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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word originates in colloquial Arabic. The root of the verb is ر-ي-س with a verb sār سار meaning to walk or, by analogy, to travel. In colloquial Khaliji/Gulf arabic, by itself the word misyār مسيار means passing/dropping by or staying for a short amount of time. The meaning of of the | The word originates in colloquial Arabic. The root of the verb is ر-ي-س with a verb sār سار meaning to walk or, by analogy, to travel. In colloquial Khaliji/Gulf arabic, by itself the word misyār مسيار means passing/dropping by or staying for a short amount of time. The meaning of of the phrase is thus something like "short stay/passing by traveler's marriage."<ref name="h645">{{cite web | title=زواج المسيار وحكمه الشرعي | website=جامع الكتب الإسلامية | date=2020-09-24 | url=https://ketabonline.com/ar/books/22568/read?part=1&page=2&index=4779580 | language=ar | access-date=2025-07-08}}</ref> | ||
==Requirements== | ==Requirements== | ||
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3. A verbal offer and acceptance of the marriage | 3. A verbal offer and acceptance of the marriage | ||
4. The consent of both married parties | 4. The consent of both married parties. | ||
5- The consent of the woman's wali/guardian, usually her father.<ref>{{Cite web | |||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> The Hanafi school of jurisprudence lacks this requirement. | ||
The traditional marriage provides the following rights to the woman from the man: | |||
1. The mahr, which cannot be retained by the man even after divorce or taken from her. But it can be retained in the case of Khul' i.e. when a wife initiates a divorce through court. (A man in Sharia law can divorce by merely saying the word "I divorce you" but a woman can only obtain a divorce through the approval of a judge). | |||
2. Sakan, or housing, provided by the husbands. | |||
3. Nafaqah, or sustenance of her basic needs. | |||
The misyār marriage involves the woman relinquishing some or all of these rights (except for the mahr, which is necessary for the marriage to take place).<ref>{{Cite web | The misyār marriage involves the woman relinquishing some or all of these rights (except for the mahr, which is necessary for the marriage to take place).<ref>{{Cite web | ||