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Fatwa CenterHow is it possible to obtain the age of marriage in western countries?
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How is it possible to obtain the age of marriage in western countries?
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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. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.
If you mean that it is forbidden in those countries to marry before a given age, and you want to marry before this age, then you may marry without authenticating the marriage in official registers, and that you should put in official papers an age that is suitable to the required age of marriage. However, the conditions of a correct marriage should be met, like the presence of the guardian and two witnesses. There is no harm in deceiving such man-made laws that are contradicting the Islamic Law, as long as tricking these laws does not affect or harm the Muslim in himself and his wealth, and bearing the difficulties of such harm is harder than bearing the difficulties of not marrying, and provided that one does not fear to commit what Allaah has forbidden (illegal sexual intercourse).
Allaah Knows best.
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