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21 / 05 / 2026
Informal Marriage via the Internet
A man got to know a woman online using a fictitious name and wanted to marry her in an informal marriage via the internet. He said to her: I have married you to myself, and she replied: I accept, without the consent of a guardian, without the presence of witnesses, and without public announcement. What is the ruling on their actions?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: This is not a valid legal contract due to the lack of its conditions, and it is considered a mockery of legal rulings and a violation of the honor of Muslims. Such deviant behaviors are forbidden, and God knows best.
