Sania to be Shoaib's 'second wife'

As per the Hanafi School of Islamic tradition, Sania becomes the second wife of Malik as he has divorced his "first wife" Ayesha Siddiqui.Irrespective of whether they are married or not, Ayesha naturally became Malik's first wife now that he had divorced her. This makes Sania his second wife as per Hanafi tradition," Major G M Qadri, who was one of the mediators in the Ayesh-Malik divorce deal, pointed out today.

Both the Siddiquis and the Maliks follow the Hanafi tradition.Meanwhile, there was intense speculation about a "huge sum" changing hands for the settlement. But Abid Rasool Khan, at whose residence the press conference was held, said "There was no monetary issue involved except Rs 15,000 under the Sharia."