Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
7. Concerning divorce
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has no right to force her to earn, even if she is
able to. When the girl is divorced and the
period of confinement is over, her father shall
again have to bear her expenses.
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2. If the divorced woman has a son who is an
earning member of the family, the responsibility for
her maintenance falls entirely upon him.
All that rightfully belongs to a wife, will be
the duty of the son to provide, that is, rood,
drink, clothes, house and even servants, if
possible.
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3. In the case of the father being deceased, and
where even her children are unable to earn, her
nearest relatives such as brothers or uncles are
responsible for her upkeep. In the absence of even
this third form, the Islamic
shari’ah
holds the State
Treasury
(baitul mal)
responsible for bearing her
expenses. She will be entitled to receive the money
for her necessities.
Because of the number of provisions made under
Islamic law for women it has never been the case in
Islamic history that Muslim divorced women have
