Fatwas against registering marriages a huge challenge: Family Court chief judge
27 Apr 2014, 5:48 PM
Ahmed Rilwan
Fatwas claiming that registering marriages at the court is unnecessary and un-Islamic are posing serious challenges to the Family Court, Chief Judge Hassan Saeed has said, suggesting the formation of an official state institution to issue fatwas.
“As Maldives is a 100 percent Muslim country, legally mandating some people to issue fatwas officially will encourage people to follow the law,” Saeed was quoted as saying by newspaper Haveeru.
Registration of marriages was a common practice in all countries, he observed, calling on religious scholars to publicly discuss and clarify such issues.
“Is there any basis in law or Sharia to say that [registering marriages] is not an Islamic requirement? You cannot say it is okay to perform a marriage hiding inside a room with two random witnesses [to whom] you give some treat,” Saeed was quoted as saying.
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