Fatwa #948428 August 2003United Kingdom

Is it acceptable to say that I am married to so & so in the eyes of Allah but have no witnesses present

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In order for a Nikah to be valid, there must be a proposal by the boy or girl and acceptance by the boy or girl in the past tense. That must be witnessed by two male witnesses or one male witness and two female witnesses. If the above mentioned conditions are not fulfilled, then the Nikah will not be valid.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

#6104Me and my girlfriend got married in front of two witnesses without an imam or parents consent is this accepted in Islam
#15216The imam was not present at the time of Nikah. Is this secret marriage valid?
#5493I am going to marry with Christen girl we love each other but our parents not going to accepting us
#17202I would just like to know whether whilst gaining the consent of his daughter, a wali needs to have two witnesses present and whether they must actually HEAR the consent given...
#30375Can a widow re-marry without having any witnesses?
#30497Marriage with one witness
#8931can i get married without any members of my family present. im female. age 22. need quick answer
#8888I propose a girl for marriage, she accepts. we write it down on a piece of paper, decide on the Maher, the two adult sane witnesses are there and they sign. is this marriage acceptable in Islam?

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