Dr. Asma Zehra, Executive Member Muslim Personal Law Board while strongly condemning in a press statement, alliances before Nikah between Muslim sportspersons, has said that personal matters like Nikah, Divorce and (marriage) proposals of Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza and Ayesha Siddiqui has been topic of discussion in National and International media. She said that as per Islamic Shariah, engaged woman and man are strangers until Nikah.
Both are strangers to each other and meeting between them, staying in each others house, spending some time alone, presenting themselves as husband and wife is not permissible, Haraam and a great sin. Girl’s acceptance is necessary for Nikah in Islam, but meetings, going to picnic etc (with fiancée) is forbidden and not allowed.
Family is an important pillar and element of Islamic Society. A Muslim family which evolves as per Islamic principles and rules is the pious and the blessed one and the same family system is successful and strong. Public display of this shamelessness, ill manners and disrespect (of values) by them (Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik) before Nikah through media is reprimanded, criticized and should be reformed. There is great embarrassment in millions of pious, faithful, devout, chaste Muslim women and girls by childish and silly actions of these three (Sania, Shoaib & Ayesha).With these bad deeds, Shoaib Malik and two women dont represent Muslim Ummah and this is not part of Islamic Society and Islamic Culture. Also, it is a consequence of pub global Culture and inevitable result of assault from western culture on our society. These athletes have made fun of Islamic Shariah. The way they have chosen to reach a Nikah, is abominable and shameful. By misusing virtuous thing as Nikah, they have unnecessarily made public aversion and fun of and Muslim society especially young generation of Muslims. Muslim society has no connection and is free of these abomination and shamelessness. These two athletes and Ayesha siddiqui has badly hurt, the self-respect/ esteem of 20 crore Indian Muslims and 1 billion Muslims worldwide and honor of Islam by following the path of immorality and shamelessness. The bad thing about all this is that no one from faithful, the Learned, Islamic scholars, the Pious, the religious Leaders, are available for mediating for solution. Equally sharing these sins and moral crimes are their Parents. Lack of teachings in Islamic values, and carelessness from parents has driven them to ignore Islamic shariah. Why are parents silent and not accessible on this Critical situation? It looks like parents have become silent spectators by the clout of their children’s fame and wealth. As for Ayesha Siddiqui’s Nikah has become disputed, by the fact that every step it followed was done against Islamic principles. Taking help of legal courts, and making hue and cry after going against Islamic Shariah, will only get insult and bad name. Until when will Shoaib Malik cover up the facts and take help of vague statements to deny the rights of wife? It is not justified for a Momin to take away the rights of wife.
There is a good thing that Muslims have own successful mechanism of solving family disputes.
Institutes like Dar-ul-ifta, Dar-ul-qazaath, Muslim women help etc., have trust and faith of majority of Muslims. In these institutes where Qazis, muftis, Islamic Scholars, try to solve amicably as per Islamic Shariah issues of legal rights/ claims, atrocities and abuse, dowry demands, family disputes, disputes of property, Inheritance. This system of Islamic qazaath is simple, successful and effective. Leaving all these institutes and making hue and cry in the media what will they get except bad name for themselves?
Muslims will never ever allow these off limits athletes to make fun of Islamic Shariah. She advised them to observe Islamic principles and immediately make own accounts of deeds and improve themselves.Otherwis e Muslim ummah will expel them from their fold. We appeal all young Muslims, respected Ulema, Imams and Speakers of Masjids, Scholars and Islah mua’shira committees to release condemnation statements against Shoaib Malik, Sania and Ayesha Siddiqui and create awareness regarding open and covered shamelessness. And immediately prevent the roaming and growing shamelessness and ill manners in Muslim Society. We again strongly condemn the actions and way of life of both and alliances before Nikah.
–Agencies–