Doing The Marriage Contract

Civil marriage ‘Doing the Marriage Contract’ Dr. Sayfaddeen al-Muwahhid (who is the same person as Dhia-ad-Deen al-Qudsi) stated the following in his tafsir while giving explanations regarding al-Baqara 2/256 under the heading ‘Doing the Marriage Contract’... More

Civil marriage ‘Doing the Marriage Contract’ Dr. Sayfaddeen al-Muwahhid (who is the same person as Dhia-ad-Deen al-Qudsi) stated the following in his tafsir while giving explanations regarding al-Baqara 2/256 under the heading ‘Doing the Marriage Contract’ (Civil marriage): “Some kuffar states made it compulsory for the man and woman who live in their state to do some go through legal process when they want to get married. If this legal process which is made compulsory does not oppose Islam the Muslim man and woman in order to prevent any harm which may come to them after having done the marriage which makes jima (sexual intercourse) halal in Islam they can do this contract by stating ‘We are married. We came here to do the contract which is made compulsory by you.’ There is no harm in doing this contract without showing any respect and importance to it, without making it a ceremony.” Our respond to this claim is as follows: It is kufr to have a civil registered marriage certifcate due Less