The marriage contract
The dowry (mahr) in Islam: the real cost of escalation
High dowries and heavy costs stop marriages and leave women without husbands. What Sheikh al-Fawzan asks of guardians.
The Nikah team2 August 2026
The marriage contract
Consent: no one is married by force
Compelling someone to marry a person they do not want is a grave wrong, and the contract itself is not valid. Sheikh al-Fawzan's answer.
The Nikah team2 August 2026
The marriage contract
The secret marriage: why this contract is void
Two people, a paper signed between them, no wali, no witnesses, no announcement. Sheikh ar-Ruhayli: void by agreement of the imams.
The Nikah team2 August 2026
The marriage contract
The wali: why a woman does not conclude her own marriage
The wali is a condition of validity, not a formality. Who he is, what he may not do, and what adl means.
The Nikah team2 August 2026