The Form of the Marriage Contract and Its Conditions

Question:
This questioner is Sudanese and says in this question, and he resides in Riyadh: Your Eminence, what is the form of the marriage contract? What are its conditions? And what are the verses that are read, may you be rewarded?

Answer:
Marriage has conditions, and it has pillars, so they must all be present. The proposal for marriage is well known: It is mentioned in the books of hadith, in the book of marriage. It is better to say it at the time of the contract. If he says, “Your wife,” and she says, “I accept,” and he did not recite the proposal or anything else, there is no harm, provided that the conditions are met: if the two spouses are free from impediments, with the consent of both spouses, and in the presence of two witnesses, and it is issued by the wali (guardian) of the woman, who is her closest male relative, then there is no harm if the conditions are met. If one recites the well-known proposal , there is no harm; in fact, it is better. If he does not recite it, there is no blame on him.
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married a woman without a proposal, the woman who offered herself to him and dedicated herself to him. He said to the suitor: “I have married you to her with what you have of the Qur'an.” It is not mentioned that he recited the well-known proposal.
So the point is: if a person recites it, it is better: and so on. Otherwise, he marries her without a proposal; he says, “Your wife,” and the husband says, “I accept,” in the presence of two witnesses, and it is issued by the legal wali (guardian); there is no harm, praise be to Allah, if the conditions are met. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you.