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**sasaderesada** · 09-03-2012, 11:21 PM

Salam Alaykum,

It could be said by the Twelver Shias that the Fatwas are just mentioning the validity of the marriage, because as per their religion Mutah is allowed. So they might say that amongst us Sunnis, it is conceivable that a man may marry a prostitute and this marriage would be considered as legally binding.

To this, I would answer that amongst us, we stipulate that a condition for marriage is that the guardian has to give his consent before the marraige goes ahead, which is not necessarily the case in Twelver Shiaism. Also, it is know amongst us that there is a need for witnesses from amongst the Muslims who must witness the marriage taking place, otherwise it is not binding according to us, which again is different than the Twelver Shia religion. So yes, it is possible for a Muslim man to marry a prostitute, but (1) her father or some male guardian would have to know and give consent for this marriage to take place and (2) the Muslim Ummah would need to be informed of the fact that this marriage has taken place. These two conditions would make it very difficult for a man to just go to a night club or any other evil place and legally marry a woman of bad character whichever way he feels like, without possibly being totally cut off from the Muslim society at large.

09-03-2012, 11:21 PM	#21
sasaderesada Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 341 Senior Member	Salam Alaykum, It could be said by the Twelver Shias that the Fatwas are just mentioning the validity of the marriage, because as per their religion Mutah is allowed. So they might say that amongst us Sunnis, it is conceivable that a man may marry a prostitute and this marriage would be considered as legally binding. To this, I would answer that amongst us, we stipulate that a condition for marriage is that the guardian has to give his consent before the marraige goes ahead, which is not necessarily the case in Twelver Shiaism. Also, it is know amongst us that there is a need for witnesses from amongst the Muslims who must witness the marriage taking place, otherwise it is not binding according to us, which again is different than the Twelver Shia religion. So yes, it is possible for a Muslim man to marry a prostitute, but (1) her father or some male guardian would have to know and give consent for this marriage to take place and (2) the Muslim Ummah would need to be informed of the fact that this marriage has taken place. These two conditions would make it very difficult for a man to just go to a night club or any other evil place and legally marry a woman of bad character whichever way he feels like, without possibly being totally cut off from the Muslim society at large.
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