Question
A Nikah was performed, but the girl's father refuses the marriage to be consummated as long as the Mehr is not paid. Does he have this right?
Answer
The wife has the right to refuse consummation if the Mehr is not paid, not her father.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 10
- PDF page
- 12
Appears under SERVING A TEMPLE AND A BANK (approximate).