Karachi, April 03: Islamic scholars and Pakistani lawyers have questioned the validity of the marriage certificate produced by Ayesha Siddiqui to prove herself as the first wife of Shoaib Malik, saying the document cannot prevent the cricketer from tying the knot with Sania Mirza.
A renowned scholar Mufti Muhammad Naeem said according to Islamic Shariat a Nikah on telephone, as claimed by Ayesha, was not valid.
“There is no question of a divorce since a Nikah without proper witnesses on telephone is not recognised in Shariat,” he said.
A leading barrister and family law expert Talib Rizvi also pointed out that the validity of the Nikahnama produced by the Siddiqui family was doubtful unless they could also produce the witnesses from both sides.
“This cannot be considered as a valid and legal Nikahnama unless the witnesses are present and secondly here one party is denying the Nikah ever took place,” he said.
–PTI