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أسرة
نكاح
Nikāḥ
Definition
Marriage — the covenant that permits intimacy and creates a household; a half of the religion.
Example
Pillars: offer and acceptance, a mahr, two Muslim male witnesses (in most schools), the walī of the bride, and no legal impediment.
See also
Mahr
The bridal gift given by the groom to the bride — her exclusive right and property.
Walī
The bride's guardian — father, then paternal grandfather, then brother, etc. His consent is a condition of nikāḥ in most schools.
Ṭalāq
Divorce initiated by the husband — the most disliked of permissible things.
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