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Pernikahan Menggunakan Wali Hakim (Wali Raja) Dan Wali Tahkim
Is marriage through a wali hakim in Sabah, and through a wali tahkim abroad, permitted?
Short answer
For women without a wali nasab in Sabah, a marriage conducted by a marriage officer or kadi appointed by the TYT is treated as a wali hakim marriage and is valid according to syarak.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- 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
For women without a wali nasab in Sabah, a marriage conducted by a marriage officer or kadi appointed by the TYT is treated as a wali hakim marriage and is valid according to syarak. Marriages of Malaysian students or citizens abroad conducted through wali tahkim, or not in accordance with regulations set by the Malaysian Government, are prohibited.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pernikahan wanita-wanita tidak mempunyai wali nasab di negeri Sabah yang dilakukan oleh jurunikah atau kadi yang dilantik oleh Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) adalah dikira pernikahan secara wali hakim dan pernikahan itu adalah sah di sisi syarak.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Pernikahan Menggunakan Wali Hakim (Wali Raja) Dan Wali Tahkim”, 6 June 1989. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pernikahan-menggunakan-wali-hakim-wali-raja-dan-wali-tahkim. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/marriage-wali-hakim-and-wali-tahkim/