Fatwa: No pictures of the bride by SMS

Cheikh Abd Al-Muhsin Al-’Obikan, a member of Saudi Arabia's Shura Council and advisor to the Ministry of Justice, has issued a fatwa forbidding a fiancé to look at pictures of his fiancée uploaded online by SMS, for fear that others could see her before their marriage.

[via Point de Bascule. Image Shariah Finance Watch]

emily | 2:01 PM | News, Buzz |
The Permanent Link to this page is: http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2008/10/021402.htm