Where Sunni Muslim personal law governs, how is a man’s fifth marriage classified while all four…
Under the Sunni classification described in Mohammed Salim v. Shamsudeen, marriage to a fifth wife while four marriages subsist is irregular because the impediment can cease.
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Where Sunni Muslim personal law governs, how is a man’s fifth marriage classified while all four earlier marriages subsist?
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Correct answer C
Under the Sunni classification described in Mohammed Salim v. Shamsudeen, marriage to a fifth wife while four marriages subsist is irregular because the impediment can cease.
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Option A
Four subsisting marriages create an impediment to a valid fifth marriage.
Option B
The impediment is temporary under the stated Sunni classification.
Option C
The classical Sunni classification treats the fifth marriage as irregular while the earlier marriages subsist.
Option D
Consent by the first wife does not remove the impediment arising from four subsisting marriages.
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