#DalamBerita: Revealing marriage woes online paints Islam negatively, say lawyers

SHAH ALAM - Marriage woes being aired on social media will paint a negative image towards Islam and the Muslim community. According to lawyers contacted by Sinar Daily, it is legal for a husband to divorce his wife through social media given that he fulfills the elements of divorce - divorce proclamation recitation with the requisite intention to divorce his wife and that two Muslim men bear witness to it. The couple will still need to go to court to verify divorce claims with the proper evidence. However, they all agreed that it is not the ideal way as it will paint Islam in a bad light and give Muslims a bad name. Lawyer Fatihah Jamhari said such actions were damaging towards the religion as it does not reflect the teachings of Islam. "The teachings of Islam are through Quran and Sunnah - The Quran has mentioned about being just in all our dealings and the Sunnah specifically said the best among men are those who are the best to their wives which includes dealing fairly towards ...