عصر حاضر میں کفو،فقہا کی آراء اوراسلامی نظریاتی کونسل کی سفارش کا جائزہ

Opinions of Jurists Regarding Kufuv (Equality in Marriage) in Contemporary Era: Analysis of the Recommendation of Islamic Ideological Council

Abstract

Kafa'at is a term used in the field of Islamic jurisprudence which means equivalence and closeness between the expected spouse i.e. male and female in specific area. So it may be defined as the compatibility or equivalence between the expected husband and his expected wife which have to be adhered to in future. This compatibility standard suggested by Islam is highly effective, that include religion, profession, wealth, lineage, moral and social standard.

The Hanafi, the Shafi’s and the Hanbali schools accord that kafa'at in religion, freedom, profession and family is necessary. The Shafi's school does not recognize it, while the Hanafi and the Hanbali schools do. The Maliki School only accepts the notion of kafa'at in religion and not in the rest. The emphasis of this Kafa'at are to make the spouse relation pleasant, everlasting and coherent. Islamic Ideology Council in Pakistan has done precious work in many aspects of Islamic sciences, the council has given its recommendation about Kafa'at. In this article we make analysis of views of four schools of thoughts and recommendation of Islamic Ideology Council.