Woman Still Legally Married Now Have Two Husbands?

In a unique legal case in Tanah Merah, a Syariah Lower Court has accepted a man’s oath of denial that he never pronounced a divorce against his second wife. The wife is alleged to have two husbands. The oath was taken by the first husband. The case involves Rahaman K A Mohamed Jaafar, who took an oath with a copy of the Quran (Islamic religious Book) before the judge. The judge ruled that Rahaman and the plaintiff, Wan Nor Shakirin Wan Abdul Razak, are still legally married unless new evidence is presented.

Legally Married Twice?

Wan Nor Shakirin previously told the court that Rahaman had pronounced a triple talaq divorce on him, but Rahaman denied the matter. They got married on January 2, 2019, in Narathiwat, Thailand and were confirmed according to Sharia law by the court on June 6 and registered at the Tanah Merah Colony Religious Office. Rahaman however received information from the Shah Alam Religious Office, Putrajaya that Wan Nor Shakirin has taken another man, Mohd Kamarulazhar Ayob, 42, for husband.