I would like to know the status of Misyar in Islam.

We have received your correspondence and noted its contents. Despite a thorough study of the attached article, we are unable to issue an official ruling without studying the issue from its original source, i.e. the marriage contract.

Newspaper articles have a proven track record of inconsistencies and unreliability. If you are in a position to secure a copy of the original contract, kindly forward it to us. We trust that Saudi Arabia, being a Muslim country with abundant Ulama, would not recklessly develop or sanction something which will compromise the spirituality and Imaan of millions of Muslims.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai