Muta marriage is a king of a temporary marriage recognised in a shia school of muslim law. The term muta implies enjoyment or use. According to Heffoning in its legal context it may be rendered as a marriage for pleasure Muta marriage is a marriage for temporary but fixed period after specifying dower. It is not recognised in Sunni because according to that school the marriage dcontract should not be restricted in its duration and dthe words used at the time of proposal and acceptance must denote an imjmediate and permanent union. Thus under Sunni Law, a marriage specifically declared for a limited period is void. Hence muta marriage is void under the sunni Law but valid under Shia Law. The specified period may be a day, a month or a year or a term of years. A male Shia Muslim may contract muta marriage with a Muslim, christian, Jewish or a fire-worship woman but not with the follower of any other religion. Muta marriage with a Hindu woman is void. A female shia is not free to contract muta with a non-muslim.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:25:33 +0000
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