We issue rulings according to the Hanafi school of thought.
Question
Assalamu alaykum, I am a female that follows the shafee madhab and my husband follows the hanafi school. It has never been an issue and in fact still isn't. However I recently read in the reliance of the traveller that for shafis a woman has to have a wali for her nikah irrespective if she has been married before and that without a wali such nikah in invalid. I'm a widow that married without a wali even tho' family members were present(my father and maternal uncle). Is my nikah correct/ valid even tho i entered into it myself.
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
We issue rulings according to the Hanafi school of thought. You may refer your query to a Shafi Mufti for a ruling. Shaikh Taha in Cape Town may be consulted at mt_k@hotmail.com .
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue
For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.
Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/16338
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-16338