Section 83. Qualifications necessary for custody (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (KEDAH DARUL AMAN) ENACTMENT 2008

ENACTMENT No. 7 Of 2008
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (KEDAH DARUL AMAN) ENACTMENT 2008

PART VII - GUARDIANSHIP
Hadhanah or Custody of Children

Section 83. Qualifications necessary for custody

A person to whom belongs the upbringing of a child, shall be entitled to exercise the right of hadhanah if-

(a) the person is a Muslim;

(b) the person is of sound mind;

(c) the person is of an age that qualifies her to bestow on the child the care, love and affection that the child may need;

(d) the person is of good conduct from the standpoint of Islamic morality; and

(e) the person lives in a place where the child may not undergo any risk morally or physically.