It’s okay to eat your wife in Saudi Arabia, but
only if you’re extremely hungry.
A Mufti – a Muslim legal expert who is
empowered to give rulings on religious matters –
has allegedly given the green light for
cannibalism.
Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah came under fire for this
outrageous move, a number of Arabian websites
are reporting.
A Tayyar report roughly translates as: ‘Mufti of
Saudi Arabia issued a new fatwa which allows a
man to eat his wife in the event he is afflicted
with a severe hunger.
‘The Mufti of Saudi Arabia said it is evidence of
the sacrifice of women and obedience to her
husband.’
But religious authorities denied he made such
claims.
Khalid ben Abdel-Rahman El-Shaye, assistant
secretary general of the Global Commission for
Introducing the Messenger, affiliating to the
Muslim World League, told CNN Arabic: ‘The truth
is that this is fabricated and made up from its
basis.
‘These ill thoughts cannot come from any Muslim,
regardless of a great scholar who Muslims refer
to from around the world.’