Nikah by Telephone

Question

A man is studying in America and wishes to marry. Coming to India would cost a great deal of money and time, so he wishes to contract the nikah by telephone or by some other means: in America he can give his acceptance (qabul) by telephone before several reliable people. Will a nikah contracted in this way be valid?

Answer

The person who is in America should, from there, by telephone or other means (a letter, a telegram, etc.), appoint someone in India as his agent (wakil) to accept on his behalf the nikah of such-and-such a girl.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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