Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 119
119 Wife’s Rights R egarding Haq Mehr Addressing ladies at Jalsa Salana Germany 2011 Huzoor e Anwer (may Allah be his Helper) said: ‘Demands are made for dowry etc. to be returned and at times lies are told. Young men are made to agree to large sums as حق مہر haq mehr on the pretext that it will never be demanded or girls say that they have forfeited حق مہر haq mehr. It is also disingenuous if girls say they do not want it, because حق مہر haq mehr is only fixed so that the woman takes it as it is her right; indeed, she should take it. Once a companion of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said that his wife had returned her حق مہر haq mehr, and had surrendered it. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) told him to first go and put the amount of حق مہر haq mehr in the pa lm of his wife’s hand and if she still returns it, then it would be considered as surrendered and he would be exempt from paying it, otherwise not! The poor person had two wives, he took out a loan and placed equal amounts of حق مہر haq mehr in the palms o f his wives ’ hands and asked them to return it as they had surrendered it. The wives said they had surrendered it because they thought he did not have the capacity to pay and he would not pay it. However, now that he had given it to them, they asked him to clear off! The companion came to the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) who laughed a lot and said it was