Keeping Marriage
    Concealed and getting remarried to the same person in front of parents?
Question

                I am a 27 year old Muslim. I have liked a
      Muslim girl for the past 10 years. I told my parents about my likeness towards her and
      wanted them to ask for her hand in her marriage. They completely refused since she had a
      different family back ground. For almost 8 years I tried to convince my parents for the
      girl I liked but they never seemed to agree. I always could never decide between my
      parents and the person I loved. Finally nine months ago I got married to her with her
      parents consent but without my parents knowledge. They still do not know about my
      marriage, but recently they suddenly had a change of hearts for my wife. They have
      developed the liking toward her not knowing that she is my wife. They want us to get
      married now not knowing that we are married. I want to tell them about my marriage but my
      father is a heart patient and I am not sure how he would take it after I break the news.
      I wanted to know if it is valid that I still keep my first marriage hidden from my parents
      and just get remarried to my wife. Please Comment.
      May Allah guides us All to the right path.
Praise be to Allah.We put the following question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn
    Saalih al-Uthaymeen:
One of the Sunnahs with regard to marriage is that it should be
    announced publicly, with beating on the daff or hand-drum (i.e., celebrations), so
    as to distinguish it from fornication, which usually happens in secret. If the marriage
    contract has been drawn up in accordance with all the requisite conditions, then it is
    valid even if the family does not accept it. The issue of kafaaah or
    compatibility has to do with religious commitment, as Allaah has explained in His Book. A
    Muslim man can marry a Muslim woman, or a woman of the People of the Book (Jews and
    Christians) on the condition that she is chaste, but he is not permitted to marry a
    mushrikah (polytheist woman) or a zaaniyah (woman who commits adultery or fornication). He
    should, however, try to find a woman who is strongly committed to Islam. A Muslim woman is
    not permitted to marry anyone except a Muslim man. A man of the People of the Book does
    not qualify in terms of compatibility with her, and she should look for someone who is
    known among the Muslims to be committed to Islam and of good character.
With regard to the situation described in the question, we may note the
    following points:
The husband does not have to divorce his wife if his father asks him to
        do so.

The fathers rights are great indeed, and good treatment of one's
        family is a duty. If your father is suffering from heart disease, it is better if he does
        not know about this marriage. It is unlikely that his attitude has changed because it is
        based on the class/caste system and it is not easy for seniors to change their beliefs.

You have to make sure you understand your familys current attitude
        and to what extent they are prepared to accept your marriage to this woman. Perhaps they
        have heard that she has got married, and they think that she has married someone else, so
        they want to make you feel better (by saying they would accept her because she now seems
        to be safely out of the picture). Or perhaps they have heard that she has got married to
        you and they want to hear about it from you. Once you are sure that they have changed
        their attitude for real, there is nothing to stop you asking for permission from them and
        from your father to get married. If they give you permission, then this is what you want;
        if they do not, then just stay as you are now, so that no bad consequences will come to
        them as a result of them knowing about your marriage.

As far as repeating your marriage contract is concerned, we put this
    question to the Mufti Shaykh Abd al-Azeez ibn Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz, who
    replied with the conclusion that if the first contract met all the requisite conditions,
    and there are no impediments, then it is a valid contract. It should not be repeated lest
    that open the way to playing about with it. You should strive to please your family in
    every way you can and tell them that the matter has been concluded in an appropriate
    fashion. If there is genuine cause to fear for your fathers life, then it could be
    said that repeating the contract could be done on the grounds of necessity. And Allaah
    knows best.