High Court Rules Divorce-Linked Financial Condition Un-Islamic but Upholds Dower.
عنوان: شوہر کی جانب سے بیوی کو طلاق کے بدلے مالی رقم کی شرط غیر شرعی قرا
پس منظر:
سپریم کورٹ کے سامنے ایک کیس میں سوال تھا کہ کیا شوہر بیوی کو طلاق دے کر اس پر مالی رقم کی ادائیگی کی شرط عائد کر سکتا ہے؟ معاملہ ایک نکاح نامہ اور اس میں موجود دہر کی رقم کے ساتھ جڑا تھا، جس میں شوہر نے طلاق کی صورت میں خطیر رقم دینے کی شرط مان لی تھی۔
فیصلہ:
سپریم کورٹ نے فیصلہ دیا کہ نکاح کے وقت طے شدہ مہر (dower) بیوی کا حق ہے اور اسے دینا شرعاً لازم ہے، مگر بیوی کی طرف سے شوہر کو طلاق دینے پر مجبور کرنے کے لیے مالی رقم کی شرط عائد کرنا شریعت کے اصولوں کے منافی ہے۔
عدالتی مشاہدہ:
عدالت نے قرار دیا کہ:
> "بیوی کو صرف اس لیے طلاق دینے پر مجبور کرنا کہ وہ مالی فائدہ حاصل کر سکے، اسلامی تعلیمات کے خلاف ہے۔"
نتیجہ:
عدالت نے نکاح نامے میں طلاق کی صورت میں طے شدہ شرط کو غیر مؤثر قرار دے دیا، مگر مہر کی ادائیگی کو لازم قرار دیا۔
قانونی اہمیت:
یہ فیصلہ آئندہ ایسے نکاح ناموں کے لیے ایک اہم رہنمائی ہے جن میں غیر معمولی شرائط رکھی گئی ہوں۔
Must read Judgement
Citation Name : 2024 CLC 2129 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Side Appellant : MUHAMMAD AWAIS
Side Opponent : ZAHIDA PARVEEN
S.7---Nikahnama---Compensation in lieu of divorce---Legality---Petitioner/husband agreed to give 08 tolas gold ornaments and also pay Rs.500,000/- to respondent / wife as compensation in lieu of divorce as per column Nos.17 & 19 of Nikahnama---Respondent/wife instituted a suit for recovery---Courts below decree d the suit---Petitioner took a plea that he did not enter into nuptial tie with his free will, rather his thumb impression was obtained by force---Validity---Petitioner could not lead evidence as to obtaining of his thumb impression on the Nikahnama by force and undue influence by the respondent and the same even did not appeal to a prudent mind---Nikahnama was per se admissible in evidence and entries of the same had not been challenged by the petitioner before any forum---Entries of the Nikahnama had been proved by the respondent by producing oral as well as documentary evidence and petitioner could not lead evidence in rebuttal as his right to produce evidence was closed---High Court concluded that respondent had rightly been held entitled by the courts below to recover 8-tola gold ornaments from the petitioner as agreed by him at the time of Nikah with the respondent---High Court observed that in the Holy Quran in Surah Al-Baqra and Surah Talaq the delegation of right of divorce has been described in detail and S.7(1) of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, deals with the matter of Talaq---Husband has an absolute right to divorce his wife and in this respect, no condition is described in Shariah as well as in the codified law---Courts below had failed to adjudge the case on the point of compensation of Rs.500,000/- in lieu of divorce as per settled principles and norms---High Court in exercise of its revisional jurisdiction partially allowed the civil revision and set aside the judgments and decree s of the courts below to the extent of awarding compensation in lieu of divorce.