Question Summary:
Is having a beard necessary to give Azan. Is the Nikah valid?

Question Detail:

Question 1: is having à Beard nessary to give azan for namaz in a masjid or can Azan be given by somebody without à Beard?
Question 2: my nikah was conducted in a muslim country as a court marriage but i need to know that is à nikah valid where thé girl and boy are présent and only à molvi who is conducting thé Nikah présent and 1 muslim lawyer is présent in thé same room. Is this Nikah complète?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
1) What do you mean by ‘without beard’? Is the person a minor and does not have a beard or is he an adult who shaves his beard?
The Azan of a minor(nabaligh) child who has not reach the age of understanding is Makrooh and should be repeated.^[1] However, the Azan of an understanding child (approx. 10 yrs) is valid, however it is better that an adult (baligh) male calls the Azan.^[2]
In principle, the Azan and Iqamah of a Fasiq.(transgressor) is Makrooh (disliked). ^[3].
 Ulama have stated that shaving the beard or trimming it below a fist’s length is Fisq.
2) In principle, Nikah is performed with a proposal (Iejaab) by the male or female and acceptance (Qubool) by the male or female in the past and/or present tense (for example I married you or marry you, in response thereafter say I accepted or accept you)  in the presence of two male Muslim witnesses.[4]
If your Nikah was performed in the presence in the presence of two Muslim witnesses as explained above, the Nikah is valid.
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Arshad Ali
Student Darul Iftaa
Trinidad
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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