Highlights – 

  • Nikah Mutah evil practice which is nothing less than a curse for women
  • Nikah Mutah recognizes temporary marriage in Shia community
  • Ancient practice of conservatives, women are protesting in India too

After triple talaq in Islam, demands are now being raised against Muta marriage and Messianic marriage. Moulim Mohsin bin Hussain, a resident of Hyderabad, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding that Muta and Misyar Nikah, prevalent among Muslims, be declared illegal and cancelled. Meanwhile, let us know what is Muta Nikah, against which people have reached the Supreme Court.

Muta marriage is an agreement to live together for a fixed period and after marriage the husband and wife can live together for a period on the basis of the contract. Also, after this time is over, the marriage automatically ends and after that the woman spends three months of iddat.

A person from Hyderabad has filed a petition seeking to declare Muta prevalent in Shia Muslims and Misyar Nikah prevalent in Sunni as illegal and nullified. Please tell that this Nikah ends on its own as soon as the period ends.

According to Irshad Ahmed Wani’s book The Sociology, after the period of Muta Nikah is over, the woman has no right in the property nor can she ask for any financial help from her husband to earn a living. On the other hand, a woman can do this in a normal marriage.

There is no option of divorce in this marriage and after a fixed period the marriage is considered to be over. On the other hand, after a normal marriage, there is a process for divorce, on the basis of which the husband and wife can separate.

In Muta marriage, the wife does not have any right to take dowry amount, whereas this amount can be taken after separation after normal marriage. Explain that the amount of dowry is decided at the time of marriage and it is decided among themselves on the basis of the economic condition of the family members.

It is said that the child born during the marriage period fixed in Muta marriage is also given a share in the father’s property. However, people believe that the child born out of this marriage is not given that much respect.

According to the book, women can marry only Muslim men in Muta marriage, while Muslim men can also marry Christians, Jews and Parsis.

Every religion has its own beliefs and practices which are followed by its devotees. But it is also true that in every religion there are some such evil practices which are used by conservative people to exploit the weaker sections. Today we will talk about one such practice which is no less than a curse for women. The practice of Nikah Mutah is often criticized in Islam, in which marriage is just a ‘contract’. Nikah Mutah is one of the practices that Muslim women in India are demanding to be banned after triple talaq. The word ‘mutah’ means ‘pleasure’, ‘fun’ or ‘benefit’, which further casts doubt on the purpose of such a marriage.

According to a BBC report, temporary marriage or ‘Nikah Mutah’ is an ancient Islamic practice. This practice binds a man and a woman in marriage but only for a limited time. Men are said to have used this practice thousands of years ago to keep a wife with them for short periods while traveling long distances. Reports suggest that Sunni Muslims do not practice Nikah Mutah but it is allowed in Shias.

Critics say ‘prostitution’

While referring to a 2013 BBC report about young British Muslims who were practicing the practice. Senior British scholars and student groups reported that young British Shias were using this practice to get to know their partners better before committing themselves to marriage. Some critics say that this practice is just a way of sleeping with someone before marriage. Some even call it ‘prostitution’.

Terms and Conditions of Nikah Mutah

According to Writing Law.com, there are some mandatory conditions or rules for Mutah Nikah. For example, the age of both the parties should be more than 15 years, there is no restriction on the number of wives, consent of both the parties is mandatory, it is mandatory to mention the duration of marriage and dowry in Nikahnama, there is no physical relationship between the two parties. Relationship will be valid, Children born out of such marriage are valid and have rights over the property of both the parents, Mutah wife cannot claim maintenance under personal law, Divorce not recognized under Mutah Nikah Is given.

Nothing less than a curse for women

There are some reasons also due to which Mutah Nikah can be cancelled. For example, on completion of the period of marriage, on the death of one of the parties. This bad practice only violates the rights of women. Even after the marriage period is over, the life of a woman does not become normal. He has to complete the ritual of Iddat. The ritual of Iddat lasts for four months and ten days in which the woman has to live in seclusion away from the shadow of a man. Only then is she considered fit for remarriage.

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