Syariah Penal Code · 2024 Revised Edition · Chapter I · Sariqah, Hirabah, Zina, Zina Bil-Jabar, Liwat, Qazaf Drinking Intoxicating Drinks and Irtidad
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A husband who accuses his wife of commiting zina and he or his wife refuses to perform li’an after being ordered by the Court to undergo li’an, the husband or the wife shall be imprisoned until —
Court
“Court” means the Syariah Courts established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
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the husband has agreed to perform li’an or be punished with hadd punishment for committing qazaf; or
the wife has agreed to perform li’an or accepted the husband’s accusation of zina and if the wife accepted the husband’s accusation, she is guilty of the offence of zina and liable on conviction to hadd punishment for committing zina.
For the purposes of this section and section 95, “li’an” means an accusation of zina on oath in accordance with Hukum Syara’ made by a husband against his wife whilst the wife on oath in accordance with
Hukum Syara’ rejects such accusation and the accusation and rejection are made before the Court.
Court
“Court” means the Syariah Courts established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
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