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112 Huzoor e Anwer added: ‘Then some young men are after the property of their wives. Even after having children, rather than look ing after them, they exploit the law and seek separation and devour the ir property. If the wife is foolish to have the property in joint name, they exploit this arrangem ent and abandon the wife and c hildren. ’ (Friday sermon delivered on 24 June 2005 at International Centre, Toronto, Canada. Published in Al Fazl International 8 July 2005) With reference to the same subject Huzoor e Anwer said at another occasion: ‘However, there are a large number of young men from Pakistan, India etc. who come to this country after their marriage. After their immigration status is confirmed they start finding excuses of not getting on with the wife and start oppressing her. Allah the Exalted states: ۡ ِ ۚ فَاِن ۡ کَرِہۡتُّمُّوۡہُّن ََ فَعَسٰۤی اَن و َ عَاشِرُّوۡہُّن ََ بِالۡمَعۡرُّوۡف ِۡیۡا ا ﴿ َۡیۡا ا کَث ُّ فِیۡہ ِ خ ّللَہ ا و ََ یَجۡعَل َ ا ا تَکۡرَہُّوۡا شَیۡئ ۲۰ ﴾ ‘…and consort with them in kindness; and if you dislike them it may be that you dislike a thing wherein Allah has placed much good. ’ (4:20). Thus, once marriage takes place, decency requires mutual