Heavenly Jewels

come for you to give your daughter to me in Nikah" to which he says " I have given her in your Nikah" then the Nikah is done. There is no need for the former to make Qabool rather he does not have the choice now to rej ect the acceptance .. (Raddul-Muhtaar, A lamghiri) Rule- Ifa man comes to the father of the girl and asks " Have you given your daughter to me?" to which he replies " I have", and the former says, "I accept" then ifthis Ijaab and Qabool is for an engagement then it is done for it and iffor Nikah then Nikah is done. (Raddul- Muhtaar) Rule- Giving a proposal of marriage to a betrothed person is Makrooh. Similarly , giving one' s word and then acting contrary to it or breaking the engagement unnecessarily without a Sharee reason is also contemptible. In any case though making Nikah to another is correct according to the Shariah. Ifthere is a valid excuse or a Sharee reason for breaking the engagement and giving the boy or girl somewhere else, then there is absolutely no bad in this . (Fataawa Razvia) Rule- Awoman should make Nikah to a deendaar moral and generous man not a Faasiq and evil doer. Definitely there is no wealth or beauty more better than piety, good mannerism and f � � � r � { Anah . �.. Rule- The masnoon method of nikaah between a Naa- baaligh boy and girl is that their Auliya ( Guardians) themselves or with their consent, their Wakeei, makes Ijaab and Qabool. There is no need for the Naa­ Baalighs to make Ijaab and Qabool themselves. (Fataawa Razvia) Rule- The person performing the Nikah should become the Wakeel of the woman or her Wali wether he goes to her and attains the status of Wakeel or another brings permission for him to become her Wakeei fromher. (Bahare-Shariat) IJAAB AND QABOOL BEFORE WITNESSES To protect both the man and woman's rights, at least two witnesses meaning two men or one man and two women being present at the time ofIjaab and Qabool is a condition ofNikah. 1 8 1