al-Nikah wa al-Talaq aw al-Zawaj wa al-Firaq
- Author died
- 1439 AH
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- Maṭābi‘ al-Riḥāb
al-Nikah wa al-Talaq aw al-Zawaj wa al-Firaq (Marriage and Divorce, or Matrimony and Separation) is a legal treatise on Islamic marital and family jurisprudence authored by the Algerian scholar and preacher Abu Bakr al-Jazairi (1340–1439 AH / 1921–2018 CE).
Author and Background
The author, Abu Bakr Jabir ibn Musa ibn Abd al-Qadir ibn Jabir al-Jazairi, was born in 1340 AH (1921 CE) in the village of Liwa, near Biskra in Algeria . After pursuing traditional Islamic studies and teaching in Algeria, he emigrated to the Hijaz, where he studied under scholars in Medina . He subsequently served as a lecturer at the Islamic University of Medina and held teaching circles at the Prophet's Mosque (al-Masjid al-Nabawi) .
Subject and Content
The treatise addresses Islamic personal status law and family jurisprudence, specifically the formation and dissolution of marital ties. Its subject matter encompasses:
- Marriage (al-Nikah / al-Zawaj): The contractual prerequisites, pillars, rights, and duties incumbent upon both spouses, designed to foster a stable and righteous domestic unit.
- Divorce and Separation (al-Talaq / al-Firaq): The legal mechanisms, conditions, and procedures for ending marriage according to the Quran and the Sunnah, emphasizing the prescribed bounds, etiquettes, and post-marital regulations.
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