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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T18:28:02.000Z",
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  "textContent": "LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday delivered a significant ruling on the payment of mehr (dower) in marriage, stating that if a marriage contract does not specify a time for payment, the wife is entitled to claim it at her discretion.\n\nThe court approved the petition filed by Fatima Bibi seeking payment of her mehr and set aside a trial court’s decision that had denied her claim.\n\nLHC Judge Justice Abid Hussain Chattha issued a six-page written judgment, while upholding prior appellate court decisions related to nafaqah (maintenance) and jhez (dowry).\n\nAccording to the ruling, the petitioner had claimed maintenance, dowry, and a mehr of five tolas of gold from her husband. The family court had ordered monthly maintenance of Rs5,000 and the payment of mehr, but rejected the dowry claim.\n\nThe trial court had maintained the monthly maintenance and partially awarded some dowry or Rs250,000, but had dismissed the mehr claim.\n\nThe LHC reinstated the family court’s decision regarding mehr, emphasizing that a wife is entitled to receive her mehr even if the marriage continues.\n\nThe court partially granted the petition, clarifying that the husband must fulfill his obligation toward mehr irrespective of the timing specified in the nikah-nama (marriage contract).\n\nThe ruling reinforces the legal position that mehr is a fundamental right of a wife under Islamic law and cannot be waived or denied based on procedural technicalities in the marriage contract.\n\nLawyers said that the decision could have wider implications for marital disputes in Pakistan, particularly cases where mehr is unpaid or delayed, providing women stronger legal grounds to claim their dower.\n\nThe post Wife entitled to dower even if payment time not specified appeared first on HUM News.",
  "title": "Wife entitled to dower even if payment time not specified"
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