Perlis fatwa: Wives can leave marital home if in danger


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 10 Jan 2017

PETALING JAYA: Muslim wives can leave their homes without the permission of their husbands if they feel that they are being threatened, ruled the Perlis Fatwa Committee.

The Committee was responding to cases where abused women did not leave their houses for fear of supposedly going against the religion.

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