Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 499

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

If the wife suffers harm from the husband's mistreatment of her, she may seek judicial divorce under the Maliki school. - The criterion of mistreatment—in the school—is the husband's doing what is impermissible under Sharia. - The forms of mistreatment cited by the jurists of the school. Stated by way of example, not exhaustively. They include every act that harms the wife and reaches a degree that makes her unable to endure it.
Arabic original
إذا تضررت الزوجة بسبب إساءة الزوج لها جاز لها طلب التطليق وفقاً للمذهب المالكي. - معيار الإساءة –في المذهب- هو إتيان الزوج ما لا يجوز شرعاً. - صورة الإساءة التي ساقها فقهاء المذهب. وردت على سبيل المثال لا الحصر. يندرج فيها كل فعل يؤذي الزوجة ويبلغ حداً يجعلها لا تطيق الصبر عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١، ٢/١٩٨٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/٦/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 416. PDF pages: 401.

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