Q. Is it a must to perform a Nikah in a Musjid. Can it be performed at home?
A. It is not incumbent to perform Nikah in a Musjid. It is preferable. However, a Nikah may be performed any where, even at home.
Q. Is it necessary for a Nikah certificate to validate an Islamic marriage?
A. A certificate is not Waajib. It has no relationship to the Nikah. However, in these times it is advisable to have documentary evidence (a Nikah Certificate) of one’s marriage.
Q. The Shaikh who will be performing my Nikah does not have a marriage licence. Will the Nikah be valid?
A. According to the Shariah no one needs a licence to perform a Nikah. The Nikah is valid.
Q. How should the walimah be held?
A. Walimah is Sunnat. This is the duty of the husband. Walimah is a simple meal of just a couple of persons, including some very poor Muslims to participate in a simple meal. Even if five or ten people are invited, it fulfils the Walimah Sunnat. The Walimah may be held at any time after the Nikah, and on any day within the home environment.
Q. Is it compulsory for the man to pay Mahr to validate the Nikah?
A. Mahr is Waajib. However, it is not a condition for the validity of the Nikah. But the husband must pay his wife a sum of money which they should mutually agree on. If he does not have cash, payment may be deferred to a later date. The Sunnat is Mahr-e-Faatimi which is 1.75 kg silver or its price. A lesser amount is also permissible.
Posts Tagged ‘mehr’
misc questions on nikah
Posted in Matrimonial Issues, Questions and Answers, Women issues, tagged islamic marriage, mehr, nikah on February 21, 2011 |
Nikah is renewed because one of the spouses uttered kufr. Should Mehr be paid again?
Posted in Matrimonial Issues, Questions and Answers, tagged kufr, mehr, nikah on September 11, 2010 |
A Nikah is renewed because one of the spouses uttered kufr. Should Mehr be paid again?
A. The Mehr should also be renewed.
nikah question
Posted in Matrimonial Issues, tagged mehr, nikah on September 11, 2010 |
If a man says to a woman that he is marrying her, and hands her a sum of money as mehr, and she accepts, is the Nikah valid?
A. Nikah does not come into effect in this way. The handing over of money and the woman saying ‘yes’, is not a Nikah. Two male Muslim witnesses are a fundamental requisite for the validity of the marriage.
