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Ruling 2386

One individual can be an agent for both parties to say the formula of the marriage contract, be it temporary or permanent. A man can be an agent for the woman to marry her to himself, both in a temporary marriage and a permanent one. However, the recommended precaution (al‑iḥtiyāṭ al‑mustaḥabb) is that the formula should be said by two individuals.