Prof.
Ishaq Akintola, Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has
expressed support for the controversial underage marriage law currently
generating furore in the polity.
In
a statement sent to African Examiner, an online magazine, he said teen
marriage was in order, stressing that there is “no age factor in Islamic
Marriage”.
According
to him, “The conditions of marriage in Islam are four: Proposal and
acceptance (al-Ijaab wa alqubuul), approval by both parents (ridaa
alwaalidayn), payment of a dowry by the groom (al-mihr) and the presence
of at least two male witnesses at the ceremony (shaahidayn ‘aadilayn).
“Age
is therefore not part of the conditions which must be met before
marriage can be solemnised in Islam. Where the bride is a ‘minor’, Islam
prescribes protective solemnisation of marriage without consummation.
“This
means that the girl who is deemed to be of tender age is left untouched
by the man until she attains puberty. Another major condition for child
marriage is that the girl herself has the right to repudiate the
marriage when she attains maturity if she does not like her ‘spouse’.”
“Islam
is a complete way of life and its institutions (including that of
marriage) are based on divinely ordained and well documented rules.
Whoever wishes to legislate constructively or comment objectively on any
aspect of Islam must therefore arm himself with the divine and
documentary evidence. Anything short of this will earn lawmakers and
commentators disrespect and contempt of Islamdom,” he quipped. READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/41532.html
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