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Hukum Cerai Taklik Pilihan Kepada Isteri Sekiranya Suami Berpoligami
Should a conditional divorce pledge giving the wife an option be added if her husband practises polygamy?
Short answer
The 71st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 2005 resolved that the proposal to include a conditional divorce pronouncement triggered by the husband's polygamy need not be implemented.
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- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 71st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 2005 resolved that the proposal to include a conditional divorce pronouncement triggered by the husband's polygamy need not be implemented. The decision considers the wisdom behind polygamy, which is permitted in Islam. The Muzakarah also held that existing Islamic Family Law is already comprehensive, so legal amendments to add this pronouncement are unnecessary.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Di dalam Islam poligami adalah diharuskan.
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Cerai Taklik Pilihan Kepada Isteri Sekiranya Suami Berpoligami”, 24 November 2005. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-cerai-taklik-pilihan-kepada-isteri-sekiranya-suami-berpoligami. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/conditional-divorce-wife-option-husband-polygamy/