Question
When does consummation of a marriage take place according to the Shariah? Someone said that sexual relations are conditional for consummation.
Answer
Consummation is valid in one of two ways: (1) Sexual relations (2) Such privacy with the wife in which sexual relations are possible even though one may not have indulged in it. Sexual relations are not conditional.
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- The Majlis Vol 20 No 09
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