Rs. 5,000 Fine for Second Marriage Without Permission of First Wife Declared UnIslamic
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs have opposed the … Read More The post Rs. 5,000 Fine for Second Marriage Without Permission of First Wife Declared UnIslamic appeared first on ProPakistani .
The Council of Islamic Ideology and the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs have rejected a law that imposes a Rs. 5,000 fine on a man for marrying a second wife without the consent of his first wife. The committee deemed the provision incompatible with Islamic principles. During a meeting chaired by Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim, the Council of Islamic Ideology's Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi also voiced opposition to the law.
The Senate Standing Committee deliberated on the Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, a private member's bill introduced by Senator Sarmad Ali. The bill aims to increase the fine for a man who marries a second wife without the permission of his first wife from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 50,000. However, the Committee's Chairman, Senator Dr. Abdul Karim, and the Council of Islamic Ideology's Chairman, Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi, argued against the proposal, stating that Shariah does not prohibit second marriages, so the existing fine is unjustifiable.
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