Woman Between Islam and Western Society
8. Concerning Divorce
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the law of divorce. The answer to this question
must be sought therefore in the Islamic law of
maintenance. Here we shall briefly describe some of
its aspects:
1. In case the divorced woman is childless or the
children are not earning, according to Islamic law,
the responsibility for her maintenance falls on her
father. That is, her situation will be the same as it
was before marriage.
To quote from
Path al-Qadir
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:
The Father is responsible for bearing the
expenses of his daughter till her marriage, in
the event of her having no money. The father
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 expense.
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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
