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Why Create a Marriage Contract?

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل Marriage contracts (Aqd Nikah) are very important in Islam. When read aloud, the marriage contract is what enables a man and a woman to be united in marriage. For many reasons having to do with the spouses’ […]

Why add other clauses and conditions to my marriage contract?

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل Marriage in Islam is a contract. It is Allah عزّ وجلّ, creator of the universe, who has so decided. A contract is a commitment that creates rights and obligations between two people.  It can be negotiated between […]

Muslim Converts & Marriage: What You Need to Know

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل Marriage Requirements for Muslim Converts   Equality of Converts with Born Muslims   Conversion to Islam, if done correctly, allows converts to become fully and immediately Muslim. Therefore, after conversion, there is no longer any difference between […]

Building a Strong Islamic Marriage: Shared Obligations of Spouses

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل Muslim marriage comes with a series of rights and obligations for the spouses.  Each spouse’s obligations involve the other spouse’s rights (Tirmidhi Hadith 1163). Both husband and wife have a duty to familiarize themselves with these obligations […]

A Guide To Understanding Invalid Marriages (Nikah) in Islam

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل Understanding Islamic Marriage Validity: Valid, Invalid, and Irregular Unions If certain conditions are not met, the marriage is either unofficial or invalid, which leads to consequences in either case. There are three types of scenarios when it […]

Islamic Wedding Invocations: Blessings and Prayers for a Happy Muslim Marriage

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل There are three options The person who offers the invocation may use their own words Or invocations may be taken from the Quran Or invocations may be taken from the Sunnah Expressing Your Heartfelt Wishes: Writing Personalized […]

Who Witnesses a Muslim Wedding? Key Requirements & Variations

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل The Importance of Witnesses in Muslim Marriages A witness to a marriage is someone whose presence is necessary for a Muslim wedding ceremony to be valid (Tirmidhi Hadith 1104). There must be at least two witnesses or […]

Fulfilling Her Vows: A Wife’s Duties / Obligations Towards Her Husband in Islamic Marriage

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل Obedience with Respect: A Cornerstone of Islamic Marriage (Taa) The wife must follow her husband’s recommendations. This is required by Islam (Quran, 4-34). In that way, the couple’s life together is protected from the discord and tension […]

Inter-Madhhab Marriage: Choosing a Legal School for Your Muslim Wedding

Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل Following Different Madhhabs in Marriage If the future spouses follow the commandments of two different legal schools, how does Islam say this situation should be resolved? The answer to this question is simple. The spouses are entirely […]

Imam Zakariyya Siddiq du Preez

Imam at Masjid Al-Aashiqeen (South Africa)
Graduate of the Darul Uloom Zakariyya Institute of Islamic Education (South Africa)
Director of the Family Court (IFC/South Africa)
Specialist in Islamic family law
Dear Brothers and Sisters,

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Imam Zakariyya Siddiq du Preez

Dr. Muhammad Faizul Haque

Assist. Professor at Manarat International University (Dacca, Bangladesh) Doctor in Islamic Sciences</strong (International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)) Spécialist of Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (Qur’an & Sunnah)
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Dr. Fajri Matahati Muhammadin

Lecturer at Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia) Doctor in international law and Islamic Sciences (Islamic University of Malaysia,(IUM)) Spécialist in International public law, Islamic Law and Thought especially in relation to international law.
Dear Users,

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Dr. Fajri Matahati Muhammadin

Dr. Munshid Falih Wadi

Professor at the University of Diyâlâ (Iraq)
Doctor in Islamic Sciences (University of Baghdad)
Specialist in Philosophy of Fundamentals of Religion, Quranic sciences, Interpretation and Islamic Thought
Dear Users,

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Dr. Saad Khalifa Al-Abbar

Professor at the University of Benghazi (Libya)
Doctor in comparative Islamic law (Université Paris II Sorbonne)
Specialist in Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic law with a focus on comparison to civil law.
Dear Users,

Halalmarriagecontract.com offers practical solutions for all Muslims and People of the Book (Ahl al-kitāb) to create their marriage contract according to their wishes and in full compliance with Islamic Sharia law.

This unique site respects the ethics and spirit of Islam in regards to couple relationships and family preservation, wherever you live in the world.

The website’s well-structured and comprehensive approach, organized according to the four Sunni legal schools, makes it easy to formulate and develop marriage contracts for everyone. The practical aspect of the site will make it accessible and beneficial to people all over the world.
Dr. Saad Khalifa Al-Abbar