Fatwa ID: 08719

Answered by: Maulana Yusuf Badshah

Question:

I had a question related to Hurmatul Musahara. If Hurmatul Musahara occurred between a girl and her father due to touch, but she did not tell anyone about it. Then her father become her wali on her Nikkah, will that Nikkah be valid? Also if the same thing happens between a brother and sister, and the brother became his sisters wali for her Nikkah, will her Nikkah be valid?

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

Answer:

Her nikah will be valid. Only Hurmah Musaharah with a member of the spouse’s immediate family would invalidate the marriage [1]. Thus, neither incident would affect the validity of her Nikah.

References:

[1] Raddul Muhtar, vol. 3, pg. 30-31, Darul Fikr:

(وَ) حَرَّمَ الْمُصَاهَرَةُ (بِنْتَ زَوْجَتِهِ الْمَوْطُوءَةِ وَأُمَّ زَوْجَتِهِ) وَجَدَّاتِهَا مُطْلَقًا بِمُجَرَّدِ الْعَقْدِ الصَّحِيحِ (وَإِنْ لَمْ تُوطَأْ) الزَّوْجَةُ لِمَا تَقَرَّرَ أَنَّ وَطْءَ الْأُمَّهَاتِ يُحَرِّمُ الْبَنَاتِ وَنِكَاحَ الْبَنَاتِ يُحَرِّمُ الْأُمَّهَاتِ، وَيَدْخُلُ بَنَاتُ الرَّبِيبَةِ وَالرَّبِيبِ. وَفِي الْكَشَّافِ وَاللَّمْسُ وَنَحْوُهُ كَالدُّخُولِ عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ وَأَقَرَّهُ الْمُصَنِّفُ (وَزَوْجَةَ أَصْلِهِ وَفَرْعِهِ مُطْلَقًا) وَلَوْ بَعِيدًا دَخَلَ بِهَا أَوْ لَا

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 3, pg. 28, Darul Fikr:

(قَوْلُهُ: مُصَاهَرَةٌ) كَفُرُوعِ نِسَائِهِ الْمَدْخُولِ بِهِنَّ، وَإِنْ نَزَلْنَ، وَأُمَّهَاتِ الزَّوْجَاتِ وَجَدَّاتِهِنَّ بِعَقْدٍ صَحِيحٍ، وَإِنْ عَلَوْنَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِالزَّوْجَاتِ وَتَحْرُمُ مَوْطُوءَاتُ آبَائِهِ وَأَجْدَادِهِ، وَإِنْ عَلَوْا وَلَوْ بِزِنًى وَالْمَعْقُودَاتُ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ بِعَقْدٍ صَحِيحٍ، وَمَوْطُوءَاتُ أَبْنَائِهِ وَآبَاءِ أَوْلَادِهِ، وَإِنْ سَفَلُوا وَلَوْ بِزِنًى وَالْمَعْقُودَاتُ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ بِعَقْدٍ صَحِيحٍ فَتْحٌ، وَكَذَا الْمُقَبَّلَاتُ أَوْ الْمَلْمُوسَاتُ بِشَهْوَةٍ لِأُصُولِهِ أَوْ فُرُوعِهِ أَوْ مَنْ قَبَّلَ أَوْ لَمَسَ أُصُولَهُنَّ أَوْ فُرُوعَهُنَّ

And only Allah s.w.t knows best.

Written by Maulana Yusuf Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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