Staged Video of Muslim Cleric Marrying A Woman Through Halala Resurfaces

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A scripted video of an elderly Muslim cleric marrying a young woman through halala has resurfaced on social media with the claim that the wedding was conducted based on the Islamic Sharia laws. The video was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by a user with the caption, "A viral video from an #Islamic village in #Bangladesh depicts justice being administered based on Sharia law concerning #Halala marriage. A young man, in anger, pronounced 'triple talaq' (divorce) to his wife. Following Sharia law, he was obligated to arrange for his wife's temporary marriage (halala) for one night with an elderly #Maulavi in the village. After that night, when he returned the next day to retrieve his wife, the Maulavi refused to return her to him. ..."