Haq Mehar in the US

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Re: Haq Mehar in the US

@PyariCgudia

So what does Islam say about a house for example? Let’s say the house is in joint ownership - man and wife both have their names on property rights? Vs. an example where the guy’s name is on the house (ex. he got it from his family or he bought it before he married), then does the wife have a right to the home? Because after a divorce, where does she go in the event she doesn’t have family?

The first situation is easy enough. If the property has both their names on it, it is the legal property of both equally, so it would be split.

For the second scenario, if my memory serves me right I once read something related to this. If a woman doesn’t have a surviving wali who is obligated to provide for her, then the state becomes her wali and it is the state’s obligation to provide.

This is why the haq meher ought to be substantial