And if a woman and a man appoint other persons to act as...

And if a woman and a man appoint other persons to act as their representatives for pronouncing the formula of marriage, and if, for example, the name of the man is Ahmad and that of the woman is Fatimah, the representative of the woman should first say: -Zawwajtu muwakkilaka Ahmad muwakkilati Fatimah `alas-?idaq-il-ma`lum” - (i.e.

I have given to your client Ahmad in marriage my client Fatimah on the agreed Mahr) and thereafter the representative of the man should immediately respond thus: ~Qabilt-ut-tazwija li-muwakkili Ahmad alas-Sidaq-il-malum” (that is, I accepted this matrimonial alliance for my cliently Ahmad on the agreed Mahr). Now the marriage contract is in order.

And, on the basis of recommended precaution, it is necessary that the words uttered by the man should conform with those uttered by the woman; for example, if the woman says, “Zawwajtuka… ( i.e. I have made myself your wife…) the man should also say, “Qabilt-ut-tazwija… ( i.e. Iaccept the matrimonial alliance…) and not “Qabilt-un-nikaha… It is permissible for a man and a woman to recite the formula of the temporary marriage, after having agreed on the period of maniage and the amount of Mahr.

Hence, if the woman says: “Zawwajtuka nafsi fil-muddat-il-ma`lumati `al-al-mahr-il-ma`lum”. (i.e. I have made myself your wife for an agreed period and agreed Mahr), and then the man immediately responds thus: ~Qabiltu” (i.e. I have accepted), the marriage will be in order. And the marriage will also be in order if they appoint other persons to act as their representatives.

First, the representative of the woman should say to the representative of the man thus: “Zawwajtu muwakkilati muwakkilaka fil-muddat-il-ma`lumati `al-al-mahr-il-ma`lum” (i.e. I have given my client to your client in marriage for the agreed period and the agreed Mahr), and then the representative of the man should immediately respond thus: “Qabilt-ut-tazwija il-muwakkili hakadha” (i.e. I accepted this matrimonial alliance for my client this way).

Conditions for Marriage Contract There are certain conditions for reciting the marriage formula. They are as follows: (i) On the basis of precaution, the formula marriage contract (sighah should be pronouced in correct Arabic. And if the man and the woman cannot pronounce the formula in correct Arabic, they can pronounce, it in any other language, and it is not necessary to appoint any representatives.