A virgin girl, twenty years old, ran away from her family's home and married without her father's knowledge, and when the father learned of it, he did not approve, and after she gave birth, a reconciliation took place between her and her family.

The questioner : O esteemed Shaykh, a virgin girl, about twenty years old, ran away from her family's home and married without her father's knowledge, and when the father learned of it, he did not approve, and after she gave birth, a reconciliation took place between her and her family?

The Shaykh : And after the father learned of it?

The questioner : And when her father learned of it, he did not approve, and after she gave birth, a reconciliation took place between her and her family. What is the ruling on the marriage?

The Shaykh : The marriage is not valid, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and it is obligatory for her to separate from her husband now and renew the marriage contract.