Why oh why do I see Muslims living here in the UK registering their marriage after months of Islamically being married?If anything goes wrong people rarely use the Shariah court system, they go to Crown Court ( if the dispute is based on criminal aspects).
Yes having your nikah done does mean you are married ( that’s what we think) but does the law recognise that? NO, it doesn’t.
My question is why are we so ignorant when it comes to registering our marriage on time when you:
Gayo'N mai rehna juRam hai kya? Tum jaisi hi larkian hain jo Gayo'N main asar kay baad peepli kay darakht kay peechay kharay ho kar laRkon ko gandi nazaR say dekhtee haiN.
MKD it has more to do with awareness. Most of the time it's because of close family ties that they don't feel the urgency of registering their marriages. I do agree that they should do it as soon as possible but you know how desi families behave.
mkd hun.... ok if you do the nikah in the uk thats cool- ur married in the islamic tradition, however for that marriage to be legally binding and recognized in English law, then you have to go through the English civil system of having a courtmarriage- the official registartion of your Islamic marriage in the eyes of English law. This way your marriage is recognised in Britain and is legally binding eg: subject to English law being applied such as nationality of children/ divorce and so on. . I hope this clears things?
Guys I am sorry I didnt understand , So asking this again , why is it very important to register a marriage in the UK?
Say both husband and wife are british citizens , but got married under islamic law in a muslim country , didnt register their marriage in the UK … other then Divorce complications what other reasons are there for them to register the marriage
When a child comes that child will automatically be granted British nationality depending on the nationality of the mother /father… irrespective of whether they registered their marriage or not .. right?
It’s not just about divorce CB. There are many things like inheritance, insurance, state pension etc associated with it. In case of untimely demise of one partner and absence of a will the spouse faces all sort of troubles, which can be avoided if the marriage is registered.
It's not just about divorce CB. There are many things like inheritance, insurance, state pension etc associated with it. In case of untimely demise of one partner and absence of a will the spouse faces all sort of troubles, which can be avoided if the marriage is registered.
Exactly.
A lot of the big mosques in the UK like Regents Park will actuallyrefuse to do an Islamic marriage without a civil certificate which shows how important it is to register imo.
Poppies thanks for expanding on that but that wasnot my question I know why people register marriages under English Law. My question is why do Muslims not register their marriages straightaway?
It only takes like 20 minutes to register your marriage. The Registery Office fee is £94. You must have your marriage registered ( under English law) inorder to avoid the status of an unmarried couple i.e. the UK court system will treat you as an unmarried cohabiting couple despite of you having gone through the nikah procedure.
From what i’ve heard it is important for either parent to be a British citizen inorder for their child to be considered one. Eg, a Pakistani couple can’t just come to the UK for the child’s delivery hoping that he would automatically obtain British nationalty.
Yes, reason being mostly desi families think that it is important only when it comes divorce, which is not true. So they take it as formality.
It wasn’t always like that. UK had visa on-arrival for Pakistani nationals as commonwealth member state. The system was grossly abused (child nationality, NHS, claiming benefits for child etc etc) and then there were other factors too, like economic sanctions etc etc. It’s all changed now and yes one of the parents must be a UK national otherwise child will not get the nationality even if he was born in UK.
i got married in pakistan, and now my husband is here with me in the uk, i did wonder if we should register our marriage, but was reassured that we dont need to as we were married in pakistan as opposed to here and our nikah papers are enough validity therefore of our marriage. is that right?
I know why people register marriages under English Law. My question is why do Muslims not register their marriages straightaway?
