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AL-KAFI #1464: APAKAH MAKSUD NIKAH TAHLIL / MUHALLIL?
What is nikah tahlil or muhallil, and is it different from nikah cina buta?
Short answer
Nikah tahlil or muhallil is the same as nikah cina buta: a marriage to a new husband intended to make a woman divorced by three talaq lawful again for her former husband, often with conditions such as no intimacy, a fixed term or a payment.
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
Nikah tahlil or muhallil is the same as nikah cina buta: a marriage to a new husband intended to make a woman divorced by three talaq lawful again for her former husband, often with conditions such as no intimacy, a fixed term or a payment. According to the majority of Shafii, Maliki, Hanbali and Hanafi scholars, this marriage is invalid because it lacks the required conditions of marriage, and it is a fasid or batil marriage. The Prophet SAW is also reported to have cursed those involved, in a hadith narrated by Tirmidhi.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pada dasarnya, nikah tahlil / muhallil atau nikah cina buta adalah tidak mempunyai perbezaan kerana merujuk kepada makna yang sama.
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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 #1464: APAKAH MAKSUD NIKAH TAHLIL / MUHALLIL?”, 9 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3861-al-kafi-1464-apakah-maksud-nikah-tahlil-muhallil. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-of-nikah-tahlil-muhallil-cina-buta/