Al-Laqit:hak-hak anak pungut di bawah undang-undang Islam dan Undang-undang Malaysia

The basis of the discussion in this article is the protection of the abandoned children or foundlings (al-laq?? ) that covered aspects namely custody, maintenance as well as self-identity. The discussion of foundling’s identity is related to his/her status as a free person (not slave), religion and  lineage are based on Islamic principle that had been examined by dist inctive jurists from different school of jurisprudences. This study utilized document analysis approach, scrutinizing  Islamic jurists’ views as well as Malaysian law provisions on Zanariah Noor these issues. In Malaysia, aspects of custody, maintenance, and identity of the foundlings are handled differently from Islamic law pertaining to these issues, because matters related to the foundlings are under civil law jurisdiction, for instance, Child Act 2001 and Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1957,  aepartment of Social Welfare. The law provisions under Acts/ Enactments of Islamic Family Law in Malaysia in relation to the foundlings are only relevant when the foundlings are adopted by the Muslim adoptive parents.