Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 175
175 This is a right given to a woman in instances where for example, a husband does not treat his wife well, dislikes her, does not fulfil his responsibilities to her, but does not divorce her either because he wishes to benefit from her wealth or pushes the poor woman to a state where she reaches her de athbed whilst he schemes to benefit from her property after her death. ’ ‘Sometimes men present untrue statements about women before the Qadha Board and try to damage their reputation, hoping to avoid paying due rights. In these countries it so happens that some men take their wives to court to seize half of their property although Allah the Exalted has strictly forbidden this. Sometimes relatives do not let a widow re - marry so that her husband’s property remains at their disposal. Such episodes happen even today and numerous such complaints are received. The Holy Qur’an drew attention of men 1500 years ago to avoid such sins so that the rights of women were safeguarded. Sometimes relatives force women to marry a certain person amongst their relatives, so tha t the property of her late husband stays within the family. As I have said earlier, husbands snatch the wife’s property by unfair means. In these countries even legal measures are taken in this respect and at times if the husband dies, his relatives contin ue with the process. At other