Section 83. Qualifications necessary for custody. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987

ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1987
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987

PART VII - GUARDIANSHIP
Hadhanah or Custody of Children

Section 83. Qualifications necessary for custody.

The hadinah, that is to say, the woman to whom belongs the upbringing of a child, shall be entitled to exercise the right of hadanah 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.