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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it valid to accept before the offer in a marriage contract, as it is in a sale?

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The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : The man is the one seeking...

The Shaykh : It is known; the wisdom is that he is the seller.

The questioner : If the husband reached...

The Shaykh : It is not valid. What do you accept?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : How? What does the offer say? "I give myself in marriage to you"?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : No, this is different from that. In a sale, it is valid to say, "Will you sell this to me for such-and-such?" and he says, "Yes," and the contract is concluded. Yes?
Source alathar.net

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