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Concluding the marriage contract while the husband is absent

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Is it permissible that one deputizes his family to conclude his marital contract while he is absent because he is abroad, while the bride and her family are present?

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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

It is permissible to authorize someone else to conclude one's marital contract. The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, authorized An-Najaashi (Negus) to conclude his marital contract to Ramlah bint Abu Sufyaan both. The story of this marriage is well-known.

Consequently, it is permissible to authorize one's father, brother or others to conclude the marital contract.

Allaah Knows best.

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Concluding the marriage contract while the husband is absent

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Related Fatwa

Guidelines for Marriage

The basic principle in Muslim transactions and contracts is validity

Marrying a woman who does not have a Muslim guardian

What happened to you has no effect on the validity of marriage

Wants to marry a man with whom she communicated and spoke in haram ways

She does not have a guardian for the purpose of marriage; can one who takes care of her marry her off to himself?

Belongs to a Rich Family and Was Proposed for Marriage by Man with Average Financial Condition

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