The ruling on a husband’s inability to pay the mahr to his wife?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a wife have the right to leave her husband’s house after a year has passed because the husband has not paid the remaining mahr for reasons beyond his control? If there is a dispute between them, the court is open; she files a case against him, he attends, and the issue between them is resolved.
Answer:
As for him acting without the judge’s permission, that is not permissible, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a wife have the right to leave her husband’s house after a year has passed because the husband has not paid the remaining mahr for reasons beyond his control? If there is a dispute between them, the court is open; she files a case against him, he attends, and the issue between them is resolved.
Answer:
As for him acting without the judge’s permission, that is not permissible, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1883 -2802] حكم عجز الزوج عن دفع المهر لزوجته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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