Summary Culture of contracting more than one marriage is still prevalent, particularly in rural societies.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared that wife’s permission is not necessary for the second marriage, Dunya News reported.
Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani chaired the Council of Islamic Ideology meeting in Islamabad today (Monday).
The meeting reviewed Pakistan’s Muslim Family Laws Ordinance of 1961.
CII chairman Maulana Sherani said that several clauses of the ordinance are un-Islamic, adding that procedure and directives regarding polygamy have been clarified in the Shariah.
Maulana Muhammad Khan Shernai declared the Section 6 of the ordinance as un-Islamic, stating that a person will have to treat both wives equally under the guidelines given by Quran and Sunnah.
Section 6 of 1961 Muslim Family Laws Ordinance allows a man to contract a second marriage only after obtaining the express consent of his first wife.
Under the law, contracting a second marriage without the prior permission of the first wife (or earlier wives, if there is more than one) is a crime punishable with imprisonment or fine or both.
