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Ali, a Hanafi Muslim, marries a fifth wife, the marriage is :

Under Hanafi law, a marriage in excess of the permitted four wives is not "Void" but merely "Irregular" (fasid), capable of being regularised by removing the irregularity.

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Ali, a Hanafi Muslim, marries a fifth wife, the marriage is :

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Under Hanafi law, a marriage in excess of the permitted four wives is not "Void" but merely "Irregular" (fasid), capable of being regularised by removing the irregularity.

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