Does a woman have the right to the deferred mahr even if divorce does not occur, and is it valid to stipulate that the deferred amount will not be paid unless divorce takes place?
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The questioner : Yes, that is fine. Shaykh, similarly regarding a question on the issue of the deferred mahr, meaning, what is the definition of the deferred mahr? For example, if a woman gets divorced or does not get divorced, does she have a right to the deferred mahr?
The Shaykh: Of course.
The questioner : Okay, if the condition is that if divorce occurs she takes the deferred mahr, and if divorce does not occur she does not take it?
The Shaykh : How do you mean?
The questioner : I mean, for example, nowadays they stipulate, for example, that if divorce occurs, the woman has a right, for example, to five thousand, or one thousand, or two thousand!!
The Shaykh : What happens to this condition?
The questioner : I mean, in the simplest weddings, or among most people, among the majority of people.
The Shaykh : Is it registered?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Is it registered?
The questioner : Is it registered? Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not registered; we have not seen such a registration in our time!!
The questioner : I mean, does the right to the deferred mahr remain with the woman?!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh: Of course.
The questioner : Okay, if the condition is that if divorce occurs she takes the deferred mahr, and if divorce does not occur she does not take it?
The Shaykh : How do you mean?
The questioner : I mean, for example, nowadays they stipulate, for example, that if divorce occurs, the woman has a right, for example, to five thousand, or one thousand, or two thousand!!
The Shaykh : What happens to this condition?
The questioner : I mean, in the simplest weddings, or among most people, among the majority of people.
The Shaykh : Is it registered?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Is it registered?
The questioner : Is it registered? Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not registered; we have not seen such a registration in our time!!
The questioner : I mean, does the right to the deferred mahr remain with the woman?!
The Shaykh: Yes.
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