Citations were today presented to underscore that the measure of a husband’s wealth should not be applied in the determination of ‘mutaah’ under Shariah law and principles. Section 56 of the Islamic Family Law Act (Federal Territory) 1984, prescribes that a husband should just pay a fair amount. The Shariah Court of Appeal, the highest…
The Shariah Court of Appeal, the highest in the Shariah judicial system, today found that there was no merit in the leave to file an appeal out-of-time by Shahnaz Abdul Majid in a matter against her former husband Sarawak business entrepreneur Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib. The bench found that the imperative criteria for…
Divorces are entertaining to read, except for the former couple and families involved. Divorces of the rich are particularly stimulating, as they fight over money, and argue about interpretations and accuracy. A high profile case emerged in widespread coverage recently but first let’s get our understanding on the concept to start life anew. ‘Mutaah’ is…
Lawyer Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar for Mahmud Abu Bekir Abdul Taib told the Syariah High Court today that his client had already paid for his former wife Shahnaz A Majid’s house and cars, hence there was no need for him to pay alimony. He said the purpose of mutaah (gift or alimony following a Muslim…
Sarawak entrepreneur Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib today demolished suggestions made by his former wife that he is a multi-billionaire, telling a Shariah court here instead that 90 per cent of his stake in Cahya Mata Sarawak was pledged with banks as collateral for loans, while purported offshore bank accounts were false. “My personal liabilities in…
A decision would have been reached today on the itemised matrimonial assets division claims of Shahnaz Abdul Majid against her former husband Sarawak business entrepreneur Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, had it not for the absence of her lead counsel to articulate the oral submission. Kuala Lumpur Shariah High Court Judge Ibrahim Deris was…
In the heavily contentious multi-million Ringgit child maintenance demands filed by Shahnaz Abdul Majid against her former husband Sarawak business entrepreneur Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, the Kuala Lumpur Shariah Appeals Court, today unanimously ruled in Mahmud’s favour that their only son was matured enough to apply for maintenance on his own. The highest…
