PUTRAJAYA: Enactments governing the practice of polygamy in states where the consent of the existing wife and the court are needed before the men are allowed to take another wife, do not contradict the syariah law, said National Fatwa Council chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Ibrahim.
He said the enactments were formulated in accordance with the syariah law to protect the rights of affected women and children.
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