Nikah Is Not Concluded with Allah as the Witness

Question

Inayatullah formed an unlawful relationship with a married non-Muslim woman and brought her to his home. When people enquired, he said: “I have made her a Muslim and have married her (nikah).” The nikah was performed by Lal Muhammad, who has since died. The witness was Allah. In such a case, did this nikah take place or not?

Answer

If the woman affirms that she has become Muslim, she is a Muslim woman, but she is not Inayatullah’s wife: Inayatullah’s nikah with her was not concluded. [ar]ولا ينعقد نكاح المسلمين إلا بحضور شاهدين حرين عاقلين بالغين مسلمين رجلين أو رجل وامرأتين[/ar] “The nikah of Muslims is concluded only in the presence of two witnesses who are free, sane, adult Muslims: two men, or a man…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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