This paper is an attempt to analyze and examine the rights of a wife and duties of a husband relating to dower. Dower is one of the essentials of Islamic marriages and fundamental rights of woman provided by Islam and without it a Muslim marriage can’t be solemnized. It is proposed that it should be given by the husband with a willing attitude as a gift or consideration to that very woman whom a person is going to marry. Often, it is seen that this right of a woman is curtailed before or after the marriage. It is very obvious that sometimes the amount of Dower is fixed impractically by both the parties. Even, it is fixed beyond the capacity of the party. It becomes a great problem when a marriage is ended with dissolution of marriage. The divorced wife never gets her Dower without obstacle. This paper tries to achieve that how Islam has sheltered woman by giving her right to dower
Key Word: Dower, Wife, Husband, Duties & Rights
30-Jun-2023
