No, This Clip Doesn’t Show Pakistani Man Marrying His Own Mother

The video actually shows Ahad arranging his mother's second marriage to a different person.

Fact-Check | This video from Pakistan is being shared on the internet with a false claim.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video is being shared on social media platforms with a claim that a Pakistani youngster named Abdul Ahad married his mother, who raised him for about 18 years.

What have users said?: Those sharing the video have said, "In Muslim Pakistan a Son marries his Mother. The societal degradation had reached on melting point. Although its Pakistan so anything can happen! (sic)."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

The post had generated over 67 thousand views on the platform. Archives of similar such claims can be found here, here, and here.

What are the facts?: The viral claim is misleading. It actually shows Ahad arranging his mother's second marriage to a different person.

How did we find that out?: We noticed a watermark of an Instagram handle written on the right-side of the video that said '@all.about.pakistan'.

There was a watermark on the viral video.

(Source: Viral video/Screenshot)

• On searching for the handle on Google, we found an Instagram account with the same name.

• It was published on 29 December 2024 and its caption mentioned that the clip showed Ahad arranging his mother's second marriage to someone else.

• In the comments section, the account clarified that some people had misinterpreted the video. It said, "This son arranged his mother's second marriage to someone else, not himself. His father passed away, and his mother devoted her life to raising him. He decided to arrange her marriage for her happiness."

• We also found Ahad's Instagram handle tagged in the post's caption.

• Team WebQoof had found the same video posted on Ahad's Instagram handle on 18 December 2024.

• We found that the full-length clip showed his mother signing wedding documents with her husband.

• The video also carried a message sent by Ahad to his step-father.

The video was posted on 18 December 2024.

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

News report: A report published by Hindustan Times said that a Pakistan man named Abdul Ahad gained widespread praise for arranging his mother's second marriage.

The report was published on 30 December 2024.

(Source: Hindustan Times/Screenshot)

Conclusion: It is clear that the video shows a Pakistani man arranging his mother's second marriage.

(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9540511818 , or e-mail it to us at [e-mail] and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.)