Okay guys,
I have heard something new!
I have heard that apparantly, it has now become vital that before your nikah, you should have ur registry as the molvi will not do the nikah without you being legally registered…Is this true???
Apparantly its a new law or something…Plz do shed some light on this…
Re: Is a wedding registry VITAL before the Nikah??? (UK)
^ True in all the big major mosques such as Regents Park but some dodgy maulvi will prob do a nikkah without civil certificate. Not in any girl's best interests tho, I would strongly advise against it.
The precautions are there to protect the girl. One of my best friends lost her house a few yrs bk cos hubby (they didn't have civil marriage, only an Islamic one) had the house in his name and in the UK, contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as common law husband and wife. If a man doesn't want a civil ceremony as well as nikkah I'd seriously question his motives and what he might have to hide. Truth is he could have another wife w/ kids u haven't been told about, turn around at any time, dump u and throw u out of the house or even say he never married u. Please be careful.
Re: Is a wedding registry VITAL before the Nikah??? (UK)
Any girl considering nikkah without civil marriage as well let this be a warning to u:
‘Face of Asia’ death plunge model lost baby after discovering husband of just two months was already married | Mail Online](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1102138/Face-Asia-death-plunge-model-pregnant.html)
Re: Is a wedding registry VITAL before the Nikah??? (UK)
I think it is best practice for a girls family to have the registry before the nikkah, because if u have a nikkah in this country u dont have any FIRM legal standing in a court of law - at present I cannot change any of my documents such as banking, passport and my pension etc because i do not have a civil marriage - if I had my nikkah in pakistan for eg and came back to the uk with my husband then i would not need one, as at the time of my marriage the nikkah was the law of that country - does this make sense?
I am having my registry this saturday - a year later! only because we were waiting for my husbands mamoo to get his visa so he could be present at our ceremony - he missed out islamic wedding due to the long delay with immigration - so its a party for him to enjoy some element of the marriage!
i do know of girls who have divorced islamically but have no legal standing in the uk due to having no civil marraige etc - its vital especially if u have children etc.
i do feel that the government need to streamline this and ensure all imams who do the nikkah have some form of licence - taking into account the death of the girl above :-)
Re: Is a wedding registry VITAL before the Nikah??? (UK)
as Deeba says..
i might be confused myself but this doesn’t mean you have to have a registry office (civil) wedding first. but you do have to get the nikah legalised through the marriage registry beforehand.
you have give notice of your marriage, where it is taking place etc etc..
‘However, the church or religious building in question must normally be in the registration district in which you or the other party live. It will also be necessary for both of you to give formal notice of your marriage to the superintendent registrar of the district(s) where you live. A registrar may also need to be booked from the register office in the district where the marriage is to take place in order to register the marriage.’](http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/marriages/where-can-i-marry/index.asp)
also,
‘Legal Formalities for Marriage
Unless you are marrying in the Church of England or Church in Wales by Banns or Common Licence, notice of marriage has to be given personally to your local superintendent registrar(s) at the Register Office in the district in which you and your partner reside. A notice of marriage states the names of the parties to the marriage, age, marital status, address, occupation nationality and the intended venue for the marriage. It is a legal document covered by the Perjury Act 1911.
Both of you must have lived in a registration district in England or Wales for at least seven days immediately before giving notice at the register office. If you both live in the same district, you should both attend your local register office together to give your notices of marriage. If you live in different registration districts then each of you will need to give notice separately in your respective district. After giving notice you must wait a further sixteen days before the marriage can take place, (for example, if notice is given on 1 July the marriage may take place on or after 17 July).’
i would get some more advice from your registry office.
a lot of people quite like to have the civil marriage too, so it’s not a big deal to do both. my personal preference would be to have the nikah acknowledged by the law in the above way, same as church weddings are.
Re: Is a wedding registry VITAL before the Nikah??? (UK)
More horror stories for anyone still not convinced civil marriage is necessary:
Muslim Parliament: British women who paid dearly for not registering their marriages
Re: Is a wedding registry VITAL before the Nikah??? (UK)
Does the law state that the civil marriage should be first? My wedding is on the 9th of August and our registration is on the 11th. Our families don't want us to have the registry until we have had our nikaah, as you are asked to hold hands etc!
We have given our intent to marry etc and they did not mention anything about this law... Does anyone have any links that show this change of law?
Re: Is a wedding registry VITAL before the Nikah??? (UK)
hey! i just wanted to know whether you can have a civil ceremony (in the registry office) if your husband is from abroad as he is not a UK national yet?