In Amod v Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund, the Supreme Court of Appeal found that Muslim marriages could not be recognised.

In Daniels v Campbell NO and others, the Constitutional Court found that the word “spouse” in certain legislation should include partners in monogamous Muslim marriages.

In Ismail v Ismail, the Appellate Division found that the non-recognition of Muslim marriages would not result in actual suffering.

In Hassam v Jacobs NO and others, the Constitutional Court found that spouses in polygynous Muslim marriages should be afforded the same benefits as those in de facto monogamous Muslim marriages.