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Forcing a female to marry someone against her explicit wishes is forbidden in [[Islam]]. Nevertheless [[Islamic law|Shari'ah]] fails to protect the most vulnerable--children. | |||
==Child marriage== | |||
This failure to protect children has two aspects: | |||
1. A father or guardian must ask the consent of his virgin daughter before offering her in marriage, based on a well known sahih hadith. However, according to that same hadith, if she remains silent when asked, offering no explicit acceptance, this counts as consent. | |||
{{Quote|{{Muslim|8|3303}}| Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as having said: | |||
A woman without a husband (or divorced or a widow) must not be married until she is consulted, and a virgin must not be married until her permission is sought. They asked the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ): How her (virgin's) consent can be solicited? He (the Holy Prophet) said: That she keeps silence.}} | |||
{{Quote|{{Muslim|8|3305}}| 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: | |||
I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about a virgin whose marriage is solemnised by her guardian, whether it was necessary or not to consult her. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Yes, she must be consulted. 'A'isha reported: I told him that she feels shy, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Her silence implies her consent.}} | |||
2. A girl is expected to make a life changing decision on marriage while still a child, with very limited experience and utterly dependent on her parents. Child marriages occur [[Contemporary Pedophilic Islamic Marriages|all over the world]], but especially in Muslim countries that practice Shari'a. [http://www.un.org/youthenvoy/2016/03/new-un-initiative-aims-to-protect-millions-of-girls-from-child-marriage The UN] regards child marriage as a human rights violation and aims to eradicate it by 2030. The girl is vulnerable to spousal abuse and childhood pregnancy which greatly jeopardizes her health and future. | |||
==The Story== | ==The Story== | ||