What must be paid to the husband in the case of khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman residing in Britain who asks and says: I married a man and he gave me a mahr (bridal gift) of 10,000 pounds, and he also gave me gifts of gold and clothing. I have asked him for khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation), and I want to know what I owe regarding the return of the mahr and the gifts. Is it obligatory for me to return them?
Answer:
She is required to give him what he asks for, because she is paying a ransom. This is the case, and the ransom has no fixed limit, so she gives him what he asks for in order for him to divorce her or grant her khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman residing in Britain who asks and says: I married a man and he gave me a mahr (bridal gift) of 10,000 pounds, and he also gave me gifts of gold and clothing. I have asked him for khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation), and I want to know what I owe regarding the return of the mahr and the gifts. Is it obligatory for me to return them?
Answer:
She is required to give him what he asks for, because she is paying a ransom. This is the case, and the ransom has no fixed limit, so she gives him what he asks for in order for him to divorce her or grant her khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3210- 4717] ما الذي يجب دفعه للزوج عند الخلع ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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