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Procedure
i) Al Mughirah Ibn Syu’bah proposed to a
Hadith: woman and the Prophet s.a.w. said to him,
look at her for this is appropriate in order
to ensure agreement and harmony
between you.
ii) Abu Hurairah r.h. said that I was in the
company of the Allah’s Messenger when
there came a man and inform that he had
contracted to marry a woman of the Ansar.
Thereupon the Allah’s Messenger said: ‘Did
you cast a glance at her’. He said: ‘No’.
Then the Prophet said: ‘Go and cast a
glance at her’.
From the above Hadiths it is inferred that although it refers to man, but it is
also applicable to woman .
There are 2 conditions to be observed:
1. Recommendable conditions
i. Virgin woman
a) Prohibited Women
Prohibited woman either temporarily or permanently by ways of
kindred Affinity or fosterage.
Hussin V Moh
The Appellant on behalf of his son sought the daughter of the
Respondent. A betrothal was arranged and it was agreed that
the mas kahwin should be RM500. The Respondent spent
RM350.40 in preparation for the marriage and on the day of the
marriage, Appellant should paid RM300 in cash and RM200 in
jewellery which Respondent refused to accept. The marriage
did not take place.
Respondent sued Appellant for RM350.40 and claimed for
damages in preparation of marriage. The learned Kadi gave
judgement in favour of Respondent and ordered Appellant to
pay because the refusal was due to his fault.
However, on appeal, the judgement was in favour of Appellant
Position in
because the refusal of the Respondent to accept RM300 cash
Malaysia
and jewellery worth RM200 was unreasonable.
Cases:
Aisyah V Jamaluddin
Breach of betrothal without valid reason.
The woman claimed for mas kahwin of RM25, preparation for
marriage of RM800 and an engagement ring.
The court ordered the man to pay RM25 for mas kahwin,
RM800 for preparation of marriage, RM25 for clothes and
RM400 for cost of house renovation
Salbiah Othman vs. Hj Ahmad
The P (Salbiah) has engaged to the Defendant on 28/7/2001
The date of marriage was fixed on 31/8/2001
However, the D breach the promise to marry through his
representative on17/8/2001 without valid reason.
Plaintiff claimed ;
◦ Damages for defamation RM200,000; and
◦ Damages for preparation of marriage RM9677.00.
The court rejected the claim for defamation.
◦ The proper court to hear the matter is CIVIL COURT because
it involves general damages, defamation-caused humiliation
of Plaintiff to general public
The Court allowed the claim of damages of RM8277.10
◦ The damages includes expenses incur for preparation of
marriage amounted to RM250.
The Defendant has paid RM2000 as deposit for marriage
preparation.
Therefore, the court ordered the Defendant to pay the balance
of RM6277.00.