Question: Assalamualaikum mufti saab, is online nikah valid or permissible? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. In principle, Nikāh conducted over the telephone/internet or Skype is not permissible since it does not fulfil the criteria of enacting the Nikāh, which is that the Ījāb (proposal) and Qabūl (acceptance) must take place in the actual and … [Read more...]