CHILD CUSTODY STANDARDS IN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE

Abstract

The research seeks to define custody and the criteria required to establish who deserves it. These criteria fall into three categories: broad criteria shared by men and women, including seven criteria on which jurists agree and four on which they disagree. The second set of criteria is special to women and consists of four criteria, one of which is agreed upon by jurists and the remaining three criteria are controversial. The third type includes two requirements for men, one of which is debatable and the other is subject to consensus. The research was then concluded with a number of study findings and some suggestions, and sources and references were appended.