Marriage Services

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The Windsor Mosque offers services of performing marriages (nikkah) by our Imam who is a licensed marriage officer. This is required to register the marriage in the Province of Ontario.

Before contacting the Imam for a nikah ceremony, please complete the below 5-Step Checklist:

• Must obtain all documentation including the Marriage License from City Hall before the date of the Nikkah - only the groom or bride may obtain the license
• The Imam will not perform any Nikkah without a valid marriage license present at the time and place of the Nikkah ceremony
• The Imam will fill and sign the remaining portion of the license, give you a temporary license, and send the paperwork to the Office of the Registrar General 
• The Imam will record your Nikah ceremony into the Marriage Register Book given by the Office of Registrar General and ask both parties to sign
• If you would like to obtain a Marriage License in Windsor, please visit the City of Windsor website below 

• A Wali is a male relative of the bride
• For any inquiries on who can serve as a Wali, please contact the Imam 

• These witnesses must be adults
• There is no requirement to have one witness from the bride’s side and one from the groom’s side 

• The dowry should be discussed and agreed upon before the Nikkah ceremony to avoid debate and save time.
• You can choose to write the mahr into the contract if you wish

• At the Nikkah, the Bride and Groom must present their Birth Certificate or Passport along with a photo ID if it is not already on the aforementioned documents. 
• The name and Date of Birth on the ID must match the corresponding information on the Marriage License.