It's not uncommon to spot a bizarre Saudi hashtag going viral on Twitter, and this week was no different.
This time, a hashtag titled "Running (travel) marriages", is causing a stir on the platform as thousands react to it with shock and outrage.
The trending topic started making the rounds online after an old tweet - allegedly posted years back by Saudi cleric Badr Al Amer - resurfaced on the platform.
In it, Al Amer states that travel marriages, or contracts signed for men who want to get married during their travels only to get divorced before they return to their countries, is permissible in Islam.
Soon after it caught the attention of tweeps, a hashtag was launched which led to a heated debate that is still ongoing on Twitter...
It all started when this old tweet resurfaced...
#زواج_الركاض حتى و إن توفرت فيه شروط النكاح الصحيح وأفتى ابن تيمية بصحته الا أنه بالعقل و المنطق تدليس و غش ... pic.twitter.com/rQW0VH8RLh
— د. عبدالرحمن عبدالله الموسى (@AbdulrahmanAAlm) May 6, 2018
In the widely shared screenshot, tweets posted by Amer years back see him explain what travel marriages are in response to a question by one of his followers.
"These marriages are for men who travel excessively and so protect themselves by marrying with the intention to divorce once they leave the country they visit."
And went viral on Saudi Twitter...
“#زواج_الركاض” يثير الجدل في السعودية
— حصر (@hasrdaily) May 9, 2018
أثارت فتوى "زواج الركاض"، جدلاً واسعاً حيث اشتق اسم “زواج الركاض” من الركض،
ويشير إلى الشخص الذي ينتقل بين عدة أماكن أو دول لأسباب تتعلق بالعمل أو الدراسة أو غيرها، بحيث يبيح للشخص الزواج في المكان الذي يصله على أن يطلق زوجته عند مغادرتها. pic.twitter.com/q86eW8yD6U
No one can even understand...
#زواج_الركاض متى اخترعوه هذا؟ pic.twitter.com/xe49rgaNCx
— ماجد الـعـنزي (@Dhnany_Alshog3) May 9, 2018
"When did they invent that?"
People are so confused...
كيف يعني يركضون ورا بعض؟ #زواج_الركاض
— ( شيبه غــراام ) (@batran_999) May 9, 2018
How does it work, they just run after each other?"
And upset over the matter
يا شيوخنا كافي تضحكون العالم وتضحكونا عليكم #زواج_الركاض
— الفارس (@AL_Faris80) May 9, 2018
Our clerics, enough of these lies you tell people."
"This kind of marriage doesn't exist in our religion"
#زواج_الركاض ليس موجوداً في ديننا أصلاً و من يقول انه موجود فقصده التشويه
— ابو سعد (@d1cswjlJBArjFBY) May 9, 2018
"Those claiming that it does want to defame Islam."
Some are heavily criticizing the bizarre form of marriage
- ينتشر بين الأشخاص كثيري السفر
— ماجد صالح (@dody200915) May 9, 2018
وغالباً ما يخلّف هذا الزواج ضحايا .
- استغلال إنساني للمرأة
كما أنه يتنافى مع المفهوم السامي للزواج .
- قائم على أغراض شهوانية
وإنتهاك صريح لأبسط حقوق المرأة والمجتمع .
- فيه غش وتدليس وفاعله يأثم .
#زواج_الركاض
This type of marriage is widespread among people who travel a lot and usually leaves behind victims. It's considered an inhumane form of exploitation that targets women and goes against the honorable value of marriage. It basically is based on sexual desires and violates the most basic of women's rights."
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