Our Practice
A firm built on measured counsel and genuine care.
Hikmah Syarie was founded in Putrajaya to serve Muslim individuals and families navigating Syariah legal matters with patience, knowledge, and discretion.
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Hikmah Syarie began as a small chamber practice in Putrajaya, founded by advocates who had spent years watching families approach Syariah proceedings without a clear sense of what to expect. The courts are not unfamiliar to most Malaysians in principle — but the procedural detail, the state-by-state variation in enactments, and the intersection of Syariah and civil jurisdiction are rarely well understood outside of practice.
Our founding purpose was simple: to stand alongside the person who has just received difficult news about a marriage, an inheritance, or a custody arrangement, and to help them see — plainly and without pressure — what the law makes available to them, and what the realistic pathway looks like.
Over the years, the practice has grown to cover the three main non-criminal areas of Syariah law where individuals most often need considered professional support: family matters (including Sulh mediation, divorce, and nafkah), Faraid estate planning and Wasiat drafting, and full representation before state Syariah High Courts and Subordinate Courts. Each of these is handled by advocates admitted as Peguam Syarie — a qualification specific to Syariah court practice and distinct from civil bar admission.
The name Hikmah — wisdom in Arabic — reflects both an aspiration and a method. We take time with each matter. We read the applicable state enactment carefully. We tell clients what we see, not what we think they want to hear. And we keep the atmosphere of our consultations as calm and measured as the subject matter allows.
What Guides Us
Mission & Values
Clarity of Pathway
Every client leaves a consultation knowing the realistic procedural landscape — state jurisdiction, applicable enactment, likely timeline, and what a fair outcome might look like.
Listening Before Advising
Family and estate matters are not abstract legal problems. We listen to the full context before forming a view on what the law can and cannot offer.
No Pressure Engagement
A consultation is not a commitment to file. Clients are under no obligation to retain us after a first meeting. Our role is to inform, not to drive engagement.
Jurisdictional Precision
Syariah law in Malaysia is state-specific. We know the enactments, the court procedures, and the local practice norms across the jurisdictions relevant to our clients.
Strict Confidentiality
Family and estate matters are private. All consultations and case files are handled with professional confidentiality as both a legal obligation and a core practice value.
Sulh Where It Serves
Mediation is not always the answer — but where it genuinely serves the interests of all parties, we advocate for it before resorting to contested proceedings.
The Team
People behind the practice
Ahmad Haziq bin Rashid
Principal Peguam Syarie
Admitted Peguam Syarie with over fourteen years of practice before state Syariah courts, specialising in family proceedings and harta sepencarian disputes.
Nur Farhana bt. Ismail
Faraid & Estate Specialist
Certified in Islamic estate planning, Nur Farhana coordinates Faraid structuring, Wasiat drafting, and post-demise court applications for families across Selangor and the Federal Territory.
Zulaikha bt. Abdul Aziz
Sulh Consultant & Advocate
A former Sulh officer who now represents clients in mediation and contested proceedings, Zulaikha brings firsthand knowledge of how Syariah courts approach family conflict resolution.
Standards We Uphold
Professional protocols and commitments
Peguam Syarie Admission
All advocates hold formal admission before the relevant state Syariah courts — not merely civil legal qualifications.
Client Confidentiality Protocol
All files and communications are maintained under strict professional confidentiality consistent with legal professional obligations.
State Enactment Currency
We maintain current working knowledge of applicable Syariah enactments and court practice directions across relevant Malaysian states.
Transparent Fee Disclosure
Fees are disclosed before engagement. There are no undisclosed charges or incentives to prolong proceedings.
Malaysian Bar & Syariah Bar Coordination
For matters spanning civil and Syariah jurisdiction, we coordinate with civil lawyers where required to ensure both tracks proceed appropriately.
Family-Sensitive Communication
We write and speak plainly, avoid unnecessary legal jargon, and adapt the pace of each consultation to what the client needs.
Syariah legal practice in Malaysia — what it actually involves
Syariah law in Malaysia operates through a parallel court system established under state religious legislation. The Federal Constitution reserves jurisdiction over Islamic personal law to the states, which means that the enactments governing divorce, custody, maintenance, estate distribution, and religious conversion differ from state to state. For practitioners, this requires maintaining working familiarity with multiple legislative frameworks and their respective court practices.
Non-criminal Syariah matters — the jurisdiction within which Hikmah Syarie operates — cover family law proceedings, estate and inheritance matters, and civil applications concerning Muslim individuals. Family proceedings include fasakh (judicial dissolution of marriage), divorce by taklik (conditional divorce), nafkah (maintenance) for wives and children, hadhanah (custody), mut'ah (consolatory payment), and the division of harta sepencarian. Estate matters span the formal Faraid distribution scheme, the drafting of Wasiat within the permissible one-third limit, Hibah as an alternative estate planning instrument, and the application for Sijil Faraid from the Syariah court.
The practice of a Peguam Syarie requires both substantive knowledge of fiqh as applied in Malaysian statutory form and procedural competence before the Syariah court hierarchy — from the Subordinate Court to the High Court, and if required, the Syariah Court of Appeal. At Hikmah Syarie, every client file is handled by an admitted Peguam Syarie, with continuous attention to the applicable state enactment and the local court's current practice.
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