Nikkah question

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Re: Nikkah question

@MsAshoo

Does anyone have any information on the marriage laws in the US. Is it allowed to perform a Nikkah in a different state after obtaining the marriage license and registering the marriage with a judge in another state. By law you must have a license to marry before nikkah the molvi must then submit or register your marriage in the same state from where u obtain your license and you get your marriage certificate in the mail. In the case you get a license and have already been married legally meaning registered your marriage is it allowed to provide that certificate in a different state to perform nikkah or do you need the license/marriage certificate from the same state where the nikkah will be performed?

Thanks in advance

@Sehrysh

In order to perform a legally recognized marriage, the officiant needs to be registered as such in that state. If the molvi is not recognized as an officiant in that state, the nikkah will be religiously valid, but the marriage will not be recognized in that state, since the molvi’s authority to perform weddings isn’t recognized - you might have to go back and have a civil marriage performed.

I think she’s saying she’s already had a civil ceremony…?