Child custody in islam

Moondog1080 · 2022-02-09T08:33:30+00:00

It depends on the country, in Saudi Arabia, in the event of a divorce, below a certain age the kids are instantly given to the father, and when they get to the age of (IIRC) 12, they get to choose between the mother and father.

I’ve heard in Morocco they stay with the father virtually no matter what but haven’t checked the laws myself.

I’m sure a lot more Islamic countries have similar laws but I’m yet to check anything outside of Saudi as that’s where I plan on relocating in the future to start a family. Marriage, Starting a family in the west or Europe is asking for trouble.

On the other hand, I know European Islamic counties like Bosnia and Albania are extremely biased towards women. Like virtually the rest of Europe.

rahsoft · 2022-02-09T17:56:56+00:00

already covered( in one of the previous posts i commented in) and i will say it again

mothers get automatic custody of children

fathers can only get custody if proven that the mother and all the females in her family are unislamic.

father might gets kids( guardianship) once they reach age which is about 9 for girls and i think 6 for boys( the ages might vary), but the mother can deny father access and claim he has no part of their lives.

islam and sharia does not recognise fathers as primary carers( even if they were the at home dad like i was). they dont even recognise male victims of domestic violence..

source : my own sharia lawyer in the gulf..

mine was very well qualified, there are few who are absolutely crap, and the "judges" are not judges. they are imams with no legal education, training or qualification in law. They are as my sharia lawyer told " just men of religion with no legal education, the lawyers are more qualified than they are"

its appalling and even worse for men in the Islamic world that than the west.

you might be more lucky if you are non muslim and in a country that allows family laws based on which religion you are or civil law ( Lebanon and malaysia are one of these)

Karen straughan has already covered this

moondog - wish you the best of luck because the laws in ksa will be changing again in response to western pressure and feminism like several others have.

note to people( expats) who moved to an islamic country after marriage.

you marriage in your former country will mean jack sh*t in gulf countries. they will recognise your marriage on their terms to ensure you dont break the proximity laws, adultery etc.

if your wife decides to divorce( they prefer sharia in the gulf than civil in the west) , then you will be in for a world of abuse..

judasfire · 2022-02-10T07:37:00+00:00

In Islam males (fathers , brothers , sons) are considered more important in the household and in public than women. Because they are the main providers of food , clothes , education , safety. By Islamic law , fathers always have an advantage when it comes to custody of their children. Because its considered that the children should be properly raised and controlled by their fathers , boys need strict raising and be raised to have a masculine behaviour , girls need to be controlled , protected and raised without any sluttiness or improper behaviour.

Why do you think the former wife of Sheikh Mohammed in Dubai left for the United Kingdom to sue him there?Because there the Sharia Law doesn't work , so she got a greater advantage over him. She's an Arab princess from Jordan , she couldn't even sue him there in her own country , because the laws are on the fathers side.

Sea_Neighborhood120 · 2024-08-04T16:14:50+00:00

It's true that women are better nuturers while men are better protectors.

Title	Child custody in islam
Author	Sad-Toe-5189
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Comments	10
Date	February 9, 2022 12:33 AM UTC (4 years ago)
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