Unbelievable News From Egypt : Legal Fornication

By Syed Akbar Ali

Egypt's Grand Mufti Dr. Ali Gomaa

CAIRO (by Ahmed al-Sayed)

Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa announced that "travelers marriages,” known as nikah mesyar in Arabic, are legitimate unless banned by the state.

Nikah mesyar is a Sunni Muslim marriage contract in which the woman gives up many of the rights she would be afforded under a traditional marriage contract. (Folks, somehow this sounds like some arms length transaction in the vice trade).

Although the marriage is official, the couple does not live in the same house and the husband is not required to provide for the wife or for any children they may have.

Such marriages are considered an alternative for people who wish to get married but cannot afford a traditional marriage. It is called the “travelers marriage” since it often takes place when men are away from their wives and wish to have relations with another woman (Huh ? ? )

A study by the Dar al-Iftaa, the institution in charge of issuing fatwas or religious decrees in Egypt, concluded that such marriages are valid as long as they meet the necessary religious conditions, said Dr. Ali Gomaa in an official statement.

"As long as both agreed to the conditions of the marriage and the wife accepts that the husband doesn't live with her, it is a valid marriage," the statement said.

The study argued that if the woman chooses to give up several of her rights by her own free will -- such as living with the husband or financial support -- this does not invalidate the marriage.

According to Gomaa, the Mesyar marriages are neither degrading to women nor a violation of human rights since they are based on mutual consent.

"On the contrary, this type of marriage proves the flexibility of Islamic laws in catering to a wide scope of needs and circumstances by offering religiously valid solutions that protect Muslims from committing sins,” he explained.

“This shows Islam's capability to adapt to social changes."

Right to Ban.

However, the study acknowledged that individual countries have the right to ban this type of marriage. Some fear travelers marriages could become a regular alternative to traditional marriage and potentially lead to societal instability.

But considering the difficult economic and societal conditions that prompt some young people to resort to these types of marriages, nikah mesyar offers a route to marriage that may be out of reach for many, said Dr. Soheir Abdul-Aziz, Dean of al-Azhar's School of Humanities in Cairo.

"They are unemployed and don't have homes for when they get married," she told AlArabiya.net. "Now the divorce rates are higher than the marriage rate. This makes us wonder how people live. And what do youths do to face the circumstances they are subjected to?"

Some traits of the mesyar marriage are reminiscent of the nikah mutah, practiced by Shiite Muslims. The differences are that the mutah is based on a contract with a fixed date of expiry and it does not require witnesses while a mesyar is open-ended and requires two witnesses to be present.

" On the contrary, this type of marriage proves the flexibility of Islamic laws in catering to a wide scope of needs and circumstances by offering religiously valid solutions that protect Muslims from committing sins " said Dr. Ali Gomaa.

" Now the divorce rates are higher than the marriage rate. This makes us wonder how people live. And what do youths do to face the circumstances they are subjected to" said Dr. Soheir Abdul-Aziz, Dean of the al-Azhar School of Humanities.

My comments: I seriously think this Grand whatever of Egypt is plain twisted. Read carefully. This is nothing more than contractual sex. A simpler term would be "legalised fornication."


Fornication means "to have sex with someone you are not married to" but here he has twisted it around. you can have the sex part but without the obligations and responsibilities that come with marriage. You dont need to live with and take care of the woman, even if any kids are born, they are not your responsibility. For comparison isn't that what happens in barnyards with the goats and the chickens?


The truth is, in Egypt it is extremely very difficult for young men to get married. Some 'young men' end up living with their mothers until they are 45 years old because they cannot earn enough money to get married and rent their own flats.


And also because the girls ask for very high dowries. The Arab girls ask for very high marriage dowries because later in life, the men often marry 2nd or 3rd wives etc and ignore their 1st wives. This is the reality of their culture. Hence the girls ask for very high dowries. This has nothing to do with Islam.


Read this sentence again : "They are unemployed and don't have homes for when they get married," she told AlArabiya.net. "Now the divorce rates are higher than the marriage rate. This makes us wonder how people live. And what do youths do to face the circumstances they are subjected to?" (said Dr. Soheir Abdul-Aziz, Dean of al-Azhar's School of Humanities in Cairo)


So to overcome their own weaknesses, they have decided to legalise a form of prostitution. And to give it some form of sick legitimacy, they blame it on Islam. They say it is also Islamic.


Sudah langsung tak ada malu dah.