Fatwa's Insights - Kinship

THE 71ST MEETING OF THE PERLIS STATE FATWA COMMITTEE / 2024

6 - 7 DECEMBER 2024 / 4 - 5 JAMADIL AKHIR 1446H

RULING ON THE DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE THROUGH THE METHOD OF ARBITRATION (ḤAKAM)

The dissolution of marriage through the arbitration (ḥakam) method constitutes an irrevocable divorce (ṭalāq bā'in) that cannot be revoked through reconciliation (rujū') and shall be counted as one divorce.

ATTENDANCE AND APPROVAL BY:

1. Sahibus Samahah Professor Dato' Arif Perkasa Dr Mohd Asri Bin Zainul Abidin;

2. Sahibul Fadhilah Ustaz Tajul Urus bin Abdul Halim;

3. Sahibul Fadhilah Professor Dr. Muhamad Rozaimi bin Ramle;

4. Sahibul Fadhilah Professor Dr. Basri bin Ibrahim;

5. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Hj Zaharuddin bin Hj Abdul Rahman;

6. Sahibul Fadhilah Professor Dr. Azman Bin Mohd Noor;

7. Sahibul Fadhilah Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Akram bin Dato' Dahaman @ Dahlan;

8. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Ahmad Sufian bin Che Abdullah;

9. Sahibul Fadhilah Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Wifaq Bin Mokhtar;

10. Sahibul Fadhilah Ustaz Syed Abu Bakar bin Syed Kamal Bharin;

11. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Muhammad Lukman bin Mat Sin;

12. Sahibul Fadhilah K.H Dr Zaitun bin Rasmin;

13. Sahibul Fadhilah Ustaz Aidil bin Abdul Rahman;

14. Al-Fadhil Ustaz Muhammad Khidhir bin Abdul Ghani – Secretary.

RESOLVED at the Meeting of the Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Perlis Bil. 1/2025 on 16 January 2025.