-
Nikkah Out Of Non Seriousness
AOA.
Two of my colleagues in office did sort of all of the main rituals of nikkah out of non seriousness, they were just joking around and weren’t serious but they did complete the necessary rituals of nikkah like ijab o qubool mediated by another colleague and presence of witnesses. They took photographs etc. and many people present over there saw all of this happening. They were just joking and didn’t really mean to get married.
But now they are in the confusion that this nikkah might have taken place actually, as pointed out by some other colleagues. We saw the opinion of many scholars and they were of the view that actual nikkah has taken place between them by this act. Scholars quote the hadith of Prophet PBUH “Three things done in a joke (mazaak) are to be considered reality; Divorce, Nikkah and the freeing of slaves”.
We want Javed Ahmad Ghamidi Sbs kind opinion on this that whether their nikkah has taken place or not? If the nikkah has taken place then what should they do?
-
3 Replies
-
Nikkah Out Of Non Seriousness
updated 3 years, 3 months ago
2 Members
·
3
Replies
-
Nikah and Divorce can only happen when done with a clear intention and aijab o qabool are an expession of that intent. If there’s no intent to begin with, then there is no Nikah. Since everyone at the mock ceremony knew it was a joke, there is no chance of deceit as well. This is somewhat similar to how aijab o qabool happens in a drama where intent is lacking, but it doesn’t give effect to that Nikah or Tallaq. Nevertheless, it is a condemnable act and such kind of jokes should be avoided, this is exactly what hadith is pointing towards. Please refer to the following links for related responses by Ghamidi Sahab. If you’re still not satisfied, please feel free to register for the next AG live Q&A session with Ghamidi Sahab and there you can pose your question directly to him:
Please refer to the following link (part-5 in the same link) from 4:37 to 6:02 (part-5)
Please also refer to the following link from 13:02 to 15:24
Register for Next AG live Q&A Session:
-
Thank you so much for the answer!
-
Response by Irfan Shahzad Sahab (@Irfan76 ):
“To me, This Nikha has not taken place. In principle, every act needs to be intended seriously to get its validity. that is why non-serious or habitual swearing upon God is not subject to kaffara or accountability. It needs serious intent. However if it is taken to the court, the court can decide otherwise because such a serious matter should never be subject to such non-seriousness. The saying of the prophet in this regards indicates the intent of law, which has authority to validate it“.
Sponsor Ask Ghamidi
The discussion "Nikkah Out Of Non Seriousness" is closed to new replies.
