AN APPRAISAL OF THE PRINCIPLES OF GIFT (HIBAH) IN ISLAMIC LAW AND ITS APPLICATION IN KADUNA, KANO AND KEBBI STATES

📄 Project Abstract

Gift is a concept which every individual is engaged in willingly or unwillingly, either as a donor or recipient which has become part of the daily transactions of the society. The nature of gift has been conceived by scholars from different perspective creating divergence of opinion and application of these principles. The work is aimed at examining the comprehensiveness of the principles of Islamic Law relating to gift vis-à-vis the opinion of the four schools of thought and the application of these principles based on Maliki School in Northern Nigeria. This research was conducted by consulting classical literature(s) to deduce the principles relating to this concept. While court cases were used to showcase the legal application of the concept. Similarly, the Shari'a Court Establishment Laws of the chosen states conferred on the Shari'a Courts and the Shari'a Court of Appeal jurisdiction to entertain matters pertaining to gift. However the extent of the jurisdiction of the Sharia Cour...