Under Hanafi Sunni Muslim law, how is a marriage contracted with a woman during her iddat classified?
The Supreme Court in Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum, (2008) 4 SCC 774, paragraph 25, reproduced the Sunni rule that a marriage with a woman undergoing iddat is irregular…
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Under Hanafi Sunni Muslim law, how is a marriage contracted with a woman during her iddat classified?
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Correct answer A
The Supreme Court in Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum, (2008) 4 SCC 774, paragraph 25, reproduced the Sunni rule that a marriage with a woman undergoing iddat is irregular (fasid). Iddat is a temporary impediment.
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Option A
The marriage is irregular (fasid) under Hanafi Sunni law because iddat is a temporary impediment.
Option B
Under the stated Hanafi Sunni rule, iddat is a temporary impediment and the marriage is classified as irregular.
Option C
The Hanafi Sunni classification for this temporary impediment is irregular (fasid).
Option D
Irregular is the applicable classification under the stated school.
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