Russia’s top Islamic body has reversed a ruling allowing Muslim men to have multiple wives. The move came after the move by the Council of Scholars of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia triggered a backlash on social media, as officials pointed out how the ruling didn’t conform to Russian laws.

Polygamy is outlawed in Russia and goes against “our core morals and traditional values,” said Nina Ostanina, the head of the parliamentar

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‘It’s God’s will,’ Russia’s top Islamic body withdraws ruling that allowed men to have four wives

The Ulema Council of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (DUM) of Russia withdrew a fatwa (theological opinion) allowing polygamy, a report about this appeared in... RIA Novosti, 24.12.2024

Совет улемов Духовного управления мусульман (ДУМ) России отозвал фетву (богословское заключение), позволяющее многоженство, сообщение об этом появилось в... РИА Новости, 24.12.2024

Совет улемов ДУМ отозвал фетву о многоженстве

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The DUM Ulema Council revoked the fatwa on polygamy

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Top Muslim clerics in Russia have walked back their ruling on polygamy, following backlash

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

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Russian Muslim clerics reverse polygamy fatwa — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

The permission of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (DUM) of Russia to allow polygamy in the country is a desire to please migrants. This opinion was expressed by State Duma deputy Mikhail Matveev on his Telegram channel. He explained that the news made “a lot of noise” in the information field and added that polygamy is prohibited by law in Central Asian countries, and some offenders may face criminal liability. “This is a struggle for th…

Разрешение Духовного управления мусульман (ДУМ) России на многоженство в стране является стремлением понравиться мигрантам. Такое мнение выразил депутат Госдумы Михаил Матвеев в своем Telegram-канале. Он пояснил, что в информационном поле новость наделала «немало шума», и добавил, что в странах Средней Азии многоженство запрещено законом, а некоторым нарушителям может грозить уголовная ответственность. «Это борьба за мигрантскую паству, стремлен…

В Госдуме связали решение ДУМ о многоженстве со стремлением понравиться мигрантам

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The State Duma linked the DUM's decision on polygamy to the desire to please migrants

The religious edition says that a man can have several wives if he guarantees equal treatment for all.

El edito religioso dice que el hombre puede tener varias esposas si garantiza un trato equitativo para todas.

Rusia advierte que la poligamia es ilegal tras fatua islámica que la autoriza

Aristegui Noticias

Mexico City

Mexico

Russia warns that polygamy is illegal after Islamic fatua authorizing it

Russia’s top Islamic authority reversed its decision to permit marriage between a man and multiple women after law enforcement authorities said the ruling violated the law.

The Moscow Times

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Russia’s Top Islamic Authority Backtracks on Polygamy Ruling

Russia’s Muslim Spiritual Administration’s Ulema Council (an advisory body of Muslim scholars) has withdrawn a fatwa permitting religious polygamy, reported RIA Novosti. The decision follows a formal notice from the Prosecutor General’s Office to the administration, stating that the fatwa violated Russian law, Interfax and TASS reported, citing a source within the department. On December 19, Moscow Mufti Ildar Alyautdinov announced that the Spir…

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Riga

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Russia’s Muslim Spiritual Administration withdraws polygamy ruling after Prosecutor’s Office says it violates law and ‘traditional values’

The Ulema Council of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia withdrew the fatwa “The problem of polygamy in the Muslim community of Russia...

Совет улемов Духовного управления мусульман России отозвал фетву «Проблематика многоженства в мусульманском сообществе Р...

Духовное управление мусульман России отменило фетву, разрешающую многоженство, после вмешательства Генпрокуратуры

Mediazona

Pyotr Verzilov

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia canceled the fatwa allowing polygamy after the intervention of the Prosecutor General's Office

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office had sent a letter to the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims, urging the revocation of the fatwa.

Jewish Press

Russian Islamic Authorities Reverse Stand on Polygamy

The reason is, it is against the Russian Constitution and has been protested by the public. Russia's highest Islamic body has revoked a fatwa document that allowed Muslim men...

Alasannya, bertentangan dengan Konstitusi Rusia dan diprotes masyarakat. Badan Islam tertinggi Rusia telah mencabut dokumen fatwa yang mengizinkan pria Muslim...

‘It’s God’s will,’ Russia’s top Islamic body withdraws ruling that allowed men to have four wives

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