Dr. Maḥmūd Shalabī, Secretary of Fatwa at the Egyptian Dār al-Iftā’, noted that a valid marriage is one in which all the legal conditions are fulfilled.

"If the marriage takes place in the presence of witnesses, the matrimonial formula is recited, the guardian is present, the family and the guardian are aware, the wife is not prohibited to a man due to breastfeeding or similar reasons and the person is of age, sound mind and mature, then the marriage is valid," he stressed.