Fatwa ID: 08468

 

 

Written by Maulana Yusuf Badshah

 

Question:

 

I hope you are well. I am seeking a fatwa regarding the status of gold in an annulment based on my circumstances.

 

I was in a marriage that has now ended, via annulment. I would like to clarify whether my former spouse is entitled to any of the gold from our marriage.

 

Would a fatwa have instructed me to return any gold in this situation, or is it considered my rightful possession?

 

I went with the fatwa in London. They dissolved the marriage. They asked if I wanted to give anything to the ex, I said no I wanted justice and thus the ex did not sign and the matter went to a faskh, based on the evidence I had provided of all the injustice during the marriage.

 

I possess the mahr.

 

I seek guidance on the correct course of action in accordance with Islamic principles.

 

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

 

 

Answer:

 

It is important that an attempt at seeking Khula’ is made before a judgement of Faskh is passed. Nevertheless, given that a Faskh has occurred and not a Khula’, you are not obligated to give or return anything to the husband [1]. Rather, if it is as you say and your husband was the one at fault, then it is better that he takes nothing in return [2].

 

 

 

 

References:

 

[1] Surah An-Nisa’ 19-21:

{ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَرِثُوا النِّسَاءَ كَرْهًا ۖ وَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذْهَبُوا بِبَعْضِ مَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ ۚ وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ۞ وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمُ اسْتِبْدَالَ زَوْجٍ مَّكَانَ زَوْجٍ وَآتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ قِنطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئًا ۚ أَتَأْخُذُونَهُ بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا ۞ وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا ۞}

 

 

[2] Raddul Mukhtar, vol. 3, pg. 445, Darul Fikr:

(وَكُرِهَ) تَحْرِيمًا (أَخْذُ شَيْءٍ) وَيُلْحَقُ بِهِ الْإِبْرَاءُ عَمَّا لَهَا عَلَيْهِ (إنْ نَشَزَ وَإِنْ نَشَزَتْ لَا)

 

 

 

Only Allah s.w.t knows best.

Written by Maulana Yusuf Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham