The Siqeh can last for a night or as little as 30 minutes. However, the bond is not recorded on identification cards. According to the law, non-virgins do not need permission from their fathers, but virgins must present their father's permission for this purpose. Iran's ruling clergies welcome the idea of Siqeh in order to reverse a decline in marriages in the Islamic Republic, a decline mainly caused by economic hardships. According to Islamic laws, men can have as many Siqeh wives as they wish.
Siqeh children have rights, Siqeh wives have none.
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