A man is already married. Where Sunni Muslim personal law governs, marriage to which person while that…
Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum classifies marriage to an existing wife’s sister while that marriage subsists as irregular in Sunni law. The three blood relationships listed…
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A man is already married. Where Sunni Muslim personal law governs, marriage to which person while that marriage subsists would be irregular because of a temporary impediment?
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Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum classifies marriage to an existing wife’s sister while that marriage subsists as irregular in Sunni law. The three blood relationships listed are permanent bars.
Option feedback
Option A
This is unlawful conjunction during the subsistence of the first marriage and is irregular under Sunni law.
Option B
Marriage to one’s mother is permanently barred by consanguinity.
Option C
Marriage to one’s daughter is permanently barred by consanguinity.
Option D
Marriage to one’s sister is permanently barred by consanguinity.
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