Section 9

Where an adoption order by the Syar’ie Judge is still pending, any parent, if any, guardian or person who is responsible for the maintenance of the child who has submitted the child to the applicant for adoption shall not separate the child from the custody of the applicant except with the leave of the Court; and in considering whether to accept or reject the application, the Court shall take into account the maslahah of the child.

When an adoption order is made by the Syar’ie Judge and thereupon the parent, the guardian or the person who is responsible for the maintenance of the child applies for the return of the child, the child shall not be returned to them unless the Court permits.