Where Shia Muslim personal law governs a nikah, how many witnesses does that personal law require for…
The correct answer is “No witnesses”. Under the Shia marriage rule, witness presence is unnecessary for the validity of the contract. Shia personal law does not require one…
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Where Shia Muslim personal law governs a nikah, how many witnesses does that personal law require for the validity of the marriage contract itself?
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The correct answer is “No witnesses”. Under the Shia marriage rule, witness presence is unnecessary for the validity of the contract. Shia personal law does not require one male and two female witnesses for a valid marriage contract.
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Option A
Shia personal law imposes no two-male-witness condition for validity.
Option B
Shia personal law does not require one male and two female witnesses for a valid marriage contract.
Option C
Under the Shia marriage rule, witness presence is unnecessary for the validity of the contract.
Option D
There is no four-witness requirement for the validity of a Shia marriage contract.
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