{"fatawa":{"id":8959,"title":"He did the marriage contract with a girl but did not tell his parents, and he wants to do the marriage contract again in their presence","slug":"he-did-the-marriage-contract-with-a-girl-but-did-not-tell-his-parents-and-he-wants-to-do-the-marriage-contract-again-in-their-presence","order":"","question":"<p>I performed nikah with a girl without disclosing it to my parents 8  months back but now my parents are convinced and i would like to perform  nikah again with the same girl in the presence of my parents without  letting them know about my previous nikah so could you kindly explain us  can we marry again according to islamic law and shariah.<\/p>","answer":"<div class=\"list-group-item-text ftwa-single-answer font-nrmal\"><span class=\"line_height\"> Praise be to Allaah.\r\n<p>Firstly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>If the first marriage contract fulfilled the conditions and      necessary parts, namely the consent of both parties, the presence of the      woman&rsquo;s guardian and the testimony of two Muslim witnesses of good      character, then this is a valid marriage contract with all that results from      it. But if any of these conditions were not met, then it is an invalid      marriage contract and must be repeated.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Secondly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>It is no secret that the parents have great rights and should      be honoured and treated kindly. Hence it is essential to consult them with      regard to the matter of marriage and to strive to please them as much as      possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>If no obvious negative consequences will result from telling      them about the previous marriage contract, then it is better to tell them      about that and strive to please them. It is more important to tell them if      the wife is pregnant, so as to ward off accusations and suspicion.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>But if telling them will lead to obvious negative      consequences, such as the fear that they would sever ties with you and the      like, then you can pretend to do the marriage contract in their presence or      have it registered officially if it was not registered.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>What is meant by pretending to do the marriage contract is      that the guardian of the woman should say: I give my daughter or sister So      and so to you in marriage, and you should say: I accept to marry So and so      -- in the presence of two witnesses of good character, but you should inform      the guardian that this new marriage contract does not really mean anything      and that what counts is the first one.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>And Allah knows best.<\/p>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"padding: 3px; padding-right: 6px; text-align: right;\">Islam Q&amp;A<\/div>","status":1,"created_at":"2015-01-31T21:51:57.000000Z","updated_at":"2015-01-31T21:51:57.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":36,"parent_id":8958,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0639\u0642\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0643\u0627\u062d","category_slug":"","get_date":"2015-01-31"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/www.islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/8959"}