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Do The Witnesses In a Marriage Have To Be Unrelated To The Bride and Groom?

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Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat 

Question:

Assalamu ‘alaykum.

Is it required that the witnesses to a marriage be unrelated to the bride or groom?

Answer:

Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.

I pray you are well.

No, that is not a condition for the validity of a marriage. The immediate family of the bride or groom can be witnesses to a marriage – even her father. (Marghinani, Hidaya)

Some people may ask someone known for their righteousness to be a witness. This is fine too. Although making the wedding ceremony and other gatherings connected to it as close to the type of events Allah loves is a bigger priority and cause for blessings.

May Allah grant you the best of both worlds.
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

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