Re: Inheritance Laws in Islam
Yes that’s what I thought. Prior to the commencement of the physical and mental abuse, her parents had told their daughter they would be willing to give her her share early- the deal was the couple would work for a year, save some more money, and her parents would then give them the money (in addition to their own funds) so they could purchase a home. However, the physical and mental abuse then began (not to mention the fact that the guy only worked for 2 months out of the 12 allocated months) and so hence they saved nothing. She now doesn’t want to be in a position where she is taken advantage of and so her parents have put money for her aside. The parents have no issue giving the money…it is literally sitting in the bank for her …and their intention was to always give it to her when they buy a house …but her husband’s behaviour has been so awful that they don’t trust him. And he still seems to expect the money from them, even though he doesn’t speak to her family (after they told him off for hitting her which he couldn’t handle).
There was a girl in their family who went through something similar…her parents bought her and her husband a home when the couple got married. 6 years later, the couple divorced (the husband was cheating) and the girl was forced to sell the house and give him 50% of the sale despite the fact that he never put even a dollar into the purchase of the home.