Fatwa ID: 06282

Answered by: Mufti Muhammad Asadullah Anwar Adam

Question:

Do the shawahid need to be in majlis to witness nikah, or can they be online?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

The marriage of Muslims is not concluded except in the presence of two male witnesses who are free, sane, major Muslims, or one man and two women.[1]

The witnesses will need to be physically present.

Only Allah knows best

Written by Mufti Muhammad Asadullah Anwar Adam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1] [Hidayah, volume 3, page 5]

{ولا يعقد نكاح المسلمين إلا بحضور شاهدين حرين عاقلين بالغين مسلمين رجلين أو رجل وامرأتين }