Can My fiance and I meet for business reasons while we're alone in a foreign country? (he's the only person I know there)

11 Apr 2001 · 17 Muharram 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 2670English

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My fiance is in a foreign country and I'll be going in that same country for higher studies.. However his parents' are not willing for us to have a nikah. they say that he's not working yet,although he's getting paid for the studies he's doing. And as I read in previous post, you say better avoid secret nikah.. But in our case, since we'll be alone in a foreign country, and we're going to meet frequently, will that not be an option? Also. is it a condition of nikah, that the boy must suport the girl financially, or can the girls' parents still support her?

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Respected Brother-in-Islam

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu

We have stated that the secret Nikah will be valid but discouraged due to the reasons mentioned in the article.

The validity of Nikah is not dependant on the husband being able to maintain his wife. The wife may forfeit her rights of maintenance for any give time period.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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