Muslim Woman: NIKAH (Marriage) in Islam
Man and woman agree together to lead married life and this
agreement is called nikah (marriage), and the two parties
accept the responsibilities and obligations and thus live
together as husband and wife. For nikah it is necessary
that both man and woman have attained the age of puberty-
the age of full bloom and strength -Quran chapter 4 verse
6 & Quran chapter 40 verse 67. Nikah /Marriage is not
possible without mutual consent of both the parties in the
presence of at least two witnesses, one from the side of
the man and the other from the side of woman. Men and
women have free choice to marry each other -Quran chapter
4 verse 3- Men have been forbidden to marry women against
their will, they cannot marry -Quran chapter 4 verse 19-
without obtaining consent of women and thus become their
masters instead of companion. The criterion for selection
of spouse should be the unanimity of ideology and faith in
Islam, and this is the reason why a momin male Believer is
forbidden to marry a mushrika female unbeliever & vice
versa, thus to save home from becoming hell whereas Allah
Almighty wants it to become heaven -Quran chapter 2 verse
221-
Nikah /Marriage should be performed in a declared manner,
and the relationship between the spouses should not be
kept a secret. If it is performed secretly it is not
legal -Quran chapter 4 verse 25 & Quran chapter 5 verse 5.
The Quran has not suggested any ceremony for
Nikah /Marriage, nor it has mentioned about involvement of
a third person to perform it. Since Nikah /Marriage is an
agreement between two parties, government can formulate
rules and regulations (marriage Act), and it has to be
performed accordingly. For those who are capable of
getting married the society has to provide facilities for
Nikah /Marriage , Those who could not get facilities to
get married should keep themselves chaste by self-control
till they get alliance -Quran chapter 24 verse 3-
Prostitution is prohibited. Married couple is forbidden
from sexual Intercourse when:
(I) The women is not in normal physical condition i.e.
during menses, and after this period they can have it as
per the natural laws -Quran Chapter 2 Verse 222-
(ii) When either of them or both are observing fast of
course from dawn to dusk -Quran chapter 2 Verse 187- and
(iii) Even from dusk to dawn when one is in retreat in the
mosque.
Forbidden Women for Nikah /Marriage. They are:
(1) Yours mothers
(2) Your daughters
(3) Your sisters
(4) Your father’s sisters
(5) Your mother’s sisters
(6) Your brother’s daughters
(7) Your sister’s daughters
(8) Your foster mothers
(9) Your foster sisters
(10) Mothers of your wives
(11) Your stepdaughters, which have been brought up under
your guardianship and are born of wives with whom you have
had marital relations. If you have not had marital
relations then the prohibition does not apply.
(12) Wives of your real sons.
(13) It is also prohibited to have in marriage two sisters
at the same time.Also forbidden to you in marriage are
those women who are already married except those whom you
already possess -Quran chapter 4 verse 23 & 24
A Muslim man should not marry a mushrika / non believer
woman until she accepts Islam; like wise Muslim woman
should not marry mushrik / non believers man until he
accepts Islam Quran chapter 2 verse 221- A Muslim woman
cannot marry a man from amongst the people who believe in
the earlier scriptures Quran chapter 5 verse 5-
agreement is called nikah (marriage), and the two parties
accept the responsibilities and obligations and thus live
together as husband and wife. For nikah it is necessary
that both man and woman have attained the age of puberty-
the age of full bloom and strength -Quran chapter 4 verse
6 & Quran chapter 40 verse 67. Nikah /Marriage is not
possible without mutual consent of both the parties in the
presence of at least two witnesses, one from the side of
the man and the other from the side of woman. Men and
women have free choice to marry each other -Quran chapter
4 verse 3- Men have been forbidden to marry women against
their will, they cannot marry -Quran chapter 4 verse 19-
without obtaining consent of women and thus become their
masters instead of companion. The criterion for selection
of spouse should be the unanimity of ideology and faith in
Islam, and this is the reason why a momin male Believer is
forbidden to marry a mushrika female unbeliever & vice
versa, thus to save home from becoming hell whereas Allah
Almighty wants it to become heaven -Quran chapter 2 verse
221-
Nikah /Marriage should be performed in a declared manner,
and the relationship between the spouses should not be
kept a secret. If it is performed secretly it is not
legal -Quran chapter 4 verse 25 & Quran chapter 5 verse 5.
The Quran has not suggested any ceremony for
Nikah /Marriage, nor it has mentioned about involvement of
a third person to perform it. Since Nikah /Marriage is an
agreement between two parties, government can formulate
rules and regulations (marriage Act), and it has to be
performed accordingly. For those who are capable of
getting married the society has to provide facilities for
Nikah /Marriage , Those who could not get facilities to
get married should keep themselves chaste by self-control
till they get alliance -Quran chapter 24 verse 3-
Prostitution is prohibited. Married couple is forbidden
from sexual Intercourse when:
(I) The women is not in normal physical condition i.e.
during menses, and after this period they can have it as
per the natural laws -Quran Chapter 2 Verse 222-
(ii) When either of them or both are observing fast of
course from dawn to dusk -Quran chapter 2 Verse 187- and
(iii) Even from dusk to dawn when one is in retreat in the
mosque.
Forbidden Women for Nikah /Marriage. They are:
(1) Yours mothers
(2) Your daughters
(3) Your sisters
(4) Your father’s sisters
(5) Your mother’s sisters
(6) Your brother’s daughters
(7) Your sister’s daughters
(8) Your foster mothers
(9) Your foster sisters
(10) Mothers of your wives
(11) Your stepdaughters, which have been brought up under
your guardianship and are born of wives with whom you have
had marital relations. If you have not had marital
relations then the prohibition does not apply.
(12) Wives of your real sons.
(13) It is also prohibited to have in marriage two sisters
at the same time.Also forbidden to you in marriage are
those women who are already married except those whom you
already possess -Quran chapter 4 verse 23 & 24
A Muslim man should not marry a mushrika / non believer
woman until she accepts Islam; like wise Muslim woman
should not marry mushrik / non believers man until he
accepts Islam Quran chapter 2 verse 221- A Muslim woman
cannot marry a man from amongst the people who believe in
the earlier scriptures Quran chapter 5 verse 5-
