That’s why I wasn’t smart - Zari narrates how Shakib planned Nikah in 24 hours

"There is always a certain group of people that will project their misery onto me," Hassan said while responding to netizens who claimed she was under pressure to get married.

"I'm a very happy person. Naturally, I'm a happy person. I'm over-blessed... to be worried about what's going on in your life.

"If you've been out there saying a lot of shit about me, this is what I've to say back to you…”

According to her, the Nikah plans were hinted at by Lutaaya, who also goes by Cham, when he told her last year that he planned to marry her in 2023.

"I think last year, jokingly, my husband said, I'm gonna marry you," said Zari.

"And that's why people always say, be careful what you manifest. Watch your tongue. He was like, I'm gonna marry you.”

She said after Shakib made the promise, she also took to Snapchat to share the news, but as a joke.

So, last week, Cham flew to South Africa and told her he had been talking to some people in the Islamic community, including Sheikhs about marrying her.

He said he planned everything in 24 to 48 hours.

"That's why I wasn't ready. I didn't have anything special to wear," said Zari.

"It's not a competition. it's never a competition," she went on.

"I live in my lane. I do my own shit. I do whatever is right for me. I don't have a competition."

She said relatives on both sides were informed over the phone about the Nikkah.

"I'm with Shakib because I wanna be with Shakib," said Zari. "Not for pressure. Not for anything. For me and him.”

Zari believes it's the “miserable, bitter, nobodies” that always have a lot to say.