{"id":16628,"date":"2020-09-18T09:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T09:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=16628"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T09:47:38","slug":"can-the-sister-of-the-groom-be-a-witness-in-the-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/can-the-sister-of-the-groom-be-a-witness-in-the-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the Sister of the Groom be a Witness in the Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFatwa ID: 04089<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswered by: Imam Abdul-Malik Sheikh<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tQuestion<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSo, the groom's two sisters can be witnesses, correct? <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHow about the groom's 1st wife if he has one?<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tWitness in the marriage contract is a condition for its permissibility. The conditions for the witnessing are:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n\t\tIslam<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  2. \n\t\tSanity<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  3. \n\t\tMaturity<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  4. \n\t\tFreedom from slavery<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n\t \n<\/p>\n

    \n\tThe number of witnesses should be two males or two females and a male. A child, an insane person and non-Muslim cannot be witnesses. However, uprightness (Ad\u0101lah) is not a condition in the Hanafi Madhab. Therefore, in answer to your question, if the above conditions are met then the sisters or the first wife can be witnesses. Provided that the witnesses are at least two women and a man.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\t \n<\/p>\n

    \n\tReferences:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\tAl-Ikhtiy\u0101r Li-Ta’l\u012bl al-Mukht\u0101r, Vol.3 p.83, Matba’ah al-Halabi, Cairo<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\tAl-Fatawa Al-Hindiyyah, Vol.1 p.276, Dar al-Fikr, Beirut <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\t \n<\/p>\n

    \n\t \n<\/p>\n

    \n\tOnly Allah knows best<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\tWritten by Imam Abdul-Malik Sheikh<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\tChecked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\tDarulIfta Birmingham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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