Question
Here in the UK a Maulana performed the Nikah of a Deobandi man to a Barelwi woman. Is the Nikah valid? Both are Hanafis.
Answer
A Nikah is valid if the boy, the girl's representative or herself and two witnesses are present when the Ijaab and Qubool are made. This is in terms of the Hanafi Math-hab.
If present at the Nikah was the boy, the girl (or someone representing her) and two Muslim male witnesses, then the Nikah was valid.
This is a simple issue. There is no difference of opinion in the Hanafi Mathab on this issue. Being Deobandi or Barelwi does not affect the validity of the Nikah.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 11
- PDF page
- 5
Appears under NAIL POLISH (approximate).