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November, 2012

  • 6 November

    Iddat period for a woman whose husband passed away before consummating the Nikaah

    Q: What is the iddat period for a woman whose husband passed away before consummating the Nikaah? A: The iddat period of a woman whose husband passes away is four (lunar) months and ten days. This law will apply to the case where the husband passed away on the 1st …

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  • 6 November

    Marrying one’s divorced wife’s sister while the divorced wife is in iddat

    Q: Is it permissible for one to marry his divorced wife’s sister while his divorced wife is in iddat? A: It is impermissible. ( و ) حرم ( الجمع ) بين المحارم ( نكاحا ) أي عقدا صحيحا ( وعدة ولو من طلاق بائن) (الدر المختار 3/38) Answered by: Mufti …

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  • 6 November

    Marrying two sisters at the same time

    Q: Is it permissible for a person to marry two sisters at the same time? A: It is impermissible. ( و ) حرم ( الجمع ) بين المحارم ( نكاحا ) أي عقدا صحيحا ( وعدة ولو من طلاق بائن) (الدر المختار 3/38) Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada Checked & …

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  • 6 November

    Women that are declared haraam in Nikaah

    Q: Which women are declared haraam in Nikaah? A: It is impermissible for a person to marry his ascendants and descendants (i.e. his mother, grandmother, great grandmother and so on, as well as his daughter, granddaughter, great granddaughter and so on). It is also impermissible for him to marry his …

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  • 6 November

    Number of Witnesses for a nikaah to be valid

    Q: How many witnesses are needed for the nikaah to be valid? A: It is a condition that two baaligh, sane Muslim males or one baaligh Muslim male and two baaligh Muslim females be present at the time of the Nikah. وأما شروطه… ومنها الشهادة قال عامة العلماء إنها شرط …

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