Is My Nikah Valid if I Didn’t Verbally Say Qubul but Consented?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question

Is my Nikah valid if my father and the groom conducted it while I was in a separate room, and I did not verbally say qubul, though I was happy with the marriage and consented?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

If your father married you to a groom and after you were informed, if you consent to the marriage, it is valid retroactively. You should have been asked for your consent before the marriage, but if you do consent, it is valid. [Maydani, al-Lubab fi Sharh al-Kitab]

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.

There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.

Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.