Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family

Jurisprudential - legal studies of woman and family

A Comparative Study of the Condition of Sexual Disobedience of the Wife in Marriage Contract from the Perspective of Islamic Denominations and Its Effect on the Dissolution of Families

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD Graduate in Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Shāfiʻī Jurisprudence and Law, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran,
Abstract
Marriage, like other contracts, has different effects, the most fundamental of which is undoubtedly the right to sexual pleasure. Because the requirement of marriage contract is the formation of a family and the establishment of a marital relationship is one of its main consequences. The condition of sexual disobedience negates the apparent and desirable effect of marriage contract and contradicts its customary meaning. This study examines the views of the five denominations in reviewing the condition of sexual disobedience in the marriage contract and considers sexual obedience as a requirement of the nature of the contract and not a requirement of its absoluteness (Iṭlāq). Furthermore, it examines the requirement of the nature of marriage contract and the validity or non-validity of the condition of sexual disobedience from the perspective of Islamic denominations and scrutinizes the opinions of psychologists on the destructive effects of not having a marital relationship on the part of women.
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Volume 2, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
September 2019
Pages 117-145

  • Receive Date 18 March 2020
  • Revise Date 26 April 2020
  • Accept Date 03 June 2020