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121 decent person. ’ (Address deliver ed to ladies on 25 June 2011 at Jalsa Salana Germany. Published in Al Fazl International 13 April 2012) Huzoor e Anwer (may Allah be his Helper) said the following as regards payment of haq mehr in instance of divorce: ‘ I n marital confl icts… the husband say s that he would neither leave or divorce the wife nor live with her. If the matter is brought to the Qadha Board or the courts it is dragged on without reas on by using pretexts which make the matter long drawn. As I have mentioned many times some men do no t divorce the wife in order to compel her to take خلع khula so that the man does not have to pay حق مہر haq mehr. All this distances one from righteousness. Allah the Exalted says reform yourself! If you seek mercy and forgiveness of Allah the Exalted for yourself, then show mercy yourself and give your wife her rights and give her a family life. If you wish to partake of the wide - ranging mercy of Allah the Exalted, then widen your mercy as well! ’ Huzoor e Anwer added: ‘I just explained about divorce and ho w some men make the process long - drawn and try and drag it on and on. When marriage takes place and husband and wife live together for a while and sometimes they also have children but it ends up in divorce. Here, the rights that the husband is obligated t o fulfil are clear,