Section 83. Qualifications necessary for custody. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 2004

ENACTMENT NO. 8 OF 2004
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 2004

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;

(c)

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

(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.