Mahr forgiven by wife

Mahr Forgiven By Wife

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

    What do respected scholars say about the following issue, if the wife willingly forgives the amount of Mahr fixed at the time of Nikah, is it forgiven in this way? Can she demand it after she has been divorced?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

    If the wife happily forgives the amount of Mahr without being pressurized and the husband does not reject the forgiving of the Mahr but rather he accepts it or remains silent, so Mahr is forgiven. The wife can no longer demand it; neither before nor after the divorce.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by:Mufti Fuzail Raza Attari