A person I know is getting registered for marriage in London. He says that in England one has to register with the Office of Marriage Registrar and only after this certificate he can go to a moulvi to get his nikah recited, as per Islamic rule.
I know that marriages all over the world are supposed to be registered, but the condition of obtaining the certificate FIRST seems very bizzar to me. As if… what if one after obtaining the certificate, but before getting his nikah recited, changes his mind. would they be still considered husband and wife, as per English Law??
I thought that the only thing which binds one n other in the matrimony is nikah (that is for Muslims offcourse)and not those registration. If is just a matter of requirement, that must be done after the marriage or nikah has taken place!!
Its the same in US atleast in the weddings I have seen. The certificate is basically a permission to get married of sorts, in itself it does not hold any binding contract.
Basically, the certificate is a permission to get married and the marriage is perfromed by the nikah dude or a priest or a rabbi or a pandit. then they write their own certificate, give u a copy and send a copy to the registration office.
so if you get the certificate and then decide you are not going to get married, that certificate does not hold any power.
No, you don't have to get registered (or get permission) to get married in the mosque. You could go to a registered Moulvi (or mosque) and get their certificate and it should be valid.
dont know about other states but in the State of Maryland the marriage certificate/registration has to be signed first, followed by the nikah right after ....
in this state signing the certificate means you are a couple and it is binding; therefore, if u change ur mind u have to get a divorce.
Basically in the UK the only type of marriage that is valid the one that takes place in a registry office (or church). Therefore in addition to having your nikah read you need to have a civil wedding too.
To get married in either of these places you need to contact the some registrar person at your local civic centre to basically apply for permission to marry, both you and you partner have to do this at your respective local civic centres. Once you do this you can set a date for the civil wedding.
The permission you need to get from these people has nothing to do with your nikah.