Advice From Ayatollah Sistani on Marriage, McDonald's and more

[ECH1969]

Q. Can a man marry without the permission of a woman's parents?

A. Neither permanent nor temporary marriage can be carried out without the satisfaction of her father or grandfather.

Q. If a Muslim woman is raped (out of marriage by a stranger), is she permitted to have an abortion?

A. No, she is not permitted except for when it may cause her an insufferable problem or difficulty.

Q. What is your ruling on shaking hands with a non-Mahram? Can a man shake hands with a non-Muslim woman?

A. A Muslim man is not allowed to shake hands with a woman without a barrier, such as gloves, unless refraining from shaking hands will put him in a considerable harm or unbearable difficulty.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/weekinreview/28read.html

[madeline_con]

1. Just like "Christian" fundies....

they go off the deep end with their "interpretations"... :eyes:

[LizMoonstar]

2. what strikes me is that, unless I'm misreading things,

in some situations, this fundie is way more progressive than the ones we have here. That doesn't excuse fundamentalism, but I found it interesting. Abortion is permitted under certain circumstances, women have the right to choose their husbands, even though they require paternal consent, and women cannot be forced by their husbands to make contraceptive choices, whether for or against. There's a lot of crazy stuff in here, but again, unless I'm misunderstanding, all of those statements I just named are more progressive than RW Christian fundies.

Interesting.

[thecrow]

3. What's a temporary marriage?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. It's a Vegas thing..... kidding of course. nt.

[KC21304]

5. Oh a man can get one anytime he sees

a woman he wants to f---. No problem.

[wli]

6. too progressive for the Dominionists

They want slaves and shacked and intubated axolotl tanks, not women.