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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 72 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

It is a condition for the spouses entering into the contract that neither be prohibited in marriage to the other. The prohibition may be permanent, with which marriage is not valid in any circumstance, or it may be non-permanent, with which marriage is valid in one circumstance but not another.
Arabic original
يشترط في الزوجين المتعاقدين أن لا يكون أحدهما محرماً على الآخر، والتحريم قد يكون مؤبداً لا يصح معه الزواج بالحال، وقد يكون غير مؤبد، وهو ما يصح الزواج معه بحال دون حال.

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