Answer:
(Fatwa: 391/311/B=1434)
By adopting the said method and by the silence of Ahmad and Farhat, nikah was not solemnized. The basic element of nikah is ijab-o-qubul which was missing here. Hence nikah was not valid.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband
