RULES OF SHARIAH GOVERNING MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE - Part 4
In Quran and Sunnah the sole focus of guidance relating to marital contract is that this relationship should get stronger and stronger, and should never break. In case of disagreements spouses have first been advised to try and understand each other's point of view and talk it out. If that doesn't work it has been suggested that a warning should be given. If that doesn't resolve the situation it has been suggested that arbitration should be sought from members of the immediate family who could help resolve the differences. In the verse حَكَمً۬ا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهِۦ وَحَكَمً۬ا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَآ (Surah al-Nisa: 35) it has been advised that "then send one arbitrator from his people and one from her people", probably because once people from outside the immediate family get involved the situation usually escalates and the chances of resolution diminish.
In Quran and Sunnah the sole focus of guidance relating to marital contract is that this relationship should get stronger and stronger, and should never break. In case of disagreements spouses have first been advised to try and understand each other's point of view and talk it out. If that doesn't work it has been suggested that a warning should be given. If that doesn't resolve the situation it has been suggested that arbitration should be sought from members of the immediate family who could help resolve the differences. In the verse حَكَمً۬ا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهِۦ وَحَكَمً۬ا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَآ (Surah al-Nisa: 35) it has been advised that "then send one arbitrator from his people and one from her people", probably because once people from outside the immediate family get involved the situation usually escalates and the chances of resolution diminish.
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From Ma'ariful Quran, Interpretation of Surah al-Baqarah, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
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