Having the kalima recited at the time of nikah

Question

Question: In our area, at the time of nikah, the respected Imam has the bridegroom and the bride recite the offer and acceptance, the kalima and so on, whether the bride is adult or not. Some people objected to this, saying that one should not speak with an adult woman. The respected Imam said: what harm is there in it? What needs to be ascertained is: what is the ruling of the Shari‘a on this? Should the offer and acceptance, the kalima and so on be recited by both, or only by the bridegroom?

Answer

Having the kalima recited at the conclusion of nikah is not transmitted from the hadiths, nor from the Companions ﵃, nor from the mujtahids ﵏. However, if it is known about the bridegroom and the bride that their beliefs are not sound and are contrary to the Shari‘a, then the one whose beliefs are contrary to the Shari‘a must be made to recite the kalima for the renewal of…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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