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Mahmood Customsourcelaw 1965
Mahmood Customsourcelaw 1965
Mahmood Customsourcelaw 1965
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followed.32 In the law of wakf the rules for succession to the office
mutawalli are to be deduced from the local usage, if the settlor has n
provided for it.33 In the domain of family law also custom has
decisive position in certain matters. For instance, in establishing the
equality in calling and profession among the spouses, custom is treate
as the guide.34 The rules regarding the articles given to wife by her
husband as part of her maintenance, are also governed by the loc
custom.35