Section 83. Qualifications necessary for custody (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 2005

ENACTMENT NO 3 OF 2005
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 2005

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) she is a

Muslim

;

(b) she is of sound mind;

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

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