What conditions have to be fulfilled in a valid marriage?

Following conditions have to be fulfilled for a valid marriage;

i. Offer/Proposal on the part of one party to the other party to the marriage.

ii. Acceptance by the other party to the marriage.

iii. Presence of witnesses ;

· According to Hanafi law, at least two adult male or one adult male and adult two female witnesses are required for a valid marriage.

· According to Shia law, no witnesses are required.

iv. The offer and acceptance both must be expressed in one and same meeting.

v. The Nikha Nama must be registered one.

A valid marriage creates a lot of rights for both husband and wife. Some of them are as follows;

a. Sexual intercourse between husband and wife becomes lawful,

b. The children born of the union are legitimate,

c. The wife becomes entitle to get her dower,

d. The wife becomes entitle to get her maintenance,

e. The wife is bound to maintain the order of her husband,

f. The husband becomes entitle to restrain the wife’s movement in a reasonable manner,

g. Mutual rights of inheritance are established,

h. Without observing iddat, the wife is not entitled to remarry, if she has gotten divorce.

Written With The Help Of Refference Book:

1. Mulla’s Principles Of MAHOMEDAN LAW (19^th Edition)

Written By: M. Hidayatullah & Arshad Hidayatullah (India).

2. Text Book Of MOHAMMEDAN LAW (23^rd Edition)

Written By: Aqil Ahamad (India).

3. MUSLIM LAW (17^th Edition-2014)

Written By: Syed Khalid Rashid.

Revised By: Prof. V. P. Bharatiya (India).

4. Text Book On ISLAMIC LAW

[Including Statutory Family Laws]

Reprint: May 2009(1^st Edition)

Written By: Dr. Muhammad Faiz-Ud-Din (Bangladesh).

5. MUSLIM LAW (1^st Published-March,2012)

2^nd Pirnt: August,2013

Written By: Salena Akter;

A.N. M Arifur Rahman;

Md. Jahid Hossain Dolon(All are Bangladeshi).

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