how is divorce law fair in islam

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Re: how is divorce law fair in islam

@Sa1eem

If there is reasonable genuine reason, for instance, due to husband’s adultery, cruelty, abuses, insanity, imprisonment (long-term), desertion, impotency, leaving Islam, etc … she can ask for khula through court and can get it. Such Khula is treated as Talaaq (normal divorce) and she do not need to return mahr or anything (court would grant her Talaaq). Anyhow, since such demand of Khula can get contested in court, in most cases compromise is made where she might need to return Mahr or part of it to obtain Khula.

First thanks for the great insight!

Just for my knowledge (out of curiosity), what is the basis of contesting in a court and getting Mahr back (i.e. from Quran, Hadith, or usool-al-Fiqh)?