Liaison office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al Sistani (L.M.H.L) in London, Europe, North and South America.
2377. If a woman and a man themselves want to recite the formula of
permanent marriage, the woman should first say: Zawwajtuka nafsi 'alas sidaqil
ma'lum (i.e. I have made myself your wife on the agreed mahr), and then the man
should immediately respond thus: Qabiltut tazwij (i.e. I accept the marriage).
In this way, the marriage contract will be in order.
And if a woman and a man appoint other person to act as their representatives
for pronouncing the formula of marriage, and if, for example, the name of the
man is Ahmad and that of the woman is Fatimah, the representative of the woman
should first say: Zawwajtuka muwakkilaka Ahmad muwakkilati Fatimah 'alas sidaqil
ma'lum (i.e. I have given to your client Ahmad in marriage my client Fatimah on
the agreed mahr) and thereafter the representative of the man should immediately
respond thus: Qabiltut tazwijali Muwakkili Ahmad 'alas sidaqil ma'lum (that is,
I accepted this matrimonial alliance for my client Ahmad on the agreed Mahr).
Now the marriage contract is in order. And, on the basis of recommended
precaution, it is necessary that the words uttered by the man should conform
with those uttered by the woman; for example, if the woman says: Zawwajituka
...... (i.e. I have made myself your wife) the man should also say:
Qabituttazwija ......(i.e. I accept the matrimonial alliance) and not Qabitun
Nikaha.
2378. It is permissible for a man and a woman to recite the formula of
the temporary marriage (Mut'ah), after having agreed on the period of marriage
and the amount of Mahr. Hence, if the woman says: Zawwajtuka nafsi fil muddatil
ma'lumati 'alal mahril ma'lum (i.e. I have made myself your wife for an agreed
period and agreed Mahr), and then the man immediately responds thus: Qabiltu
(i.e. I have accepted), the marriage will be in order. And the marriage will
also be in order if they appoint other persons to act as their representatives.
First, the representative of the woman should say to the representative of
the man thus: Matta'tu muwakkilati muwakkilaka fil muddatil ma'lumati 'alal
mahril ma'lum (i.e. I have given my client to your client in marriage for the
agreed period and the agreed Mahr), and then the representative of the man
should immediately respond thus: Qabiltut tazwija li muwakkili hakaza (i.e. I
accepted this matrimonial alliance for my client this way).