Question
My ex-husband refuses to give my Mehr and jewellery. The Mehr, a gold coin, and gold jewellery had been given to him for safe-keeping. After the Talaaq, he refuses to give my property. Is he entitled to keep my Mehr and the jewellery which had been given to me as gifts?
Answer
The ex-husband has absolutely no right to hold on to the Mehr, jewellery and other belongings of his ex-wife. Her property is haraam for him. It is Waajib for him to hand over whatever belongs to her. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that a person who repossesses gifts is like a dog which licks up its own vomit.
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- The Majlis Vol 22 No 03
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- 4
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