Marriage in the absence of wali nasab: procedural difficulties in obtaining consent from a wali raja

• Main Authors: Abas, Afridah, Mohd, Azizah, Mohd Yusof, Naziri
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: University Putra Malaysia 2015
• Subjects: KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/51393/1/51393_Marriage%20in%20the%20absence.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51393/2/51393_Marriage%20in%20the%20absence_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51393/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2023%20(S)%20Nov.%202015/27%20JSSH%20Vol%2023%20(S)%20Nov%202015_pg305-314.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Marriage in Islam is a sacred institution. It is a form of ritual submission towards the Almighty God. In order to constitute a valid marriage, one of the pre-requisite is that the marriage must be in the presence of the female party’s blood relatives guardian (wali nasab) or at least his consent is...