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AL-KAFI #1317: FASAKH KERANA SUAMI PENAGIH DADAH
Can a wife seek fasakh if her husband is a drug addict?
Short answer
A wife has the right to seek dissolution of the marriage when her husband is a drug addict.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A wife has the right to seek dissolution of the marriage when her husband is a drug addict. Drug addiction is treated as an illness that causes serious harm to the individual and his family, so it is likened to the defects that justify a fasakh claim. This right is only one permitted option. If the wife chooses to continue the marriage, it is not wrong, and the husband should undergo rehabilitation treatment.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan nas dan hujah di atas, kami menyatakan bahawa wanita berhak menuntut pembubaran perkahwinan apabila suami merupakan penagih dadah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1317: FASAKH KERANA SUAMI PENAGIH DADAH”, 5 July 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3548-al-kafi-1317-fasakh-kerana-suami-penagih-dadah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/fasakh-for-husband-drug-addict/