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THE 72TH MEETING OF THE PERLIS STATE FATWA COMMITTEE / 2025

24–25 FEBRUARY 2025 / 25-26 SYA’BAN 1446

THE STATUS OF KHULUK: WHETHER IT CONSTITUTES DIVORCE (ṬALĀQ) OR ANNULMENT (FASAKH)

The dissolution of marriage through the method of khuluk has given rise to a difference of opinion among scholars as to whether it is to be regarded as a divorce or an annulment. A number of countries have classified it as a divorce, among them Indonesia, Jordan, and Egypt, whilst others, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have classified it as an annulment.

The dissolution of marriage through the method of khuluk is ruled as an annulment. This means that it is not counted among the prior number of divorce pronouncements previously issued by the husband, if any, and the wife is required to observe a waiting period ('iddah) of one menstrual cycle only.

PRESENCE AND CONCURRENCE 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 Ustaz Syed Abu Bakar bin Syed Kamal Bharin

10. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Muhammad Lukman bin Mat Sin

11. Sahibul Fadhilah Ustaz Aidil bin Abdul Rahman

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

Endorsed at the Meeting of the Council of Religion and Malay Custom of Perlis No. 2/2025 held on 20 March 2025.