Dr Mariam Sheibani has published a much-needed paper on this very harmful practice of secret marriages.
Dr Mariam Sheibani
More than providing a comprehensive diagnosis of the fiqh problematics with secret marriage, it also highlights the larger challenges underlying the fixation of legal minimums in our communities at the expense of the broader morality of the Sunna, religious teachings, and social proprieties.
The article is open access. You can read and download it for free here: Deceptive Debauchery: Secret Marriage and the Challenge of Legalism in Muslim-Minority Communities
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