Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 982
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Rights under Sharia. Are not extinguished by prescription. The rationale for this: the saying of the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, (The right of a Muslim person is not extinguished by prescription, however old it may be). Example concerning a waqf.
Arabic original
الحقوق الشرعية. لا تتقادم. علة ذلك: قول الرسول صلى االله عليه وسلم (لا يتقادم حق امرىء مسلم وإن قدم). مثال بشأن وقف.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعنان ١٢٢، ١٣٣/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٤/٤/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٣٦٤)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 212. PDF pages: 212.
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