A man's marriage is still in force. Where Sunni Muslim personal law governs, marrying which person…
Unlawful conjunction is a remediable impediment under the Sunni rule. A subsisting marriage to one sister prevents the man from validly marrying her sister while both…
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A man's marriage is still in force. Where Sunni Muslim personal law governs, marrying which person would create the irregularity known as unlawful conjunction?
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Correct answer A
Unlawful conjunction is a remediable impediment under the Sunni rule. A subsisting marriage to one sister prevents the man from validly marrying her sister while both marriages would overlap.
Option feedback
Option A
Two sisters may not be wives of the same man at the same time under the rule on unlawful conjunction.
Option B
His own sister is within permanently prohibited consanguinity.
Option C
His own daughter is within permanently prohibited consanguinity.
Option D
His wife's mother is within permanently prohibited affinity.
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