The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ll on Tuesday, says the proposed Kano Islamic Family Law was not meant to stop Muslims from marrying up to four wives as prescribed by Islam.
Speaking through the Chairman of Islamic Family Law Committee, Dr.Bashir Aliyu, Sanusi said the law was rather meant to guide Muslims faithful on how to conduct their family lives in line with the teachings of Islam.
Emir Sanusi explained that the proposed law was aimed at digesting issues bordering on marriage, inheritance, orphans, widows and divorce among others in order to guide Muslims to the real teachings of Islam.
On the polygamy issue, the emir said, the law provides that a Muslim can marry additional wife only when he meets up with two fundamental conditions; that he would be just in treating his wives and had the means of taking care of more than one wife.
“These are the two conditions provided by the law and that what Islam says about polygamy. When passed into law, the law will help our judges and lawyers in discharging their duties as administrators of justice.
“It will also guide the community how resolve some family matters. And it will equally prevent alien laws and culture from penetrating into our religion,” he said.
He, however, said the law did not in any way prescribe punishment for defaulters, saying this was purely the discretion of the court of law.
He said the 40-member family law committee had already drafted the law and is currently reviewing it before submission to the main committee for final draft and subsequent passage into law by the Kano State House of Assembly.
Speaking through the Chairman of Islamic Family Law Committee, Dr.Bashir Aliyu, Sanusi said the law was rather meant to guide Muslims faithful on how to conduct their family lives in line with the teachings of Islam.
Emir Sanusi explained that the proposed law was aimed at digesting issues bordering on marriage, inheritance, orphans, widows and divorce among others in order to guide Muslims to the real teachings of Islam.
On the polygamy issue, the emir said, the law provides that a Muslim can marry additional wife only when he meets up with two fundamental conditions; that he would be just in treating his wives and had the means of taking care of more than one wife.
“These are the two conditions provided by the law and that what Islam says about polygamy. When passed into law, the law will help our judges and lawyers in discharging their duties as administrators of justice.
“It will also guide the community how resolve some family matters. And it will equally prevent alien laws and culture from penetrating into our religion,” he said.
He, however, said the law did not in any way prescribe punishment for defaulters, saying this was purely the discretion of the court of law.
He said the 40-member family law committee had already drafted the law and is currently reviewing it before submission to the main committee for final draft and subsequent passage into law by the Kano State House of Assembly.
