‘Marry three widows and I’ll get you a fourth wife… one 16yo, two eight-year-olds or four four-year-olds’

Renowned religious leader Mufti Tariq Masood has come under fire over a sermon wherein he is endorsing child marriages and paedophilia, guaranteeing his followers a minor bride as their fourth wife if they marry three widows or divorcees.

“Change my name if I don’t get you a fourth and virgin wife after you marry three widows or divorcees,” he was heard as saying in an undated video doing the rounds on social media.

“Mufti Tariq Masood will find you a 16-year-old or two eight-year-olds or four four year-olds,” he tells his followers after which they, as well as the cleric himself, start laughing.

The video surfaces as Pakistan reports over 90 rape cases within a single month, most of which involved minors.

The latest case that shook the entire nation remains that of a four-year-old who, along with her mother, was repeatedly subjected to sexual assault in the Kashmore district of Sindh.

The minor girl is currently admitted to a hospital battling for her life.

Meanwhile, here’s what Twitterati have to say about Mufti Tariq’s statement:

Listen to the whole bayaan first to understand the context. You are spinning his whole narrative with a 30 second clip. I thought you were a sensible one…..

— part-time-lover (@orca8822) November 14, 2020

🤢🤢🤢🤢

— hadia (@sastifeminist) November 13, 2020

Child marriage is not something to be even joked about.

— Heyna_moo (@hey_heyna) November 14, 2020

Disgusting

— Huma Akbar (@HumaAkbar20) November 13, 2020

Did you ever consider him sane. He is sexist, misogynist, narcissist, totally deluded and the list goes on

— Asma (@asma_18) November 14, 2020

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