i wanted to know is it ok if you do nikah over nikah. i'm engaged and i talk to her over the phone

3 Oct 2006 · 10 Ramadan 1427 AH1 min readFatwa 14594English

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salam

i wanted to know is it ok if you do nikah over nikah. i'm engaged and i talk to her over the phone and some times when i'm at her house we talk but i don't feel its right its not possible to get married for about year because of finecial reasons, so we wanted to get nikah done without families knowing because she is going uni to another town soon and we could get nikah done there but later when we get married then we can get nikah done front of families so they don't know if we already have done it please tell me if thats fine to do

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Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah

Brother/Sister in Islam

If you cannot experience restraint and keep away from the girl, then you should get married to her now. If you can exercise restraint, then do so and marry her later.

And Allah Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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