Nikah Halala and Nikah Mut’ah
On 25th August, 2023, the Law Commission of India asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) to unambiguously state its position on ‘Nikah Halala’ and ‘Muta’.
The Commission has also sought clarification on Islamic law regarding the minimum age for marriage.
- The expression “Nikah Halala” literally means a marriage to make something halal or permissible.
- As per Muslim Law, a man cannot remarry his wife after he divorced her, unless the wife is married to another man and gets divorced from that man (second husband) or after the death of the second husband.
- Thus, the process of making the ....
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