Where Sunni Muslim personal law governs, how is a fifth marriage classified while the man's four…
Mohammed Salim v. Shamsudeen lists a fifth marriage while four marriages subsist as irregular under the Sunni classification. The question applies where Sunni Muslim…
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Where Sunni Muslim personal law governs, how is a fifth marriage classified while the man's four earlier marriages all subsist?
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Correct answer C
Mohammed Salim v. Shamsudeen lists a fifth marriage while four marriages subsist as irregular under the Sunni classification. The question applies where Sunni Muslim personal law governs the marriage.
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Option A
The fifth marriage is not valid under this rule while all four subsist.
Option B
The classical Sunni rule distinguishes this remediable bar from a permanently void marriage.
Option C
The marriage is irregular under the Sunni classification while the impediment remains.
Option D
Registration alone does not remove the impediment under the rule stated in the question.
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