عصر حاضر میں کفو،فقہا کی آراء اوراسلامی نظریاتی کونسل کی سفارشات 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 Shaft’sand the Hanbali schools concur in requiring kafa'at in religion (Islam), freedom (i.e. in his not being a slave), profession and lineage. The Hanafi and the Hanbali schools recognize it, while the Shaft’s school does not. The Maliki School do not accept the notion of kafa'at except in religion. The emphases of this Kafa'at are to make the spouse relation pleasant, everlasting and coherences. Islamic ideology council in Pakistan have done precious work in many aspect of Islamic sciences, the council have given its recommendations about Kafa'at. In this article we make analysis of views of four schools of thoughts and recommendations of Islamic Ideology Councle.