Islamic Fiqh > Marriage and family > The pillars and conditions of nikah > The validity conditions of nikah
Updated on 06 October 2026 at 10:50 PM
The jurists of the four schools set validity conditions around the wali (the guardian who contracts the marriage for the woman) and around the spouses themselves. The sheets below deal with freedom (hurriya), discernment (rushd), the Islam of the wali in its situations, equity ('adala), masculinity, ihram, absence of coercion and absence of illness, then two conditions specific to the husband: his Islam and not already having four wives.