FatwaFederal TerritoriesMarriage & Family
AL-KAFI #851 : AKAD NIKAH SATU NAFAS
Must the groom recite the marriage contract in a single breath, and should he be made to repeat it many times if he cannot?
Short answer
The marriage contract does not need to be answered in one breath.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The marriage contract does not need to be answered in one breath. What is required is that the guardian's offer and the groom's acceptance follow one another continuously. A long gap between offer and acceptance invalidates the contract, but a brief pause such as breathing or sneezing does not harm it. Imams and marriage officiants are advised to make the process easy once the conditions are met, since a groom may be nervous.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menjawab persoalan, tidak disyaratkan satu nafas dalam menjawab lafaz nikah. Syaratnya ialah mesti berturutan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #851 : AKAD NIKAH SATU NAFAS”, 16 October 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2677-al-kafi-851-akad-nikah-satu-nafas. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/marriage-contract-in-one-breath/