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How can my fiance and I go about marrying over the phone, she lives in England and I am in Colorado.

· 24 Shawwal 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1903English

Question

Her parents consent but cannot come to Colorado!

Answer

We are busy researching the ruling on marriage by telephone. However, the Fuqahaa have explained the procedure of marriage for people intending to marry from distant places, for example, England and Canada.

The procedure is: The girl, in the presence of two Shar'ee witnesses propose to marry the boy. The proposal and the witness be reduced to writing with the relevant details, date, signatures, etc. and be sent to the boy. The boy accepts the written proposal in the presence of at least two Shar'ee witnesses.

Upon fulfilling the above mentioned procedure, the Nikah between the two parties living at distant lands will be complete.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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