Court marriage with no Muslim witnesses

Q: If someone got married through the court and didn't fulfil the requirements for it to be an Islamic valid marriage, is this marriage still accepted in Islam?

The bride didn't have a wali due to her being the only Muslim but there also wasn't any male witnesses present during the ceremony.

A: If there were no Muslim male witnesses present, then the nikaah was not valid.

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

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)