The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective

The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective

The family is the basic unit of society that if damaged, will have a direct impact on the society at large. The increase in social problems and criminal activities are among the direct results of the decay of the family institution. Various matters within the family institution contribute to the str...

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Main Author: Abdul Malek, Normi
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: IIUM Press 2016
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K Law (General)
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spelling iium-544272018-02-07T04:46:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54427/ The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective Abdul Malek, Normi K Law (General) The family is the basic unit of society that if damaged, will have a direct impact on the society at large. The increase in social problems and criminal activities are among the direct results of the decay of the family institution. Various matters within the family institution contribute to the strengthening or its weakening it. The failure of a man in carrying out his duty as the head of the family is one of the main issues addressed in this article. If he neglects his responsibilities such as non-payment of maintenance or fails to act as a guardian who protects the interests of his children, the direct victim will be the wife and the children. Sufficient evidence show that children brought up in an unhappy or broken family would have a higher tendency to be involved with evil activities outside their homes. This creates a new ailment or adds up to the existing ailments in the society. The role of the wife and mother in ensuring the stability of the family institution is also examined. Issues pertaining to polygamy also have a direct impact on increasing ailments in society, and this is also discussed. Finally, suggestions and recommendations are made in order to improve the current legislations and policies with regard to family matters so as to optimise their efficiency and contribute to minimise the ailments in the society. This article concentrates on the Islamic law as well as the legislation relating to family matters which are applicable to Muslims in Malaysia. IIUM Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54427/1/IIUM%20JOURNAL.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54427/7/54427_The%20family%20institution%20and%20its%20governing%20Laws_wos.pdf Abdul Malek, Normi (2016) The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective. IIUM Law Journal, 24 (2). ISSN 0128-2530 E-ISSN 2289-7852 https://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/article/view/235
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Abdul Malek, Normi
The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective
description The family is the basic unit of society that if damaged, will have a direct impact on the society at large. The increase in social problems and criminal activities are among the direct results of the decay of the family institution. Various matters within the family institution contribute to the strengthening or its weakening it. The failure of a man in carrying out his duty as the head of the family is one of the main issues addressed in this article. If he neglects his responsibilities such as non-payment of maintenance or fails to act as a guardian who protects the interests of his children, the direct victim will be the wife and the children. Sufficient evidence show that children brought up in an unhappy or broken family would have a higher tendency to be involved with evil activities outside their homes. This creates a new ailment or adds up to the existing ailments in the society. The role of the wife and mother in ensuring the stability of the family institution is also examined. Issues pertaining to polygamy also have a direct impact on increasing ailments in society, and this is also discussed. Finally, suggestions and recommendations are made in order to improve the current legislations and policies with regard to family matters so as to optimise their efficiency and contribute to minimise the ailments in the society. This article concentrates on the Islamic law as well as the legislation relating to family matters which are applicable to Muslims in Malaysia.
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author Abdul Malek, Normi
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title The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective
title_short The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective
title_full The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective
title_fullStr The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective
title_full_unstemmed The family institution and its governing Laws in Malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective
title_sort family institution and its governing laws in malaysia as a vanguard in protecting the society from social ailments: a shari’ah perspective
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/54427/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54427/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/54427/7/54427_The%20family%20institution%20and%20its%20governing%20Laws_wos.pdf
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