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Nikaah of Kids

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I had searched a lot for a similar question but couldnt find any.please help me out.my question is : A girl and a boy were married at an early age,the mahr was decided..and without any time spending together without any intercourse they had stayed away from each other..and now after they had gained their puberty they want to annul the nikah.
so does any one of them have the right to annul the nikah,does anyone have the ikhtiyaar to make the nikah null and void.or does the boy need to issue a talaq or is it possible if the girl demands for a khula.in any of the cases if they are parted will the mahr still be waajib to pay?ive read a hadith in which the girl has fhe right to anull the nikah after she has reached her puberty..is it right?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
If a girl was married off before puberty, then upon attaining puberty, she has a right to withdraw from the marriage. This right is called Khiyaare-Buloogh (the right of puberty). However, this right cannot be exercised if she was married off by her father or paternal grandfather.¹ 
Furthermore, when she has the right by puberty, she has to exercise this right immediately after witnessing signs of puberty. She should state immediately that she wants to annul the nikaah and also make two men or one man and two women witnesses to her demand. She will then have to go to a Qaadhi (judge) to formally annul her marriage.
If in a non-Muslim country, the girl may refer to an ‘Ulama Judicial Body who will consider the application and advice accordingly.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ahmad Jafari
Student Darul Iftaa
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
 
 
فتح القدير-المكتبة الحقانية (175/3)^[1]
 ( فَإِنْ ) ( زَوَّجَهُمَا الْأَبُ وَالْجَدُّ ) يَعْنِي الصَّغِيرَ وَالصَّغِيرَةَ ( فَلَا خِيَارَ لَهُمَا بَعْدَ بُلُوغِهِمَا ) لِأَنَّهُمَا كَامِلَا الرَّأْي وَافِرَا الشَّفَقَةِ فَيَلْزَمُ الْعَقْدُ بِمُبَاشَرَتِهَا كَمَا إذَا بَاشَرَاهُ بِرِضَاهُمَا بَعْدَ الْبُلُوغِ ( وَإِنْ زَوَّجَهُمَا غَيْرُ الْأَبِ وَالْجَدِّ فَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا الْخِيَارُ إذَا بَلَغَ ، إنْ شَاءَ أَقَامَ عَلَى النِّكَاحِ ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ فَسَخَ ) وَهَذَا عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ وَمُحَمَّدٍ رَحِمَهُمَا اللَّهُ وَقَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ : لَا خِيَارَ لَهُمَا اعْتِبَارًا بِالْأَبِ وَالْجَدِّ
(92) حیلہ ناجزہ – دار الاشاعت
 
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