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Regardless of the lack of consummation, and allowing for differing cultural perspective (Mutah marriage and Wahabi) - with parents like this ...
"An eight-year-old girl who was married off to a 58-year-old must stay with the man until she reaches puberty, a Saudi court has ruled.
The youngster was married off by her father in exchange for a £4,000 dowry. Relatives of the girl said the groom had agreed not to consummate the marriage for 10 years and to allow the youngster to live with her mother.
The girl's mother, who is separated from her husband, had filed a petition for divorce with a court in Unayzah, 135 miles north of Riyadh. But the court ruled that the girl must file the case herself when she reaches puberty, it was reported.
"The judge has dismissed the plea because she does not have the right to file such a case, and ordered that the plea should be filed by the girl herself when she reaches puberty," lawyer Abdullah Jtili told the AFP news agency.
The marriage contract was signed by the father and the groom.
It is understood the father had debt problems and wanted to secure an advance dowry."
From a western perspective this pretty much equates to mortgaging one's daughter. I wonder, if she does divorce at some stage, will the father have to pay back the £4k - perhaps only if the marriage isn't consummated?
This doesn't seem to fit the profile of a 'typical' Mutah marriage (an interesting and convenient concept - depending on one's perspective of course) although it has some superficial commonalities. But then it's not something I know much about, and I don't recall it being mentioned in the Qur'an.
Still, similar things have happened much closer to home, so perhaps us in glass houses ...
"An eight-year-old girl who was married off to a 58-year-old must stay with the man until she reaches puberty, a Saudi court has ruled.
The youngster was married off by her father in exchange for a £4,000 dowry. Relatives of the girl said the groom had agreed not to consummate the marriage for 10 years and to allow the youngster to live with her mother.
The girl's mother, who is separated from her husband, had filed a petition for divorce with a court in Unayzah, 135 miles north of Riyadh. But the court ruled that the girl must file the case herself when she reaches puberty, it was reported.
"The judge has dismissed the plea because she does not have the right to file such a case, and ordered that the plea should be filed by the girl herself when she reaches puberty," lawyer Abdullah Jtili told the AFP news agency.
The marriage contract was signed by the father and the groom.
It is understood the father had debt problems and wanted to secure an advance dowry."
From a western perspective this pretty much equates to mortgaging one's daughter. I wonder, if she does divorce at some stage, will the father have to pay back the £4k - perhaps only if the marriage isn't consummated?
This doesn't seem to fit the profile of a 'typical' Mutah marriage (an interesting and convenient concept - depending on one's perspective of course) although it has some superficial commonalities. But then it's not something I know much about, and I don't recall it being mentioned in the Qur'an.
Still, similar things have happened much closer to home, so perhaps us in glass houses ...