Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 66

The rules of the Ja‘fari school. Must be applied if both parties are its adherents. Their differing in school, even if one is Ja‘fari. Its necessary consequence. Application of Law 51 of 1984. - Matters relating to religious belief. Rulings therein are based on acknowledgment through outward verbal expression. Its condition. That it not be contradicted by the apparent circumstances. Its implication. The judiciary may not examine its motives. It is confined to examining the consequences resulting therefrom under the rules of the religion or school the person professes. - Authentication of a marriage or divorce contract at the Ja‘fari Authentication Section does not in itself indicate a particular school for the litigants. Example concerning the court’s application of the rules of the Ja‘fari school despite the wife’s acknowledgment that she is - 331 - Personal Status Sunni in school, which renders its judgment defective.