Kahwin(Marriage) Edited 1

8/12/2019 Kahwin(Marriage) Edited 1

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Issue:

Madam Azura (32) married a business man, Datuk Hakim (40) in September 2002 inBangkok, Tai!and, a""ording Shari'ah# Ho$e%er, te marriage $as not registered$en te& "ame ba"k to Ma!a&sia#

Islamic Jurispudence:

a# Autorities on marriage'Marriage is a "ontra"t pres"ribed b& te !egis!ator and it denotes te !a$u!entit!ement o ea" o te parties tereto to eno& in te !a$u! manner# Marriage "ana!so be deined as a "ontra"t bet$een man and $oman $o is !a$u!!& e!igib!e to beis $ie $it te obe"ti%e o te oint !ie and pro"reation#*t is an a"t "ommended b& te +uran and Sunna o te ropet and te re!ationsip

bet$een spouses is mentioned as among A!!a-s Signs or b!essings to mankind,reerring to sura ar.rum'

/And among His signs are tat He "reated or &ou rom &our se!%es mates tat &ouma& attain "a!m unto tem and He p!a"ed bet$een &ou ae"tion and "ompassion#Sure!& in tat are signs or a peop!e $o re!e"t#/ 1ob!e +uran 30'2

/He is te one $o "reated &ou rom a sing!e sou! and made rom it its mate tat ema& attain "a!m unto er#/ 1ob!e +uran '56

Marriage *s en"ouraged b& te propet as it is a orm o B!essings ' Te ropetsa!!a!!au a!aie $asa!!am as stated, /Marriage is te basis or b!essings and "i!dren

are an abundan"e o mer"/ Marriage is a!so re"ommended or tose $o are sing!e,po%ert& is not a barrier to marriage as being said in sura an.1ur 24'32 7Marr& toseamong &ou $o are sing!e or te %irtuous ones among &our sa!%es, ma!e or ema!e' *te& are in po%ert& A!!a $i!! gi%e tem means out o His 8ra"e#9

Conditions for the marriage contract in Islam:

# Bot parties sou!d be ree o an& obsta"!es tat migt pre%ent te marriage rombeing %a!id#2# Tere sou!d be an oer or proposa! (eeaab) rom te $a!ee or te person $o isa"ting in is p!a"e#

3# Tere sou!d be an e:pression o a""eptan"e (;aboo!) on te part o te groom or$oe%er is a"ting in is p!a"e#

Conditions of a proper nikaah (marriage contract)

# Bot te bride and groom sou!d be "!ear!& identiied#2# Bot te bride and groom sou!d be p!eased $it one anoter#3# Te one $o does te "ontra"t on te $oman-s bea! sou!d be er $a!ee#4# Te marriage "ontra"t must be $itnessed b& t$o $itnesses#


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Conditions of the walee

# He sou!d be o sound mind2# He sou!d be an adu!t3# He sou!d be ree (not a s!a%e)

4# He sou!d be o te same re!igion as te bride (*s!am) in"!udes piet&, attitude, "ondu"t, et"#),as opposed to being "orrupt?# He sou!d be ma!e# He sou!d be $ise and mature (rusd)

b# autorities on registrations'

@eerring to mas!aa $ere it means interest or beneit or 7Mas!aa Mursa!a9

$i" means ub!i" interest# *t is a!so kno$n as 7*stis!a9. to seek te best pub!i"interest# Tis "on"ept is "ommon!& kno$n as 7Mas!aa9 in te sense o pub!i"interest# *n oter $ord, it is a metod b& $i" !a$ is made "onsidering its useu!nessin te pub!i" interest in te e%ent $en tere is no "!ear pro%ision in te Shariah. 78od ne%er intends to impose ardsip upon &ou9 (


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in Bangkok# Tis is due to istis!a and a!so ma;asid saria# Tis situation a!!s undermas!aa on te basis or te degree o importan"e spei"a!!& under abso!utene"essit&(daruriat)# Tis is be"ause registration is needed to prote"t !ineage so tat te"i!dren o te Madam Azura and Datuk Hakim are !ega! under te "i%i! !a$ andSaria !a$# Cter tan tat, it is a!so important to prote"t re!igion as i marriage $it

out registration "ou!d ae"t te name o *s!am sin"e getting married is a"tua!!&sunna# *t is a!so important to %a!idate su" marriage so tat te do"uments in%o!%ed"an be a strong pro%e o marita! tie to a%oid s!anders# Tis is a!so be"ause to prote"tte parties o te "ontra"t $i" are usband and $ie so tat $ritten do"ument "anreso!%e "ertain tings# *t is e;ua!!& "!ear tat tis !a"k o proper !ega! status otenresu!ts in prob!ems or te "oup!e and suering, espe"ia!!& or te $oman, in tee%ent tat tere aredii"u!ties in te marriage.

alaysian law

a# autorities on registration!egistration of arriage for uslims in alaysia

*n Ma!a&sia, te *s!ami" ami!& Ea$ A"t and Fna"tments pro%ide or "ompu!sor&registration o marriage# *n a!! te states, it is made "!ear b& !a$ tat neiter $ou!dnon.registration in%a!idate a %a!id marriage nor mere registration %a!idate a marriage$i" is oter$ise in%a!id under *s!ami" !a$ but te ai!ure to register is an oen"ein most o te states# Tis is be"ause se"tion o te *s!ami" ami!& Ea$ edera!Territories A"t 654 (erein ater reerred to as *ETA 654), pro%ides tat in order

or a marriage to be a""epted %a!id under te A"t, it must irst!& be %a!id a""ording tohukum Shara# Tereore i a marriage is %a!id a""ording to hukum Shara temarriage is nonete!ess %a!id#

Ho$e%er, it is "onsidered an oen"e to marr&, or go troug a orm o marriage $it,an& person "ontrar& re!ating to so!emnization o marriages and sa!! be punised $ita ine not e:"eeding one tousand ringgit or $it imprisonment not e:"eeding si:monts or $it bot su" ine and imprisonment# But, i te marriage is in%a!ida""ording to hukum Shara, but nonete!ess registered, te person $o registered temarriage ma& a%e "ommitted an oen"e and te marriage remains in%a!id# Sin"e temarriage are su", ;uite a e$ Mus!ims in Ma!a&sia took te opportunit& to marr&

$itout undergoing te proper pro"edure be"ause o teir understanding tat i temarriage is %a!id under hukum Shara, it is deemed %a!id under te !a$# Tis situationis "ommon!& termed as kahwin lari (e!opeG"!andestine marriage)# Te most "ommonreasons or kahwin lari are te reusa! o te wali to gi%e is "onsent to te marriage,and a usband $o $ises to pra"ti"e po!&gam& $itout te $ie s kno$!edge#

!ele"ant Pro"isions relating to !egistration

Jurisdiction of the Court

Beore te "ourt "an pro"eed $it an& "ase re!ating to disso!utions o marriage ormatrimonia! re!ie, te irst ting is b& reerring to Se"tion 4< o *ETA 654 as to

de"ide $eter it as te urisdi"tion to dea! $it te "ase# Te determination o te"ourt s urisdi"tion is made b& !ooking at te registration o te marriage and te
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residen"e o te parties# Te abo%e pro%ision e:p!ains tat te marriage must a%ebeen registered or deemed to be registered under te *ETA 654# As su", $itoutregistration no part& "an seek te assistan"e rom te "ourt o !a$ in so!%ing teirmatrimonia! prob!ems#

Section 25 of the IFLFTA 19!" #e$istrationTis pro%ision states tat ater te appointed date, an& person ordinari!& resident inte edera! Territories and te marriage o e%er& person !i%ing abroad $o is aresident in te edera! Territories sa!! be registered in pursuant to te A"t#

Section % of the IFLFTA 19!" Su&sistin$ 'alid marria$e deemed to &e re$istered

under the Act

Tis pro%ision spe!!s out tat an& marriage i %a!id under te !a$ $i" it $asso!emnised, sa!! be deemed to be registered under tis A"t $eresoe%er prior to teappointed date#

Section 12 of the IFLFTA 19! onre$istra&le marria$esA Mus!im marriage tat "ontra%enes $it te *ETA 654 sa!! not be registered#

1e%erte!ess, i te marriage $i" as been so!emnized "ontradi"ts $it an&pro%ision under art *** (Marriage) but is oter$ise %a!id a""ording to hukum sharama& be registered under tis *ETA 654 $it an order rom te "ourt# Te parties,o$e%er, are sube"ted to be pena!ized beore te marriage "an be registered#*n re!ation to "onsent, a marriage sa!! not be re"ognized and sa!! not be registeredun!ess bot te parties to te marriage a%e "onsented to it, and eiter te wal o te$oman "onsented to it in a""ordan"e to hukum shara or te SarIa Judge a%ing

urisdi"tion in te p!a"e $ere te $oman resides or an& person genera!!& orspe"ii"a!!& autorized in tat bea! b& te SarIa Judge as, ater due in;uir& inte presen"e o a!! parties "on"erned, granted is "onsent to te Wal Hakim toso!emnize in a""ordan"e $it hukum shara su" "onsent ma&be gi%en $ere%ertere is no wal nasab in a""ordan"e $it hukum shara a%ai!ab!e to a"t, or i tewal "annot be ound, or $ere te wal reuses is "onsent $itout sui"ientreason#

Section 2 of the IFLFTA A**ointment of Chief #e$istrar, #e$istrars, +e*ut

#e$istrars, and Assistants #e$istrars of -uslims -arria$es, +i'orces and #u.u/

Cn!& ;ua!iied pub!i" oi"ers appointed b& Te Kang di.ertuan Agong or His @o&a!Maest& (erein ater reerred to as KDA) ma& a"t as te abo%e said oi"ers or

Mus!im Marriages, Di%or"es and @uu erein ater reerred to as MD@) or te

purposes o *ETA 654# Te abo%e pro%isions "!ear!& san"tion tat on!& appointedpersons "an so!emnize or purport to so!emnize marriage under te *ETA 654#Ho$e%er, ai!ure to adere to te pro%isions does not make te marriage %oid per se#Tis is espe"ia!!& so i te person so!emnizing te marriage is te Wali Mujbir to te

bride#

Section 00 of the IFLFTA " oluntar re$istration

Tis se"tion is te ans$er to te status o marriages a""ording to hukum sharaL tat$ere so!emnised under an& !a$ prior to or ater te appointed date and a%e not beenregistered# Te parties are re;uired to produ"e e%iden"e o te marriage eiter ora! or

do"umentar&, and to urnis su" parti"u!ars as ma& be re;uired b& im#


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Section 05 of the IFLFTA 19!" Le$al effect

ai!ure to register a marriage is an oen"e but it is e:press!& stated tat noting in teA"t made tereunder sa!! be "onstrued to render %a!id or in%a!id an& marriage $i"oter$ise is in%a!id or %a!id mere!& b& reason o its a%ing been or not a%ing beenregistered# Hen"e, i "on"erned parties doubt on te status o a marriage, te& "ou!d

seek de"!aration rom a "ourt o !a$ despite te marriage a%ing been registerede!se$ere as te %a!idit& is determined b& te u!i!!ment o te "onditions underhukum sharaL#

Section !! of the IFLFTA roof

Tis se"tion pro%ides tat e%er& marriage register kept under te *ETA 654 andan& "op& o su" entr& "ertiied b& te @egistrar sa!! be prima a"ie e%iden"e o tedates and a"ts "ontained in su" marriage register# Tereore, i tere is a possibi!it&o disputes pertaining to te dates and a"ts "ontained in te marriage register, tesedisputes ma& be adudged in a "ourt o !a$#

PenaltyTere is no spe"ii" pena!t& or te oen"e o non.registration# 1e%erte!ess, te

parties $i!! be pena!ized or !ate registration o marriage# Tis is be"ause te partiesin%o!%ed in kahwin lari $i!! on!& register teir marriage $en te& a"e matrimonia!dii"u!ties# Ket, beore te parties "an register teir marriage, te& are irst!&

pena!ized or te oen"es re!ating to kahwin lari in"!uding or !ate registration# S35provides the penalties for offences of late registration -fine not exceeding RM1000 or

imprisonment not exceeding six months or with both.

b#app!i"ations*n tis "ase, it "ou!d a%e been said tat Mr and Mrs Hakim must register teirmarriage as it is a must to do so !ike $at a%e been argues in te *s!ami"Jurispuden"e-s se"tion# Ho$e%er, under te !a$s in%o!%ed, te& a%e to pa& anamount o pena!t& or !ater registration o marriage#

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