Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

The marital status of a revert couple

· 28 Jumada I 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 41332English

Question

A.w.w

If a husband and wife both are non-muslim but both revert to islam..do they have to renew their marriage contract and do nikaah again?.

W.salam

Answer

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

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

If a husband and wife accept Islam together, their Nikah will be valid and they do not need to repeat the Nikah.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Faizal Dhada

Student, Darul Iftaa

UK

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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