Rules regarding Looking at non – Mahram

Mut’ah or Temporary marriage

2430. Contracting a temporary marriage with a woman is in order, even if it may not be for the sake of any sexual pleasure.

2431. It is not permissible for the husband to abandon sexual intercourse with his youthful, temporary wife for more than 4 months, rather, as per precautionary measures, he should not abandon sexual intercourse for the mention time period, even when the wife is old.

Rules regarding permanent marriage

Women with whom matrimony is Haraam

2393. Matrimonial relation is Haraam with women who are one’s Mahram, for instance, mother, sister, daughter, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, niece (one’s brother’s or sister’s daughter) and mother – in – law.

2394. If a man marries a woman, then her mother, her maternal grandmother, her paternal grandmother and all the women as the line ascends are his Mahram, even if he may not have had sexual intercourse with the wife.

Deficiencies provided which husband or wife can nullify Nikah

2389. If the husband comes to know after Nikah that his wife had any one of the following seven deficiencies, he can annul the marriage, provided, that she had those deficiencies before the time of Nikah:

1. Insanity

Conditions of Espousal (Nikah)

2379. There are certain conditions for the Nikah recited for marriage. They are as follows:

The method of pronouncing temporary marriage formula

2378. It is permissible for a man and a woman to recite the formula of the temporary marriage (Mut’ah), after having agreed on the period of marriage and the amount of Mahr. Hence, if the woman says:

Zawwajtuka Nafsi Fil Muddatil Ma’lumati ‘Alal Mahril Ma’lum

(I have made myself your wife for an agreed period and agreed Mahr),

And then the man immediately responds thus:

The method of pronouncing permanent marriage formula

2377. If a woman and a man themselves want to recite the formula of permanent marriage, the woman should first say:

Zawwajtuka Nafsi ‘Alas Sidaqil Ma’lum

(I have made myself your wife on the agreed Mahr),

And then the man should immediately respond thus:

Qabiltut Tazwija

(I accept the marriage).

Rules regarding Espousal

2372. In marriage; whether permanent or temporary, the formal formula must be pronounced; mere tacit approval and consent, is not sufficient. And the formula (Sigha) of the marriage contract is pronounced either by the man and the woman themselves, or by a person who is appointed by them as their representatives to recite it on their behalf.

Marriage and Matrimony

The relation between man and woman becomes lawful by contracting marriage. There are two kinds of marriages:

1. Permanent marriage
2. Temporary marriage

In a permanent marriage, the period of matrimony is not fixed, and the woman with whom such a marriage is concluded is called Zawja Da’ima (i.e. a permanent wife).