Is his taking back his wife, as he described, sufficient, or is it necessary to have witnesses testify to the taking back?
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The questioner : Is his taking back his wife, as he described, sufficient, or is it necessary to have witnesses testify to the taking back?
The Shaykh : Testifying to the taking back is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, the taking back is valid without testimony; testimony is not a condition according to the majority of scholars, but it is not befitting for him to take her back without testimony.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : This is a message from the questioner, Jabir ibn Jabir Abu Hadi, a Yemeni national residing in Riyadh.
The Shaykh : Testifying to the taking back is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, the taking back is valid without testimony; testimony is not a condition according to the majority of scholars, but it is not befitting for him to take her back without testimony.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : This is a message from the questioner, Jabir ibn Jabir Abu Hadi, a Yemeni national residing in Riyadh.