This book studies li'an — the mutual imprecation between spouses — in Islamic law, as a comparative juristic and legal study. The author wrote it because most people, including some lawyers, are unaware of its rulings.
He studies the subject in eight schools of jurisprudence — the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali, Zahiri, Ibadi, Zaydi and Ja'fari — so as to cover all its rulings, effects and the opinions of the scholars, and adds the position of contemporary Syrian law on li'an between spouses. The book offers rich knowledge of its subject in simple language, combining thoroughness with brevity — a hallmark of the author's writing.
