KONSEP SEMAK DAN IMBANG MENURUT ISLAM DAN APLIKASINYA DALAM SISTEM KEHAKIMAN ISLAM DI MALAYSIA

This article discusses the concept of ‘checks and balances’ in accordance with Islam and its application in the Islamic Judicial System in Malaysia. As the main objective of establishing the court is to uphold justice between disputing parties, ‘checks and balances’ are perceived as a mechanism in assisting our Islamic judiciary towards achieve this objective. Despite the ambiguity in understanding this concept in Islam, it has been widely used in Western nations, whether in administration or law. Yet, this does not mean that Islam does not have a specific mechanism in forming or managing a government. Islam has actually practised this concept long prior, consistent with the contents of the al