In Sunni Muslim law, what do sahih, batil and fasid mean when used to classify a marriage?
In the Sunni classification, a sahih marriage is valid, a batil marriage is void and a fasid marriage is irregular. The last category is distinct from both validity and…
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In Sunni Muslim law, what do sahih, batil and fasid mean when used to classify a marriage?
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In the Sunni classification, a sahih marriage is valid, a batil marriage is void and a fasid marriage is irregular. The last category is distinct from both validity and voidness.
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Option A
Sahih means valid, whereas batil means void and fasid means irregular. The sequence given here assigns the wrong term to each category.
Option B
Sahih is valid, batil is void and fasid is irregular.
Option C
Batil denotes voidness. Fasid denotes irregularity and sahih denotes validity.
Option D
Fasid describes an irregular marriage. It is a category distinct from a valid or sahih marriage.
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