Muslims who resort to triple talaq will face "social boycott", All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said. The Muslim body also said an advisory will be issued to the 'Qazis' to advise grooms to not use such divorce practices.
The AIMPLB called triple talaq an "undesirable practice" in the Shariat or Islamic law, and added that a dispute between husband and wife should be settled through "mutual interaction."
The Muslim law board told the Supreme Court on Monday that it has released a code of conduct to settle disputes between Muslim couples, keeping in mind the tenets of Shariat.
The AIMPLB said it has decided to "socially boycott" Muslims who resort to triple talaq to discourage the practice, which involves the husband saying talaq three times to divorce his spouse with no legal binding.
The Muslim board told the apex court that it has already passed a resolution during its working committee meeting on April 15-16 against the practice of triple talaq. The SC heard pleas challenging triple talaq practice for six days.
"The stand of Shariat is clear about divorce that the pronouncement of divorce without any reason and that three divorces in one go are not the correct method of pronouncement of divorce. Such a practice is strongly condemned by the Shariat," AIMPLB said.
The AIMPLM, in its affidavit, said it will issue an advisory through its website, publications and social media platforms asking Qazis (judge of a Sharia court) to tell the bridegroom at the time of executing the 'Nikahnama' (marriage contract) that they should not resort to 'three divorces in one sitting' in case of differences as this is an "undesirable practice in Shariat".
"At the time of performing Nikah (marriage), the person performing the Nikah will advise the bridegroom/man that in case of differences leading to talaq the bridegroom/man shall not pronounce three divorces in one sitting since it is an undesirable practice in Shariat," the affidavit filed by AIMPLB secretary Mohammad Fazlurrahim read.
"At the time of performing 'Nikah', the person performing the 'Nikah' will advise both the bridegroom/man and the bride/woman to incorporate a condition in the 'Nikahnama' to exclude resorting to pronouncement of three divorces by her husband in one sitting," it added.
The law board also said it would initiate a "grand public movement" to ensure people desist from pronouncing divorce without reason.
"Every effort should be made to convey this message to all segments of Muslims, especially to the poor population, and the help of Imams and orators of the mosques should be called for," it said.
The affidavit filed by AIMPLB would be perused by a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar which had reserved its verdict on the triple talaq issue last week.
