A man from Yemen came to us and claimed that he performs ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for those afflicted with sorcery, so a woman invited him to perform ruqyah on her daughter, and after weeks he asked for this daughter in marriage, but they
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : O Shaykh, we have a strange story, we hope you will listen to it from us.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : He said: A man from Yemen came to us, bearing the signs of people of goodness, with a full beard and a short garment, and he claimed that he performs ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for jinn, so a woman hosted him to perform ruqyah, meaning, on her widowed daughter, then after days and weeks, they came to like the person very much, and after that he, meaning, asked for the hand of their widowed daughter, so they refused to give her to him, saying, meaning, you are not from our country and you are not a suitable match for the girl, so he threatened them that he would cast a spell on them and send jinn against them, then after that he sent them against them, and they, meaning, began to feel pain and problems, and this widowed daughter began to cry day and night, saying, I want this man, then after that he managed to take the woman and go with her to an imam from the imams of the mosques and contract a marriage with her, then this woman called for the government, so they intervened and took the man, and it became clear that he was a sorcerer, having women's hair and women's clothes and such sorcery and superstition, so they brought the girl, and the girl was crying, then after that, meaning, by reciting the Qur'an, praise be to Allah, the sorcery was removed from her, and now she is pregnant, so how is this marriage, is this marriage valid or was she coerced?
The Shaykh : By Allah, this matter is truly, as I said, O my brother,The questioner : a difficult and delicate issue, because I cannot say that she was coerced or not coerced, for the witness, as they say, sees what the absent one does not see, so if you are the girl's people, her brothers, her maternal uncles, her paternal uncles, I do not know who they are, her relatives, if they are certain that she was under a spell, then she is like one who was coerced, and this marriage has no value, but I cannot say anything other than this general text, and for the matter to have an outcome without problems, it is necessary to refer the case to the Shari'ah court so that a ruling is issued that this woman is separated from her husband by the ruling of the Shari'ah court, as for a fatwa from one like me or someone else from among the people of knowledge, it does not solve the problem, especially regarding the near or distant future, perhaps you understood?
The questioner : Now she is pregnant from him.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you understood me.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So refer the matter to the court, as you referred the matter to the police.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, is it permissible for her to terminate the child she has?
The Shaykh : O my brother, refer the matter to the court, I tell you, after that, if you do not get the answer from the Shari'ah court, you can call me.
The questioner : But, Shaykh, the court with us, meaning, the matter may be prolonged in the court, and the pregnancy may grow, so is it permissible, meaning, for a woman in the first month to terminate the pregnancy?
The Shaykh : If it is established that she was coerced, yes.
The questioner : Good, if Allah wills, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : O Shaykh, we have a strange story, we hope you will listen to it from us.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : He said: A man from Yemen came to us, bearing the signs of people of goodness, with a full beard and a short garment, and he claimed that he performs ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for jinn, so a woman hosted him to perform ruqyah, meaning, on her widowed daughter, then after days and weeks, they came to like the person very much, and after that he, meaning, asked for the hand of their widowed daughter, so they refused to give her to him, saying, meaning, you are not from our country and you are not a suitable match for the girl, so he threatened them that he would cast a spell on them and send jinn against them, then after that he sent them against them, and they, meaning, began to feel pain and problems, and this widowed daughter began to cry day and night, saying, I want this man, then after that he managed to take the woman and go with her to an imam from the imams of the mosques and contract a marriage with her, then this woman called for the government, so they intervened and took the man, and it became clear that he was a sorcerer, having women's hair and women's clothes and such sorcery and superstition, so they brought the girl, and the girl was crying, then after that, meaning, by reciting the Qur'an, praise be to Allah, the sorcery was removed from her, and now she is pregnant, so how is this marriage, is this marriage valid or was she coerced?
The Shaykh : By Allah, this matter is truly, as I said, O my brother,The questioner : a difficult and delicate issue, because I cannot say that she was coerced or not coerced, for the witness, as they say, sees what the absent one does not see, so if you are the girl's people, her brothers, her maternal uncles, her paternal uncles, I do not know who they are, her relatives, if they are certain that she was under a spell, then she is like one who was coerced, and this marriage has no value, but I cannot say anything other than this general text, and for the matter to have an outcome without problems, it is necessary to refer the case to the Shari'ah court so that a ruling is issued that this woman is separated from her husband by the ruling of the Shari'ah court, as for a fatwa from one like me or someone else from among the people of knowledge, it does not solve the problem, especially regarding the near or distant future, perhaps you understood?
The questioner : Now she is pregnant from him.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you understood me.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So refer the matter to the court, as you referred the matter to the police.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, is it permissible for her to terminate the child she has?
The Shaykh : O my brother, refer the matter to the court, I tell you, after that, if you do not get the answer from the Shari'ah court, you can call me.
The questioner : But, Shaykh, the court with us, meaning, the matter may be prolonged in the court, and the pregnancy may grow, so is it permissible, meaning, for a woman in the first month to terminate the pregnancy?
The Shaykh : If it is established that she was coerced, yes.
The questioner : Good, if Allah wills, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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