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'''Sīgha''' or '''formula for marriage''' (Arabic: {{ia|صیغة النکاح}}) refers to phrases, by saying which a man and a woman enter the marriage contract. According to many Shi'a [[fiqh scholar]]s, the formula for marriage should be recited in correct Arabic. | '''Sīgha''' or '''formula for marriage''' (Arabic: {{ia|صیغة النکاح}}) refers to phrases, by saying which a man and a woman enter the marriage contract. According to many Shi'a [[fiqh scholar]]s, the formula for marriage should be recited in correct Arabic. | ||
The formula for [[temporary marriage]] is the same as the formula for [[permanent marriage]] with the difference that in the formula for temporary marriage, in addition to [[mahr | The formula for [[temporary marriage]] is the same as the formula for [[permanent marriage]] with the difference that in the formula for temporary marriage, in addition to [[mahr]], the duration of marriage should also be mentioned. | ||
Sometimes, the formula for marriage is recited only for establishing mahram relationship without [[sexual | Sometimes, the formula for marriage is recited only for establishing [[mahram relationship]] without [[sexual gratification]] and it is called the formula for mahram relationship. There is a disagreement among fiqh scholars about the validity of such a formula. | ||
== Formula for Marriage == | == Formula for Marriage == | ||
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== Types == | == Types == | ||
Formula for marriage contract has two types: permanent and temporary. In the formula for permanent marriage, only the | Formula for marriage contract has two types: permanent and temporary. In the formula for permanent marriage, only the mahr should be mentioned, but in the formula for temporary marriage, the duration of the marriage should be mentioned in addition to the mahr. | ||
=== Permanent === | === Permanent === | ||
{{main|Permanent marriage}} | {{main|Permanent marriage}} | ||
In the permanent marriage, if the man and woman are to recite the formula, first the woman should say, "Zawwajtuk-a nafsi ala l-sidaq al-ma'lum"<ref>{{ia|زَوَّجتُکَ نَفسی علی الصِداق المَعلوم}}</ref>, meaning "I married myself to you upon the known (specified) mahr". Then, the man should say, "qabilt-u al-tazwij ala l-sidaq al-ma'lum" {{ia|قَبِلتُ التَزویج علی الصِداق المَعلوم}}, meaning "I accepted the marriage upon the known (specified) [[mahr]]." He might also only say, "qabilt-u al-tazwij" with the intention of [[marriage]] with the known (specified) mahr. | In the permanent marriage, if the man and woman are to recite the formula, first the woman should say, "Zawwajtuk-a nafsi ala l-sidaq al-ma'lum"<ref>{{ia|زَوَّجتُکَ نَفسی علی الصِداق المَعلوم}}</ref>, meaning "I married myself to you upon the known (specified) mahr". Then, the man should say, "qabilt-u al-tazwij ala l-sidaq al-ma'lum"<ref>{{ia|قَبِلتُ التَزویج علی الصِداق المَعلوم}}</ref>, meaning "I accepted the marriage upon the known (specified) [[mahr]]." He might also only say, "qabilt-u al-tazwij" with the intention of [[marriage]] with the known (specified) mahr. | ||
If the man and the woman choose two others as their advocates to recite the formula for marriage, and for example the name of the man is "Ahmad" and the name of the woman is "Fatima", the woman's advocate should say, "Zawwajt-u muwakkilat-i Fatima muwakkiluk-a Ahmad ala l-sidaq al-ma'lum"<ref>{{ia|زَوَّجتُ مُوَکِّلَتی فاطمة مُوَکِّلُکَ أحمَد}}</ref>, meaning, "I made my client Fatima married to your client Ahmad upon the known (specified) mahr". Then, the man's advocate should say, "Qabilt-u al-tazwij li muwakkil-i Ahmad ala l-sidaq al-ma'lum"<ref>{{ia|قَبِلتُ التَّزویج لمُوَکِّلی أحمد علی الصِّداق المَعلوم}}</ref> meaning, "I accepted the marriage for my client Ahmad upon the known (specified) mahr." | If the man and the woman choose two others as their advocates to recite the formula for marriage, and for example the name of the man is "Ahmad" and the name of the woman is "Fatima", the woman's advocate should say, "Zawwajt-u muwakkilat-i Fatima muwakkiluk-a Ahmad ala l-sidaq al-ma'lum"<ref>{{ia|زَوَّجتُ مُوَکِّلَتی فاطمة مُوَکِّلُکَ أحمَد}}</ref>, meaning, "I made my client Fatima married to your client Ahmad upon the known (specified) mahr". Then, the man's advocate should say, "Qabilt-u al-tazwij li muwakkil-i Ahmad ala l-sidaq al-ma'lum"<ref>{{ia|قَبِلتُ التَّزویج لمُوَکِّلی أحمد علی الصِّداق المَعلوم}}</ref> meaning, "I accepted the marriage for my client Ahmad upon the known (specified) mahr." | ||
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About the formula for temporary marriage, if the man and the woman recite it themselves, after they specify the duration of marriage and mahr, the woman should say, "Zawwajtuk-a nafsi fi l-muddat-i l-ma'luma ala l-mahr-i l-ma'lum"<ref>زَوَّجتُک نَفسی فی المُدَة المَعلومة علی المَهر المَعلوم</ref>, meaning, "I married myself to you for a specified duration upon the known (specified) mahr"; then, the man should say, "qabilt-u"<ref>{{ia|قَبِلتُ}}</ref>, meaning "I accepted". | About the formula for temporary marriage, if the man and the woman recite it themselves, after they specify the duration of marriage and mahr, the woman should say, "Zawwajtuk-a nafsi fi l-muddat-i l-ma'luma ala l-mahr-i l-ma'lum"<ref>زَوَّجتُک نَفسی فی المُدَة المَعلومة علی المَهر المَعلوم</ref>, meaning, "I married myself to you for a specified duration upon the known (specified) mahr"; then, the man should say, "qabilt-u"<ref>{{ia|قَبِلتُ}}</ref>, meaning "I accepted". | ||
If the man and the woman choose two others as their advocates to recite the formula for marriage, first, the woman's advocate should tell the man's advocate, "zawwajt-u muwakkilat-i muwakkiluk-a fi l-muddat-i l-ma'luma ala l-mahr-i l-ma'lum"{{ia|زَوَّجتُکَ مُوَکِّلَتی مُوَکِّلُکَ فی المُدَة المَعلومة علی المَهرِ المَعلوم}}, meaning "I made my client married to your client for a specified duration upon the known (specified) mahr". Then, the man's advocate should say, "Qabilt-u al-tazwij li muwakkil-i ha kadha",<ref> | If the man and the woman choose two others as their advocates to recite the formula for marriage, first, the woman's advocate should tell the man's advocate, "zawwajt-u muwakkilat-i muwakkiluk-a fi l-muddat-i l-ma'luma ala l-mahr-i l-ma'lum"<ref>{{ia|زَوَّجتُکَ مُوَکِّلَتی مُوَکِّلُکَ فی المُدَة المَعلومة علی المَهرِ المَعلوم}}</ref>, meaning "I made my client married to your client for a specified duration upon the known (specified) mahr". Then, the man's advocate should say, "Qabilt-u al-tazwij li muwakkil-i ha kadha",<ref>"Ha kadha" means "in accordance with the terms and conditions asserted orally by the two parties.</ref>, meaning "I accepted the marriage for my client as such." | ||
== Sermon for Marriage == | == Sermon for Marriage == | ||
Reciting a sermon before reciting the formula for marriage is among the practices [[recommended]] before reciting the formula for marriage. In this sermon, the praises of [[God]], the [[Prophet (s)]] and the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] are mentioned. Sermons of the marriages between the Prophet (s) and [[Khadija]], [[Imam Ali (a)]] and [[Lady Fatima (a)]] and other Shi'a [[Imams (a)]] are narrated in the books of [[fiqh]] and [[hadith]]s. | Reciting a sermon before reciting the formula for marriage is among the practices [[recommended]] before reciting the formula for marriage. In this sermon, the praises of [[God]], the [[Prophet (s)]] and the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] are mentioned. Sermons of the marriages between the Prophet (s) and [[Khadija]], [[Imam Ali (a)]] and [[Lady Fatima (a)]] and other Shi'a [[Imams (a)]] are narrated in the books of [[fiqh]] and [[hadith]]s. | ||
The Prophet (s) recited the sermon below before the marriage of Ali (a) and Fatima (a) | The Prophet (s) recited the sermon below before the marriage of Ali (a) and Fatima (a), | ||
{{centered pull quote|Al-hamd-u li Allah al-ladhi rafa'-a al-sama' fa bana-ha, wa basat-a al-ard fa daha-ha, wa athbata-ha bi l-jibal fa arsa-ha, akhraj-a min-ha ma'-a-ha wa mar'a-ha, al-ladhi ta'azam-a an sifat al-wasifin ... Ayyu-ha l-nas! inna-ma al-anbiya' hujaj Allah fi ardih, al-natiqun bi kitabih, al-amilun bi wahyih, inna Allah azz-a wa jall amar-a-ni an uzawwij-a karimat-i Fatima bi akhi wa-bn-i ammi wa awla l-nas bi Ali b. Abi Talib, wa qad zawwaj-a-hu fi l-sama' bi shahadat al-mala'ika, wa amar-a-ni an uzawwij-a-hu wa ushhid-u-kum ala dhalik.<ref>{{ia|الحمدلله الذی رفع السمآء فبناها، وبسط الارض فدحاها، وأثبتها بالجبال فأرسیها، أخرج منها ماءها و مرعیها، الذی تعاظم عن صفات الواصفین...أیها الناس إنما الانبیاء حجج الله فی أرضه، الناطقون بکتابه، العاملون بوحیه، إن الله عزوجل أمرنی أن ازوج کریمتی فاطمة بأخی وابن عمی و أولی الناس بی علی بن أبی‌طالب، و [أن] قد زوجه فی السماء بشهادة الملائکة، وأمرنی أن ازوجه واشهدکم علی ذلک}}</ref>}} | |||
== Conditions of the Formula for Marriage == | == Conditions of the Formula for Marriage == | ||
Formula for marriage has some conditions: | Formula for marriage has some conditions: | ||
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# It is not necessary that the words the man says match with those the woman says; for example, it is not necessary that if the woman says "zawwajt-u", then the man says, "qabbalt-u al-tazwij". | # It is not necessary that the words the man says match with those the woman says; for example, it is not necessary that if the woman says "zawwajt-u", then the man says, "qabbalt-u al-tazwij". | ||
== Formula for Mahram Relationship == | == Formula for Mahram Relationship== | ||
It refers to the formula for marriage, the intention of reciting which is to establish mahram relationship (without sexual | {{main|Formula for mahram relationship}} | ||
It refers to the formula for marriage, the intention of reciting which is to establish mahram relationship (without [[sexual gratification]]). For example, when a man wants to become [[Mahram]] with a woman, he recites the formula for [[temporary marriage]] with the woman's daughter – that in such cases, usually her little daughter would be chosen – with the permission of her guardian, for a short time, such as one hour, so that the mother of that girl becomes the man's mother-in-law and becomes mahram to him forever. | |||
There is a disagreement among fiqh scholars about the validity of such a contract. Some of them consider it absolutely valid. On the opposite, some others consider it absolutely invalid or valid with certain conditions. | There is a disagreement among fiqh scholars about the validity of such a contract. Some of them consider it absolutely valid. On the opposite, some others consider it absolutely invalid or valid with certain conditions. | ||
==See Also== | |||
* [[Mahram]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%BA%D9%87_%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC {{ia|صیغه ازدواج}}] in Farsi WikiShia. | * The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%BA%D9%87_%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC {{ia|صیغه ازدواج}}] in Farsi WikiShia. | ||
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