Nikah Under Coercion

Question

I state on oath that my son Ghulam Rasul was reputed to have an illicit relationship with a certain Nurani. The father-in-law and the husband, Sada, of the said Nawarni consulted together and decided that one night Nurani should be sent to my house. I was not present at the time. When Nurani came and sat with my son, Muhammad Nur — the father-in-law of the said Nurani — immediately arrived as well. Muhammad Nur came, seized both Ghulam Rasul and Nurani and raised an uproar.

Answer

Despite this oppression and violence, the nikah was concluded and became binding. [ar]والأصل أن تصرفات المكره كلها قولاً منعقدة عندنا إلا أن يتحمل الفسخ فيه كالبيع والإجارة يفسخ، وما لا يتحمل الفسخ كالطلاق والعتاق والنكاح والتدبير والاستيلاد والنذر فهو لازم. كذا في الكافي[/ar] "The principle is that all verbal dispositions of the coerced person (mukrah)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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