Singaporean Muslims are governed by the Syariah Law in certain aspects of their lives such as estate planning and divorce. In this post, you will find a flowchart that explains the step-by-step process of divorce in a Syariah court. It includes information about the...
Muslims in Singapore are subject to the Syariah Law when planning their estate. This slideshow give you an overview of how Muslim inheritance and will (wasiat) work. Under the Syariah Law, a will or a wasiat sets out how the estate of a deceased Muslim is divided and...
S/N DIVORCE TYPE REVOCABILITY (RUJUK) NAFKAH IDDAH MUTAAH 1 Talak: one-talak (first) (including a decree of one-talak (first) by court for breach of taklik (condition of marriage) by husband) (talak raj’i/raj’ie) Revocable (1) Yes (2) Yes (3) 2 Talak: one-talak...
This article discusses the Hibah and the rules of Muslim law which apply to it. Hibah simply means “gift”. A Muslim may immediately give away anything that he owns (or any amount thereof) to another person or to another party (for example a charitable organisation) by...
In divorce proceedings in the Syariah Court, two recurring issues which the Court must determine are: the wife’s entitlement to (or the husband’s obligation to pay) Nafkah Iddah and the wife’s entitlement to (or the husband’s obligation to pay) Mutaah. The Syariah...
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