Question:
Assalamu ‘Alaykum.
I asked you about hurma al musahara and you advised me to follow the Shafi’i school on that. Based on that, do I have to marry the lady I am to marry according to the Shafi’i school?
Answer:
Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.
I pray you are well.
Do not worry. A Nikah which fulfills the conditions of the Hanafi school would suffice. However, the scenario you have described above would make a valid nikah in the Hanafi and the Shafi’i school. (al Mawsu’a al Kuwaitiyya)
You have nothing to worry about. Ask Allah for ease, and make this a marriage a means to draw closer to Allah.
May Allah facilitate all matters for you.
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani