Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 427

Law 51/1984. Its application to those to whom the school of Imam Malik applied. Others. The provisions specific to them apply to them. Both parties being of the Ja'fari school. Its implication. Ja'fari jurisprudence governs the facts of the case. - 92 - The Law - The established rule in the Ja'fari school is that the child belongs to the marital bed. A man may not disavow one born in his marital bed. Its condition. - A husband's claim of marriage to a woman who confirms him, and a woman's claim of marriage to a man who confirms her: judgment shall be rendered for them accordingly. A claim by one and denial by the other. Its effect. Proof rests upon the claimant and the oath upon the denier.