Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law

Based on the principle that family is the main entity of the society, this paper highlights the importance of the marital relationship in Islam. As the foundation of the family institution, it is important to provide legal protection to the marital relationship from any harmful act that may damage a...

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Main Authors: Smail, Akakba, Md Hashim, Noraini
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2015
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spelling iium-446002015-09-18T08:00:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44600/ Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law Smail, Akakba Md Hashim, Noraini KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Based on the principle that family is the main entity of the society, this paper highlights the importance of the marital relationship in Islam. As the foundation of the family institution, it is important to provide legal protection to the marital relationship from any harmful act that may damage and threaten the stability of the family. As Islamic law is the main source of family law in most Muslim countries, the analysis of Islamic legal provisions in respect to the marriage contract and its legal effects between the spouses has lead the author to define and classify the matrimonial offences that damage the matrimonial relationship and subsequently the family and society. Based on the general theory of offences in Islamic law and compared (by way of analogy) to the legal effects of a valid marriage contract, matrimonial offences are defined as legally prohibited acts strictly forbidden by Allah relating to the conjugal rights resulting from a valid marriage contract and become fully ascertained after having sexual intercourse. Providing such provisions in a legislative form will enhance the position of the matrimonial relationship as the foundation of the family inadvertently strengthening the society. Key words: Family Law, Islamic Law, Marital Relationship, Matrimonial Offences, 2015-05-10 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44600/3/Pertanika_The_matrimonioal_Offences.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44600/4/Programme_Schedule.pdf Smail, Akakba and Md Hashim, Noraini (2015) Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law. In: 4th International Conference of Law and Society (ICLAS IV) 2015, 9th-10th May 2015, Academic Building, UNiSZA. (Unpublished) http://www.unisza.edu.my/iclas2015/
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English
topic KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
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Smail, Akakba
Md Hashim, Noraini
Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law
description Based on the principle that family is the main entity of the society, this paper highlights the importance of the marital relationship in Islam. As the foundation of the family institution, it is important to provide legal protection to the marital relationship from any harmful act that may damage and threaten the stability of the family. As Islamic law is the main source of family law in most Muslim countries, the analysis of Islamic legal provisions in respect to the marriage contract and its legal effects between the spouses has lead the author to define and classify the matrimonial offences that damage the matrimonial relationship and subsequently the family and society. Based on the general theory of offences in Islamic law and compared (by way of analogy) to the legal effects of a valid marriage contract, matrimonial offences are defined as legally prohibited acts strictly forbidden by Allah relating to the conjugal rights resulting from a valid marriage contract and become fully ascertained after having sexual intercourse. Providing such provisions in a legislative form will enhance the position of the matrimonial relationship as the foundation of the family inadvertently strengthening the society. Key words: Family Law, Islamic Law, Marital Relationship, Matrimonial Offences,
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Smail, Akakba
Md Hashim, Noraini
author_facet Smail, Akakba
Md Hashim, Noraini
author_sort Smail, Akakba
title Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law
title_short Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law
title_full Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law
title_fullStr Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law
title_full_unstemmed Matrimonial offences in the light of Islamic law
title_sort matrimonial offences in the light of islamic law
publishDate 2015
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/44600/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/44600/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/44600/3/Pertanika_The_matrimonioal_Offences.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/44600/4/Programme_Schedule.pdf
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