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Marriage without the permission of the wali

· 16 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 36605English

Question

Aslmkm respected scholars hope the entire team is doing well.

I would like to ask a question pertaining to marrige .

1) what is milka marrige ?

2) can a hanafi women marry without any approval from her elders?eg:parents.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

1) We don’t know what is milka marriage, you may research that and revert to us for a ruling[i].

2) It is inappropriate for an adult female to marry without the blessing & consent of her guardian(wali)[ii]. However, if she marries without the consent of her guardian, the marriage will be valid if the marriage is to her Kuf’ (compatibile in Shariah). If she marries a person who is not her Kuf’, the marriage will not be valid.[iii]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ridhwan Ur Rahman

Student Darul Iftaa
Cardiff, Wales, UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i] Note: we did research this but found differing definitions. Therefore, a ruling cannot be issued

[ii] سنن أبي داود (2/ 229)

2085 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَدَّادُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، وَإِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا نِكَاحَ إِلَّا بِوَلِيٍّ»

[iii]

فتاوى رحيمية (6/277)

فتاوى عثماني (284/2)

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (3/ 57)

(قَوْلُهُ بِعَدَمِ جَوَازِهِ أَصْلًا) هَذِهِ رِوَايَةُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ، وَهَذَا إذَا كَانَ لَهَا وَلِيٌّ لَمْ يَرْضَ بِهِ قَبْلَ الْعَقْدِ، فَلَا يُفِيدُ الرِّضَا بَعْدَهُ بَحْ

البناية شرح الهداية (5/ 79)

(وعند أبي حنيفة وأبي يوسف أنه لا يجوز التزويج في غير الكفء) ش: وهي رواية الحسن كما ذكرنا، وفي فتاوى " قاضي خان " و" القنية ": المختار للفتوى في زماننا رواية الحسن، وفي رواية الكافي وبقوله أخذ كثير من المشائخ، قال شمس الأئمة في المبسوط: هذا أقرب إلى الاحتياط

شرح مختصر الطحاوي (4/256):

اما رواية المختارة للفتوى فلا يصح العقد أصلا اذا زوجت نفسها من غير كفؤ

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Ridhwan Ur Rahman
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