How many people should be present for a nikaah to be valid?

Submitted by user2 on Mon, 2019-01-21 07:50

Q: In a nikah ceremony for a new Muslim couple, one male adult wakeel on behalf of bride and another male adult witness were present. Is the nikah for both valid. Later this nikah was register in a madressa with a mufti.

A: If there were only three people present for the nikaah (the bride groom, the representative of the bride and one witness), the nikaah is not valid. Besides the bride groom and the representative of the bride, there should be at least two male baaligh muslim witnesses.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Nikaah & Marriage Issues›Conditions for the validity of Nikaah›Witnesses

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