LIVING IN HARAAM

Living with a woman without Nikah, is called living in Zina and living in Haraam. If a man and a woman want to absolutely live together, then it doesn’t cost anything to do it in a Halaal way according to the Shari’ah. They just have to perform Nikah in the presence of at least two Muslim men. If it is performed in the presence of a man and two women, then this also is valid on condition that these witnesses are Muslims. It is also important to make sure that the woman with whom he is performing Nikah is not the wife of another person who has not yet given her Talaaq. Otherwise, even if one performs Nikah a thousand times, it will not be valid. Just like living together without performing Nikah is called living in Haraam, similarly, continuing to live with a woman to whom one has already given three Talaaq, is also called living in Haraam. One must be careful. Many people are committing this mistake.

[English version of "Vive dans haraam" – Al Jamiat – Vol.2 No.2]