Faraq Marriage: A Case Study in the Syariah Court of Kuantan

Abstract

In this project paper, the writer tries to give information and to expose the cases that are related to faraq marriages. Faraq marriage is one of the social problems in our present environment due to particular factors. This faraq marriages is invalid because it does not fulfill the guidelines of syara' and Islamic Family Law Enactment of Pahang. Besides, the methodology of research that is used in this study is through library research and observation on cases was conducted in the Syariah Court of Kuantan. This study is also related to the views of scholars about the dissolution of marriage by way of-faraq, its causes and the effects to the children, the wife and husband after dissolution. It is also to identify the jurisdiction of the Syariah High Court of Pahang and the example of cases that are involved in faraq marriages.