Question

Describe Muslim Marriage in 300 words.​

Answer 1

In Islam, marriage is a legal contract between a man and a woman. Both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free wills. A formal, binding contract - verbal or on paper- is considered integral to a religiously valid Islamic marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom and bride. There must be two Muslim witnesses of the marriage contract. Divorce in Islam can take a variety of forms, some executed by a husband personally and some executed by a religious court on behalf of a plaintiff wife who is successful in her legal divorce petition for valid cause.

In addition to the usual marriage until death or divorce, there is a different fixed-term marriage known as zawāj al-mutʻah ("pleasure marriage") permitted only by the Twelver branch of Shia Islam for a pre-fixed period. There is also Nikah Misyar, a non-temporary marriage with the removal of some conditions such as living together, permitted by Sunni Muslims. Sunnis also allow Nikah urfi and some sects[which?] of Sunni allow Nikah halala.







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The Muslim marriage is known by the Arabic word “Nikah” Which means civil contract. Mulla writes, “Marriage according to Mohammedan law is not a sacrament but a civil contract. In the Muslim social system, marriage as an institution is governed basically by “Shariat”, the personal law. It is a contract because it can be broken at any time. The right to break the marriage contract remains with the husband. So Muslim marriage is not a religious sacrament like the Hindu marriage.