The parties were married on 12 January 1979. By mid-1995, however, their relationship had become strained. The applicant submitted that this was in large part due to the respondent often accusing the applicant of having an extra-marital affair, despite the applicant reassuring her that he never had, as well as the respondent showing a general lack of care and respect for the applicant. Problems escalated in October 2000 when the respondent, still accusing the applicant of being unfaithful, instructed the applicant to leave their home. The parties had remained separated since and the applicant believed their differences were irreconcilable.
The court granted the applicant a revocable divorce (talak satu raj'i), on the grounds of ongoing conflict, and that the parties had been separated for more than two years, pursuant to art 39(2) of Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, art 19(f) and (b) of Government Regulation No. 9 of 1975, and art 116(f) and (b) of the Compilation of Islamic Laws.