Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi's response to I am getting married in secret without the knowledge of my parents. Will I need my father's permission or will my father need to be present during the Nikah?

I am getting married in secret without the knowledge of my parents. Will I need my father's permission or will my father need to be present during the Nikah?

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I am getting married in secret without the knowledge of my parents. Will I need my father's permission or will my father need to be present during the Nikah?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 6 months ago

Virgin girl does need her father's permission for her marriage if her father is a Muslim and does not reject the marriage for un Islamic reasons. Your father does not need to attend your Nikah but he must agree on it if it is your first marriage.

There are certain cases when this condition becomes void like when you need the marriage to save yourself from sinful act, and your father is refusing the marriage for reasons which are invalid in Islam.

Wassalam.