The Council of Islamic Ideology and the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs have declared the law imposing a Rs5,000 fine on a man for contracting a second marriage without permission as un-Islamic.

A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony was held under the chairmanship of Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim.

The committee discussed the Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026, introduced in the Senate by Senator Sarmad Ali on January 19, 2026.

The bill proposes increasing the fine for a husband who contracts a second marriage without permission from Rs5,000 to Rs50,000.

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Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology, Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, also attended the meeting and gave his views on the proposed amendments to family laws.

Committee Chairman Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim declared the bill un-Islamic, arguing that since Islamic law does not prohibit a second marriage, a legal restriction imposing a fine for it cannot be introduced.

Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi also opposed the Rs5,000 fine for contracting a second marriage without permission, saying that such a penalty is not justified under Islamic law.