SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) does not recognise marriages of local couples conducted abroad if they are not registered with the state Islamic Religious Department (JAIS).
MAIS chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said although the marriage was valid in Islam, if couples failed to register with JAIS, then their marriage would not be recognised.
He said problems would arise in the future if couples failed to register their marriage.
"For example, if their parents' marriage is not registered and recognised in Selangor, dealing with their children who are getting married will be a difficult process... the same goes for the division of inheritance.
"The space to get married in Malaysia is wide open, there is no problem. In fact, we hold a marriage course that no other country does, at the very least, they ask questions about 'rukun nikah' (the conditions set out under Islamic law on the validity of the marriage solemnisation)," he told reporters after flagging off the post-flood contribution of MAIS and its subsidiaries to Terengganu and Kelantan, here, today.
In addition, he said, Selangor did not recognise any type of wedding package offered abroad, including in Thailand and Indonesia.
"JAIS has enough registrars and marriage counsellors in every district, statewide. This demonstrates that there is no prohibition on any Muslim couple marrying through the procedures that have been established.
"However, there are still couples who want to get married abroad, and we do not recognise the wedding package, including the party that offers it."
Meanwhile, MAIS donated financial aid and essential food items worth RM200,000 to ease the burden of flood victims in Kelantan and Terengganu.
MAIS donated RM125,000, and RM75,000 was contributed by the subsidiaries and agencies under its purview, namely Perbadanan Wakaf Selangor, Universiti Islam Selangor, Yayasan Islam Darul Ehsan, Bakti Suci Holdings Sdn Bhd and Tera Ekonomi Asnaf Sdn Bhd.
The donations will be channelled through the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIK) and the Terengganu Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIDAM), with each agency receiving RM100,000. -Bernama
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