{"id":33777,"date":"2019-11-16T01:11:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T21:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abuaminaelias.com\/dailyhadithonline\/?p=33777"},"modified":"2019-11-16T01:13:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T21:13:00","slug":"minimum-valid-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abuaminaelias.com\/dailyhadithonline\/2019\/11\/16\/minimum-valid-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Hadith on Nikah: Minimum legal requirements for valid marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, \u201c<strong>There is no marriage unless with a guardian and two credible witnesses. Any marriage contracted with less than that is invalid. 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