wali

Kya larke ke lia wali muqarrar karna zuroori he?

Q: Mere shadi agle mahine mere khala (maternal aunt) ki beti se he. Mere walid ka inteqal hogaya, hamare ghar me mere ammi, mera bhai (17 years), meri bahen (23 years) he. Hamare paternal uncles (taya, chacha) se contact nahi he, hamare mamu hamse baat nahi karre kyunki hamne unki beti se shadi karne se inkaar kardiya tha.

1. What is the meaning of wali and witness while performing nikah?

2. Who can be my wali and witness?

3. Nikah ke waqt kya me apne ammi ko wali bana sakta ho?

4. Nikah ke waqt kya me apne susre (father in law, khalu) ko witness bana sakta ho?

5. Kya mera bhai (17 years age) witness ban sakta he?

6. Kya mai witness aise musalman ko banasakta ho jo mera rishtedaar he magar namaz kabhi kabhi padta he aur durga jata he?

7. Kya Qazi sahab witness bansakte he?

8. Kya meri dulhan ke gawah aur mere gawah wo hi log hosakte he jo mere he?

9. Kya wali bhi witness hosakta he?

Brother being a wali in nikaah

Q: During my nikah, one of the witnesses asked me who I wish to take as my representative, and I said my brother. My question is:

1. Is it necessary for the bride to verbally appoint her representative or can her brother, being her wali, act on her behalf without her saying so.

2. If I didnt say my brothers full name does this affect the validity of the nikah. On the marriage certificate my brothers full name is written.

3. If nothing of the dowry amount is paid immediately does this have affect the validity of the nikah?

Who is the wali for nikaah in the absence of the father?

Q: I am a Muslim Arab born and live in the U.K. I'm in the process of marrying an amazing Bengali girl. There's just one problem, her father and mother were divorced ages ago and she hasn't seen her father in 4 years. She has tried to contact him to be her wali as that's what the Quran says but no reply. It's been about a week and half but we want the nikah to be as quick as possible so we don't delay it. What should we do? Should we wait till her father replys no matter how long we wait? Her father has no family here in the U.K. either?

Performing nikaah in a different language

Q: I had a few questions regarding nikaah:

1. What is the correct procedure for nikaah? What does it involve and how is it done?

2. If the bride's father is alive but does not wish to attend the nikaah, can the bride's brother be her wali? Is the nikaah valid without the presence of the father?

3. Does it matter which language the nikaah is performed - for example, if the bride or groom or witnesses do not understand what is said by whoever is performing the nikaah, is the nikaah valid? Also, does ijaab and qabool have to be said in Arabic?