Dividing views over online ‘akad nikah’

KUCHING: Holding the akad nikah (marriage solemnisation) ceremony online is a solution for many couples who were forced to postpone their weddings due to the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). Recently, the Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) and Sarawak Islamic Religious Department (Jais) stated if the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) does not permit […]

Jais looking at ‘akad nikah’ options during MCO

KUCHING: The Sarawak Islamic Affairs Department (JAIS) is looking at options to allow Muslim couples who had to postpone their solemnisation during the movement control order (MCO) period to do so. In revealing this, Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the consideration to allow couples to get […]