What is the ruling on a judge contracting a marriage for a woman?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, a man proposed to a woman, but her parents did not approve of him marrying her. So she went to Egypt to marry this man... Is her marriage valid or invalid? He married her in Egypt through a judge...?
The Shaykh : Yes, as long as the judge married her and he believed that this marriage was valid, and she believed that it was valid, then let it remain as it is. However, if the contract were renewed in the proper Shari'ah manner, that would be better, meaning in the manner well-known among the scholars. This is because some scholars say that this marriage contracted by the judge is valid, even if the matter is not in this specific form. So if the contract were renewed, it would be better and more cautious. And if the contract is not renewed, and she believed at that time that what the judge did was valid, then the marriage remains valid.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But I repeat that renewing the contract is better and more cautious. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Until tomorrow, if Allah wills, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
With the follow-up of our father, Shaykh Muhammad (may Allah preserve him), the Dawah and Guidance Center in Unaizah will hold a scholarly course for some students of knowledge during the Shaykh's (may Allah protect him) travel. We place the schedule of the course's lessons before you.
The Shaykh : It is being distributed now.
The student: The Dawah Center is also pleased to distribute a fatwa from our father and Shaykh, Shaykh Muhammad, regarding marriages and some of the Shari'ah violations therein.
The Shaykh : It is being distributed now. Look, the brothers have distributed it. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : We are also pleased to announce a seminar titled "Seizing the Times in Righteous Deeds" tomorrow, if Allah wills, after the Maghrib prayer at the al-Dali'ah Mosque, and it is announced on the door. Thirdly, we are also pleased to announce a lecture titled "Guarding the Tongues" to be delivered by Shaykh Dr. Abdullah ibn Ali al-Ja'itham on Saturday, 24 Safar, if Allah wills, at the al-Dali'ah Mosque, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The student: May Allah reward our father and Shaykh with the best reward, benefit us with his knowledge, and help us to convey these reminders to others. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and Messenger Muhammad.
The Shaykh : Yes, as long as the judge married her and he believed that this marriage was valid, and she believed that it was valid, then let it remain as it is. However, if the contract were renewed in the proper Shari'ah manner, that would be better, meaning in the manner well-known among the scholars. This is because some scholars say that this marriage contracted by the judge is valid, even if the matter is not in this specific form. So if the contract were renewed, it would be better and more cautious. And if the contract is not renewed, and she believed at that time that what the judge did was valid, then the marriage remains valid.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But I repeat that renewing the contract is better and more cautious. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Until tomorrow, if Allah wills, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
With the follow-up of our father, Shaykh Muhammad (may Allah preserve him), the Dawah and Guidance Center in Unaizah will hold a scholarly course for some students of knowledge during the Shaykh's (may Allah protect him) travel. We place the schedule of the course's lessons before you.
The Shaykh : It is being distributed now.
The student: The Dawah Center is also pleased to distribute a fatwa from our father and Shaykh, Shaykh Muhammad, regarding marriages and some of the Shari'ah violations therein.
The Shaykh : It is being distributed now. Look, the brothers have distributed it. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : We are also pleased to announce a seminar titled "Seizing the Times in Righteous Deeds" tomorrow, if Allah wills, after the Maghrib prayer at the al-Dali'ah Mosque, and it is announced on the door. Thirdly, we are also pleased to announce a lecture titled "Guarding the Tongues" to be delivered by Shaykh Dr. Abdullah ibn Ali al-Ja'itham on Saturday, 24 Safar, if Allah wills, at the al-Dali'ah Mosque, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The student: May Allah reward our father and Shaykh with the best reward, benefit us with his knowledge, and help us to convey these reminders to others. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and Messenger Muhammad.