177
edits
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
*Only in case if husband breaks any part of her body (like bones), then she gets the right to go to the court, and get her freedom. But she still has to pay the ''''ransom money'''<nowiki/>' to her husband, even in case if he broke her body part. | *Only in case if husband breaks any part of her body (like bones), then she gets the right to go to the court, and get her freedom. But she still has to pay the ''''ransom money'''<nowiki/>' to her husband, even in case if he broke her body part. | ||
Moreover, Khul' is often mixed up with the 'Faskh' (فسخ) of Nikah, although both of them are two different things. | Moreover, Khul' is often mixed up with the 'Faskh' (فسخ) of Nikah (i.e. dissolution of marriage), although both of them are two different things. | ||
In 'Faskh': | In 'Faskh' (i.e. dissolution of marriage): | ||
*A women gets the right to go to the court, and get her freedom 'without paying' any 'ransom money'. | *A women gets the right to go to the court, and get her freedom 'without paying' any 'ransom money'. | ||
*But Faskh could take place only in few special cases (like impotency, or if he doesn't pay her the maintenance money, or if he has became insane, or if his whereabouts are not | *But Faskh could take place only in very few special cases (like impotency, or if he doesn't pay her the maintenance money, or if he has became insane, or if his whereabouts are not known). | ||
*Nevertheless, Islam critics point out that Islamic Faskh is also an injustice towards the woman, while even in the above mentioned special cases, Islam still compels her to wait for several years to get her freedom and she suffers unilaterally. | *Nevertheless, Islam critics point out that Islamic Faskh is also an injustice towards the woman, while even in the above mentioned special cases, Islam still compels her to wait for several years to get her freedom and she suffers unilaterally during all this period. | ||
==Quranic Verse about the Khul'== | ==Quranic Verse about the Khul'== | ||
Line 63: | Line 63: | ||
{{Quote|[https://web.archive.org/web/20211011105923/https://islamqa.info/en/answers/21592/ruling-on-asking-for-a-divorce-from-a-husband-who-has-some-medical-problems Fatwa Website Islam Question and Answer]|With regard to the man’s sterility, i.e., his inability to father children, this is not counted as a fault that would necessitate annulment of the marriage, according to the majority of scholars, apart from the view of al-Hasan al-Basri, and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah}} | {{Quote|[https://web.archive.org/web/20211011105923/https://islamqa.info/en/answers/21592/ruling-on-asking-for-a-divorce-from-a-husband-who-has-some-medical-problems Fatwa Website Islam Question and Answer]|With regard to the man’s sterility, i.e., his inability to father children, this is not counted as a fault that would necessitate annulment of the marriage, according to the majority of scholars, apart from the view of al-Hasan al-Basri, and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah}} | ||
Islam critics point out that on the other hand, if woman is infertile, then according to Islam, he could right away divorce her as Umar Ibn Khattab divorced his wife for this fault<ref>Umar Ibn Khattab divorced his wife due to the fault of her being infertile.[https://web.archive.org/web/20211010131320/https://www.islamweb.org/en/fatwa/93808/the-status-of-the-barren-women-in-islam]</ref>. | |||
==Women who seek their freedom through Khul’ are hypocrites & will not enter the paradise== | ==Women who seek their freedom through Khul’ are hypocrites & will not enter the paradise== | ||
Line 76: | Line 76: | ||
Islam critics point out that as compared to the woman, if a husband divorces his wife while he dislikes her or without any harm, then he will not become a hypocrite, and he will not get a problem in entering the paradise for this same action. | Islam critics point out that as compared to the woman, if a husband divorces his wife while he dislikes her or without any harm, then he will not become a hypocrite, and he will not get a problem in entering the paradise for this same action. | ||
== Faskh فسخ (i.e. dissolution of marriage), and the unilateral women's sufferings: == | |||
In 'Faskh' (i.e. dissolution of marriage): | |||
*A women gets the right to go to the court, and get her freedom 'without paying' any 'ransom money'. | |||
*But Faskh could take place only in very few special cases (like impotency, or if he doesn't pay her the maintenance money, or if he has became insane, or if his whereabouts are not known). | |||
*Nevertheless, Islam critics point out that Islamic Faskh is also an injustice towards the woman, while even in the above mentioned special cases, Islam still compels her to wait for several years to get her freedom '''and she suffers unilaterally during all this period'''. | |||
* | |||
* | |||
* | |||
In order to understand it, let us see the example of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_Muslim_Marriages_Act,_1939 'Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939']. This was the law which was compiled by Muslims Scholars of Indian subcontinent, and later became the official law of Pakistan and Bangladesh, and Personal Muslim law in India. | |||
{{Quote|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_Muslim_Marriages_Act,_1939 Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939]|'''Grounds for divorce''' | |||
Under the act a woman married under Muslim Law shall be entitled to obtain a decree for the dissolution of her marriage on any one or more of the following grounds,[1] | |||
(i) that the whereabouts of the husband have not been known for a period of '''four years''' ; | |||
(ii) that the husband has neglected or has failed to provide for her maintenance for a period of '''two years''' ; | |||
(iii) that the husband has been sentenced to imprisonment for a period of '''seven years''' or upwards ; | |||
(iv) that the husband has failed to perform, without reasonable cause his marital obligations for a period of '''three years''' ; continues to be so: | |||
( | (v) that the husband was impotent at the time of the marriage and | ||
( | (vi) that the husband has been insane for a period of '''two years''' or is suffering from leprosy or a virulent venereal disease ; | ||
( | (vii) that she, having been given in marriage by her father or other guardian before she attained the age of fifteen years, repudiated the marriage before attaining the age of eighteen years : '''Provided that the marriage has not been consummated''' (''i.e. if the husband has slept with her before she becomes 18 years old, then she will loose her right to get divorce'') ;}} | ||
Islam critics point out that: | |||
* Although woman gets the right to have divorce in these special cases, but the duration of process is extremely long, and she has to suffer this whole period unilaterally. | |||
* Moreover, as compared to the women, the husbands are allowed to 'immediately' divorce their wives if she is infertile, or she becomes insane, or if she is suffering from leprosy, or she does not respond to husband's call for marital obligation etc. | |||
''' | == Women movement against the rulings of Khul' and Faskh rulings in Pakistan and Bangladesh == | ||
Right after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, women's struggle started against the Khul' and Faskh rulings. And they also got success when the Supreme Court of Pakistan sided with the women and allowed them to take divorce through Khul' and even without paying the ransom money. In 1971, when East Pakistan became Bangladesh, then they also followed that modified Khul' ruling by Supreme Court of Pakistan. | |||
Also women struggle succeeded in reducing the time period in the Faskh rulings in favour of women. | |||
Nevertheless, it became a cause of conflict between the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and the Islamic Scholars, while the later consider this new Khul' law against the Quran and Sunnah. | |||
For details, please read these Study 1<ref>[https://www.iiu.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/downloads/journals/ilr/volume1/num-1/Article_1_Vol1_1_010817.pdf]</ref> and Study 2<ref>[https://www.iiu.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/downloads/journals/ilr/volume1/num-1/Article_1_Vol1_1_010817.pdf]</ref>. The abstract from study 2 is as under: | |||
{{Quote|[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281634445_Right_of_Women_to_Divorce_Adjudication_of_Redemption_Khul'_In_Islamic_Law_and_Pakistani_Law_A_Critical_Analysis_of_the_Orthodox_Islamic_Scholars_and_Recommendations_of_Pakistani_Courts_On_The_Basis_of Right of Women to Divorce: Adjudication of Redemption (Khul') In Islamic Law and Pakistani Law, A Critical Analysis of the Orthodox Islamic Scholars and Recommendations of Pakistani Courts On The Basis of Legal Opinion (Ijtehad)]|Abstract | |||
Pakistan is an Islamic country. The laws made by the Parliament and Judiciary are administered according to the injunction of Islam. There are many laws made for the protections of women. Among these rights granted, right of women to khul " is also awarded by Islamic Law. Khul " is the proposal given to the husband by the wife for divorce. Judicial Khul " is exercised in Pakistani courts, according to Article 2(ix) of dissolution of Muslims Marriages Act 1939. '''A large number of Ulama (Islamic Jurists) even today, refuse to recognize khul " granted by courts without the consent of the husband as a valid divorce. Confusion is caused by two parallel and conflicting interpretations of the Islamic Law. On one hand, there is the statutory law and interpretation by the Superior Courts of Pakistan and on the other hand, is the interpretation of Jurists of Islamic Law with strong arguments from Qur " an and Sunnah'''.}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} |
edits