Regarding Paper Marriage
The situation presented here by hassan ilyas shb is totally different than mine. He presented a situation where 2nd marriage is not allowed and u did that and is hiding it. If they found out there will be legal action. In my case its just marrying, if they found out there will be no legal action, My respected teachers, I am genuinely asking all this to understand the matter, I hope you will guide me well. On smuggling there can be legal action, but there is an area in the law where the government is allowing it and there is no legal action, then I don’t understand how is this deceiving a state? If the government has mentioned in the law, you must not marry for papers, but you do then its deceiving a state. My argument is simple that if the government knows you are doing it for this and then cannot take legal action against it definitely means they are allowing it. The question about morality of the act, One is not betraying the state because state is allowing this, one us not betraying the counter part. From religious point of view he knows its not nikkah so he does not indulge in an sexual act. Can you give me any other example like this where government law allows something ( morally that is not a bad thing ) and we say no it should not be done! I am just asking again because its not getting cleared to me.
Nadeem Minhas Sahab, I think two wrongs do not make one right. Whenever there is a law which, according to a Muslim, goes against his or her religious obligations, then using deception to circumvent that law is in itself a sin committed by that Muslim. The right ethical approach in such instances is to openly declare such laws as violation of one’s religious freedom and be ready to face the consequences as well if one chooses not to abide by such laws in a peaceful manner. An example would be how Muhammad Ali chose to face legal consequences when he denied being drafted for Vietnam war. Deception is only allowed in Iztirar i.e. when it becomes a matter of life or death for the person. Although wearing Hijab or Cousin Marriages do not fall in religious obligation category but that is a different debate. Also such laws also do not fall in the law making domain of the state and are a transgression on its part if made so without properly invoking its lawmaking jurisdiction .