In a significant ruling, the Lahore High Court has declared the act of marrying the sister of a former spouse within nine days of divorce as unlawful. Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh delivered an extensive 11-page verdict, elucidating the legal and religious perspectives concerning such unions.
The written judgment underscores that marrying the sister of a previous wife before the completion of her iddat period is akin to entering into simultaneous marriages with two sisters, a practice forbidden under Islamic jurisprudence.
The court firmly asserted that maintaining concurrent marriages with two sisters is impermissible. As per the ruling, marriages contracted under these circumstances will be considered null and void.
The verdict mandates the immediate separation of the husband and wife upon the nullification of the marriage. Failure to comply will prompt clerical intervention to dissolve the union.
The case in question centered around Musawwir Hussain, who purportedly wedded his former wife’s sister a mere nine days following their divorce. Additionally, the court denied bail to the accused individual who entered into marriage with his wife’s sister without observing the iddat period.
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