Laws and practices under Sharia
Marriage laws
The Muslim man who is not currently a fornicator can only marry a
Muslim woman who is not currently a fornicatress or a chaste woman from
the people of the book.
The Muslim fornicator can only marry Muslim fornicatress.
The number of wives is limited to four, –
Mohammed married 15 women and consummated his marriages with 13.
(al-Tabari vol.9 p.126-127)
The Muslim woman who is not currently a fornicatress can only marry a
Muslim man who is not currently a fornicator.
The Muslim fornicatress can only marry a Muslim fornicator.
The woman cannot marry without the consent of her guardian. If she
marries, her husband becomes her new guardian.
The guardian may choose to marry the virgin without asking her consent,
however she can oppose the marriage and then it is canceled.
The guardian cannot marry the divorced woman or the widow if she didn't
ask to be married.
The number of husbands is limited to one, the Muslim mistress cannot
have sex with her slaves.
Islamic law on marriage differs from one school of thought to
another.[6]
Divorce laws
A husband may divorce his wife whenever he wants. If the marriage has
been consummated, the divorced woman must remain at her ex-husband's
house for three months before she is allowed to leave. The man has the
ability to retract the divorce by having sex with the woman within
those three months.
A woman who wishes to be divorced needs the consent of her husband. If
he consents she has to pay back the dowry. Under certain circumstances
(abuse, for instance), the wife may ask a judge to separate the couple.
If a man divorces his wife three times, he can no longer marry her
again unless she marries another man and then divorces him. These are
guidelines; Islamic law on divorce is different depending on the school
of thought.[7]
The penalty for theft
In accordance with the Qur'an and several hadith, theft is punished by
imprisonment or amputation of hands or feet, depending on the number of
times it was committed.[2][3]
The penalty for adultery
Main article: Stoning to Death in Islam
In accordance with hadith, stoning to death is the penalty for
married men and women who commit adultery.[4] For unmarried men and
women, the punishment prescribed in the Qur'an and hadith is 100
lashes.[5]
And the list goes on. But of course "They" will say that is
not true despite the fact that that is how it is practiced in Muslim
countries today.