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Man fined, jailed over second marriage without first wife’s permission
  • 'To get married without your first wife's permission is breaking the law'
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by Dawood Rehman | Published on November 1, 2017 (Edited November 1, 2017)
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LAHORE – A court in the Punjab capital has slapped Rs200,000 fine on a man, besides sentencing him to six months in prison, for contracting second marriage without taking permission from his first wife.

The decision of Judicial magistrate Jawad Naqvi follows the petition of Ayesha Bibi, the first wife, in which she said that her husband, Shahzad Saqib, had married for the second time without getting her permission.

“To get married without your first wife’s permission is breaking the law,” she said in her appeal.

The woman appealed to the court that her husband’s second marriage be declared illegal.

The magistrate awarded Saqib six months in prison and a Rs200,000 fine, according to Dawn News.

In Pakistan, there is a law that requires written approval from the first wife if her husband wants to marry a second time.
 
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According to Quran and Hadith one don’t need permission in the first place so this ruling is against the teaching of Islam .

You need more education.

Nature of Islam you dont go around hitching women. A man's permitted given the first wife(s) is infertile, sick, or can't attend to her duty.
 
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According to Quran and Hadith one don’t need permission in the first place so this ruling is against the teaching of Islam .
Islam permits second marriage but it's not that simple
 
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You don't know Islam, so shut up.

I think what @Mitro stated is correct.

https://islamqa.info/en/61

61: Validity of marrying a second wife for mere love and without consent of first wife
Is it ok for husband to marry a second wife, without the consent of the first wife. Just because the man, or husband, in our case, falls in love with another woman. Hence, should he marry her, even though he is already married? Does Islam allow such a situation for a man?

Published Date: 1997-06-15
Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah). Before responding to the this question, a comment must be made regarding an objectionable and reprehensible issue implied in the question, and that is the mentioning by the sister that he “falls in love with another woman”. It is known that it is not permissible in the Islamic religion the establishment of a relationship between a man and a woman who is ajanabiyya to him (lit. foreign, i.e., marriable) before marriage, for Allah revealed in Surat al-Maa’ida (the Table), ayah 5 a verse whose meaning can be translated as:

“This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste and virtuous women who are believers, but chaste women among People of the Book, revealed before your time, when you give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues. If any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good).”

And the word “akhdaan” that appears in this ayah (appearing above as “secret intrigues”) means intimate friend or companion, and in this case refers to a lover, and Allah has indicated in Surat al-Ahzaab (33:53) that a condition for talking with women when it is needed is: (a translation of the meaning)

“…and if you ask them (women) for something you want, ask them from behind a hijab (both in the sense of a physical barrier such as a screen or wall, as well as in clothing); that makes for greater purity for your hearts and for theirs…”

And Allah has commanded women not to speak with soft, sensual voices with a man who is ajnabi (lit. foreign, meaning one to whom is not forbidden marriage for her) so that he is not tempted by their voices, and so as not to provoke feelings of lust. Allah ta’aala said in Surat al-Ahzaab ayah 32 a verse whose meaning can be translated as:

“… if you do fear (Allah) be not too complaisant of speech lest one in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire; but utter sufficient and appropriate speech.” (33:32)

So how could it possibly be permissible after all of these injunctions to establish love or friendship relations among women and men who are ajaanib (marriable)??

And as for the original matter of the question, Allah subhanahu wa-ta’ala who is al-Hakim (All Wise) al-Khabir (All Experienced) and who is more knowledgeable about the human beings He created than they themselves are about themselves, has ordained that a man is allowed to marry whom he wills among women as long as he does not bond in marriage under his care and responsibility more than four women. And this is conditioned upon him dealing justly among them the known justice specified by shari’a which includes overnight stays and spending. If he does not have the ability and capacity to deal with such justice, then he should suffice with one, as Allah indicates in Surat al-Nisaa’ in ayah 3, which has a meaning that can be translated as:

“… marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if you fear that you will not be able to deal justly (with them) then only one…” (4:3)

And Allah’s shar’aa (Islamic law) is all just and wise, and He ordains what He wills and does what He want and it is incumbent upon as human beings to believe and have faith and submit and obey and abide by the shari’a, otherwise then we are not Muslims nor mu’mineen (believers). As Allah also said in Surat al-Nisaa’ ayah 65 a verse whose meaning can be translated as:

“But no, by your Lord, they can have no (real) faith until they make you judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against your decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction” (3:65)

and in Surat al-Ahzaab, ayah 36, a meaning that can be translated as:

“It is not fitting for a mu’min (believing man) or mu’mina (believing woman) when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if anyone disobeys Allah and His Apostle he is indeed strayed on a manifestly wrong path.” (33:36)

Furthermore, no evidence appears neither in the Qur’an nor sunnah requiring the permission of the first wife if her husband wishes to marry another wife, and therefore he is not required to ask her permission. However, he needs to be judicious in taking this decision and to weigh it carefully with respect to benefits and drawbacks and to look with the eye of wisdom at all of the considerations pertaining to the matter, and he should strive all he can to conciliate, reassure, and satisfy his first wife, in order to ease and mitigate the effect of the matter upon her.
 
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3 are allowed this whole permission thing seem to be added to appease the feminist, only requirement is you are able to afford the separate residence for all 3 and their life style

Good luck with 3 mortgages , I know in Pakistan there is plenty of HONEY and Money .... all homes paid for

I also need some clarification on Belly dancers and belly dancing why is it we don't have this part of cultural thing it is quite popular in Arab countries need to import this in

I switch to Arabic channels and I see folks doing the whole belly dance thing and then I switch to Pakistani Channel and I see not similar cultural exchange

We have been taken over by Feminist all rules are there to appease the feminist groups

Egypt - Libya-Algeria- Tunisia - Morocco - Turkey all have awesome belly dancers and it is part of culture. Even in Middle east they just hide that part of society
 
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According to Quran and Hadith one don’t need permission in the first place so this ruling is against the teaching of Islam .
fck off Hindu....According to Quran and Hadith one needs consent of first wife for second marriage...and second marriage is allowed only if he can do justice with both of them...! Should I tell we don't burn wives with death of husband? So next time, stay shut up in matters of different religion!
 
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Shut up idiot. Islamqa is banned in Saudi Arabia. Don't quote websites.

Only one being an idiot here is you.

There is no mention of taking permission from first wife in Islam..whether in Quran or Hadith. So he is correct.

Secondly, Islamqa is banned in Saudi Arabia bc the scholar running the site has openly lambasted Saudi government and their actions...and hence he’s exiled and his website is banned in KSA. It’s a political issue rather than a theological objection on his works.

Shame on you fo blindly pushing your Western feminist agenda. We all see it clearly and openly
 
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In modern age and time, it is just not possible from expense / cost perspective to be able to maintain husband/wife relation with 3 or 4 concurrent spouses it is not possible from Financial stand point of view

However for the wealthy group that is certainly not a problem. The idea of wife taking husband to court is a bit odd as the husband can just divorce the wife and just marry the second wife

Some of the laws in PAKISTAN are indeed a bit contradictory vs what actually should be allowed
 
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