Husband stands before Hakime Sharia and pronounces Lian...

Husband stands before Hakime Sharia and pronounces Lian, saying four times: "God is my witness, that I am truthful in my accusation against my wife". Then he says: "May God curse me if I were not speaking the truth". Thereafter, the wife says four times: "God be my witness that my husband has lied and accused me wrongly". Then she adds: "Curse of God befall me if I was lying". When this process is complete, the marriage is irrevocably dissolved.

Chapter Six: ­Kitab Al­itq ùIt discusses about freeing the slaves. Islam does not encourage slavery that is why we do not find a chapter on 'al­Riqq', (enslaving); the only chapter is 'al­ltq' (freeing, liberating). The chapter outlines circumstances in which the slaves are voluntarily or automatically liberated. Chapter Seven: ­Kitab Al­tadbeer, Mukatibah & Isteelad This chapter deals with specific circumstances whicl1 lead to freeing the slaves.

Al­tadbeer is when the master makes a will stating that his slave will be free upon his death. Mukatibah is when a slave wishes to enter into an agreement witl1 his master that he be freed in exchange of some consideration. The Holy Quran says that if the master finds the slave capable and righteous, he should accede to the wishes of the slave, and also endow him with some of his own wealth. Isteelad is an automatic process.

When a female slave, for example, becomes pregnant by her master, such a female slave will revert to her offspring upon her husband's (master's) death. And since she is the mother, and Islam does not allow anyone to be a slave of his or her forbearers however high, and descendants however low, the female slave will automatically be free. Chapter Eight: ­Iritab Al­iqrar It deals with admission and is connected with the judiciary.

When a person makes a claim against someone and has no evidence or witness to substantiate it, the claim is not admissible. But if the debtor himself wishes to admit the debt, which is Iqrar, then it is deemed adequate. Chapter Nine: ­ Kitab Al­jialah It means offering a wage or reward. Apparently, it resembles the act of hiring a worker or a labourer for a particular piece of work against agreed amount.

But in Jialah, the employer does not hire a particular person, he makes a public announcement stating that whoever would do a certain job for him, he would pay him a certain amount. Chapter Ten: ­ Kitab Al­ayman Ayman is plural of Yameen, which means an oath.