Status Of Court Marriage In Islam

[Dr. Irfan Shahzad]

The essence.of marriage is to announce and declare that a man and woman are now husband and wife. It should be made public anyway. Two witnesses are arranged specifically so that if there is a dispute they should be called. They accept this responsibility. This is a legal way in Islamic shariah.

The court marriage is a valid marriage. The state arranges it with its authority.

[Muhammad Hamza]

I get it.

I have read quran and I could not find the rules regarding how to do nikkah.

To announce and have 2 witness.

So from where do we actually extract this way?

( from sunnah )?

Do we find any ahadess regarding this?

And is it compulsory to have 2 specified witnesses? ( if someone announce in a ceremony, will that not be enough or not considered nikkah )

[Dr. Irfan Shahzad]

For a matter between two parties, it is advised in the Qur’an to hold at least two witnesses. See the verses 2:285.

The same has been done in marriage. The holy prophet used to do the same. And we have this practice.