Section 78. Qualifications necesary for custody. (ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1984

ENACTMENT NO. 13 OF 1984
ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1984

PART VII - GUARDIANSHIP
Hadanah or Custody of Children

Section 78. Qualifications necesary 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;

(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.