Thursday, July 12, 2007

Islamic Law: The Marriage of Enjoyment

A nice way around prostitution:

Marriage of enjoyment (or pleasure) differs from the conventional marriage in that its aim is not having a regular marital life and begetting children, but to enjoy sexual relations in a "legal" way. The man who practises such a marriage is often someone who spends a long time abroad for any reason, and thus marries a woman temporarily. The period of marriage is limited to the time when the husband leaves the country, and then the marriage is automatically dissolved.

This practice is not universal, so read the whole chapter for details on the debate about whether it is still lawful and why. From Here. Chapter 13.

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