Iftaa of Egypt: The engagement ceremony is against the law

The Secretary of the Fatwa of the Egyptian Dar Al-Ifta, Dr. Salem Abdel-Jalil, confirmed that the engagement ceremony is contrary to Sharia, indicating that the engagement must take place within the narrowest limits between the people of the two betrothed.

And he added, through a talk show, that the young man does not take anything he presented to his fiancée, if the engagement was broken on his part, with no fundamental reason for that.

He stressed that the important rule set by Imam Malik prevents manipulation of girls and young men entering homes without incurring a loss or a fine for leaving.

He pointed out that some young men complain about their engagement to more than one girl and their failure to receive the gifts they gave, saying that Sharia allowed the young man to sit with the girl more than once before proposing to her and presenting gifts to her in order to avoid the exaggerated cost.

He pointed out that the forensic judgment provides for each party at the half if the contract was replaced after the book was written, citing the meaning of the meaning.

He explained that the one in whose hand the marriage knot is the guardian, whether it is the father or the uncle.

He continued, "The guardian must consult his client because this money is her right, and it is not permissible for him to decide not to write a list or dowry for her because it is the woman's right and he has no right to give it up without her consent."

He pointed out that the legal and innate system of marriage in Islam is applied so far in Syria, adding, "A very comfortable system ... the Hanim takes her dowry in her hand with what she deserves as a gift to her and goes to her husband's house with only her clothes bag, and in that case we will not write any list, and the groom prepares his house as He desires it.”

He stressed that what is happening in Egypt with regard to interdependence between a man and a woman in the preparation of the house is not forbidden, explaining that the backside is a conditional debt, meaning death or divorce is due in the nearest two terms, and the woman does not have the right while she lives with her husband to claim the backside.

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