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Quaid-e-Azam Law College

Concept of Family in Islam ;

Marriage as the Foundation of Family Unit

andout ! " Muslim personal law

LL# part II

Concept of family in Islam

It emerges out of 

concept of honour and $a%wa for &oth genders

$he idea of a complete and strong society &ased on strong units

Idea of mutual and respecta&le relations &etween spouses

#etter up &ringing of children

'ystematization of domestic and social life

Family Matters

Law of Marriage

Law of (ower

Law of Matrimonial relief 

Law of Maintenance

Law of )arentage

Law of *uardianship

MA++IA*,Institution of marriage is the Central idea of the &ranch of family law

In Islam Marriage is a ci.il contract

A contract which has in its o&/ects the procreation and legitimation of children and

preser.ation of human race

0ature of Marriage

 1Although a religious duty marriage is emphatically not a sacrament $here are no

sacraments in Islam2 nor is it co.erture3Mohammedan marriage is purely contractual4 

Fitzgerald2 Mohammedan law2 "56" ,d )67

CA)ACI$8

9ho may enter in the contract of marriage

Muslim

'ound minded

Ma/or

Minor and lunatics may enter in this contract &y guardians

Mali:ies and 'hafais re%uire consent of guardian for girl e.en if she is ma/or

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,'',0$IAL'

)roposal or I/a& &y any party

Acceptance or Qu&ol &y other party

Free consent9itnesses; two2 sound minded2 professing Islam

ne meeting

$8),' F MA++IA*,

<ALI(

9hich completes all re%uisites of 0i::ah

<I(

It is perpetually prohi&ited ie plurality of hus&and

I++,*ULA+

It is called 0i::ah-e-Fasid and it has only temporary &ars

I++,*ULA+ MA++IA*,

Marriage in iddat

9ith two sisters

Fifth marriage

9ithout witnesses

(ifference of religion

I((A$

It is the )eriod to remain in seclusion for women after the death of the hus&and or di.orcen death=

> months "? days weather consummated or not2 if women is pregnant which time is longer

Iddat n di.orce=

-6 courses if marriage is consummated

- no iddat if it is not consummated

-6 lunar months if wife is minor

-on deli.ery if pregnant

@&oth commence from date of death or di.orce

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)+I#I$I0 0 *+U0( F AFFI0I$8 @<I(

)+I#I$I0 0 *+U0( F F'$,+A*, @<I(

U0LA9FUL C0BU0C$I0= MA++IA*, 9I$ $9 'I'$,+' A$ A $IM,

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,FF,C$' F <ALI( MA++IA*,

(ower

Maintenance

+esidence

&edience to hus&andCo-ha&itation &ecomes legal

)rohi&ited relations

Iddat

inheritance

,FF,C$' F <I( MA++IA*,

0o ci.il rights

Children illegitimate

,FF,C$' F I++,*ULA+ MA++IA*,

#oth parties can relin%uish0o effects if not consummated

If consummated=

(ower proper or specified whiche.er is less

Iddat three courses

Child legitimate

0o inheritance

)+,'UM)$I0 F MA++IA*,

)rolonged and continual co-ha&itation

Ac:nowledgement &y man of child

Ac:nowledgement of man as to wife