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Fatwa issued against Aamir Khan over marriage to Gauri Spratt: Report

The cleric said the marriage violates Sharia and called it sinful, while protests and debate over interfaith unions have followed.

  • On July 5, 2026, actor Aamir Khan married Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Gauri Spratt in a private registered ceremony at his Mumbai residence under the Special Marriage Act.
  • Following the wedding, Maulana Ibrahim Hussain, the Shahi Chief Mufti of the Muslim Personal Darul Ifta, issued a fatwa claiming the union is 'haram' because Spratt is not Muslim.
  • Khan strongly refuted allegations labeling him the 'brand ambassador of love jihad,' maintaining that religion has never influenced his family's marriages, which are all civil unions.
  • Protests reportedly surfaced in society following the cleric's comments, as Hussain claimed, 'Muslim mard ke liye, iman walon ke liye, gair Muslim se shaadi karna haraam hai.'
  • This controversy has reignited wider public debates regarding faith, personal choice, and interfaith marriages, highlighting tensions between individual decisions and religious opinions across India.
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Dainik Bhaskar broke the news in Bhopal, India on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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