Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Clarification required: Does swearing at Allah or His Messenger Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam invalidate a marriage?

· 7 Rajab 1438 AH1 min readFatwa 37792English

Question

Does swearing at Allah (swt) or His Messenger (saw) in anger/frustration invalidate the Nikah?

Answer

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

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

Kindly clarify for us the exact words used and the context in the scenario in question.[1] You may forward your response to admin@daruliftaa.net.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mu’ādh Chati

Student Darul Iftaa
Blackburn, England, UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] رجل ضرب عبده فقال له رجل أنت لست بمسلم فقال لا إن تعمد ذلك كفر فإن أراد جوابه أو جرى على لسانه غلط لا يكفر

الفتاوى الولوالجية للولوالجي ت540ه (422/5) دار الكتب العلمية

ولو قيل له وهو يضرب إنسانا ألست بمسلم قال لا فإنه يكفر إلا إذا غلط

الملتقط في الفتاوى الحنفية لناصر الدين السمرقندي ت244ه (244) دار الكتب العلمية

Answered by
Mu’ādh Chati
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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