the like.
The Shaykh : The official marriage officer is one appointed by the state, and this differs from the question. The question is whether he imposes himself, whether he takes that as a profession. In reality, the state designates a man for this, and this is a type of organization that is necessary.
The questioner : ... he graduates and is appointed.
The Shaykh : How ... .
The questioner : As a secondary job or something.
The Shaykh : The details are not important; the important thing is that he did not take that as a profession the way I took up the profession of repairing watches, it is not like that ...; rather, it is the state that designated him in this field. This is what we see in the case of leading the prayer, delivering the sermon, calling to prayer, and the like.
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