03 Feb 2022 By Know Muslim
Let's see the basics. Nikah is a simple event where a man and a woman declare their verbal commitment to each other as husband and wife. A “contract” that both parties must agree to and is considered an act of worship (ibadah).
There is only Al-Ijab wal-Qubul (offering and acceptance), in which Wali (the female guardian of the marriage) gives the bride to the groom, who then agrees.
One wedding party expresses 'jjab' the consent to entering into the marriage and the other expresses accepting 'qubul' responsibility in the marriage ceremony.
Wali may say: “I give you my daughter / girl I guarded at the wedding in accordance with the Islamic Shari’ah in front of the witnesses here and the agreed lobola. And Allah is the best of witnesses for us. ”
The future husband responds: “I accept to marry your daughter / your wife and give her name in accordance with the Islamic Shari’ah and before the witnesses here and the agreed lobola. And Allah is the best of witnesses for us. ”
Islam encourages its followers to announce marriage and celebrate this good relationship between man and woman. Nikah is also a social activity. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Announce this marriage, perform it in the Masjid and play the drums.
However, despite being a religious festival, nikah does not have to be performed in a mosque. That is a matter of personal choice. However, you will need to host a separate community event. Occasionally, men and women live separately in nikah. They may be in a different room or there may be a split between them. Again, this is a matter of choice.
1) Covenant (permit) (Ijab-O-Qubul) by the bride and groom
2) The legal guardian is Wali (Muslim) or his representative, the wakel, ”representing the bride
3) Two Muslim and Older Muslim Witnesses (Ash-Shuhud), 2 men or one man and two women
4) Mahr (wedding gift) to be paid by the groom to the bride immediately (muajjal) or postponed (muakhkhar), or a combination of both
1) A written marriage contract (“Aqd-Nikah”) signed by the bride and groom and attested by two mature and mentally healthy witnesses.
2) Qadi (Government-appointed Muslim judge) or Ma’zoon (the responsible person in charge of the wedding ceremony) is usually the Imam. (Yet any devout Muslim can conduct the nikah ceremony, as Islam does not promote the priesthood.)
4) Khutba-tun-Nikah (sermon) of swearing or blessing of marriage, this includes performing Du'aa
The contract is drafted and signed by the bride and groom and their two witnesses. This written marriage contract (“Aqd-Nikah) was then announced publicly.
The marriage contract documents are recorded in the mosque and registered with the local government, thus fulfilling the civil obligations of the marriage. Without this, marriage would not be recognized under the law of the country in which you live and the legal rights of the spouse, such as inheritance, couples and later the rights of their children would not be valid.
(You will notice that it is not necessary for a couple to be in the same room during Nikah, as long as Wali and the Witnesses are present and have seen everything and the bride has given her permission and permission. She may be quiet. Which means Yes!
Information regarding Muslim World and Pakistan.
