Al-Khul` : Divorcing one's wife in return of money (which she pays).

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DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE > حل زواج
/(Khul'a )/( Maraige own accord Release )

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The Means by Which a Marriage May be Terminated
There are a variety of ways in which a marriage becomes terminated in Islamic law either automatically or on the initiative of the husband, the wife or a judge. It is true that the "power" of divorce is in the hands of the husband and not the wife, but this does not mean by any stretch of the imagination that the woman has no ability whatsoever to put an end to the marriage if she is mistreated, unsatisfied or unhappy. Men who convince their wives that they have absolutely no recourse unless they decide to divorce them have deviated in their Islam, misled and oppressed.

The means of terminating a marriage in Islamic law is a very important topic and one about which many Muslims are ignorant or misinformed. Because of this ignorance, many are forced to live miserable lives because they don't realize the options which are available to them. This is true for both Muslim men and Muslim women. The following outline shows the various ways in which a marriage may be terminated:

By the husband
Divorce
Al-Eelaa (an oath not to have relations with her)
Adh-Dhihaar (an oath that she has been unfaithful)
By the wife
Option of puberty
By empowerment
By mutual consent
Al-Khul'a ("ransom")
Arbitration
By a judge
At the insistence of the husband
The wife has a defect
The wife has a serious character deficit making them "unequal" or innapropriate for each other
Al-li'aan where the husband swears an oath four times that she committed adultery
At the insistence of the wife
The husband has a defect
The husband has a serious character flaw making them "unequal"
Husband is missing and presumed dead
Husband is not supporting her
Husband mis-treats her
Husband fails to perform marital obligations
Husband commits inequality between multiple wives
On his own initiative
Marriage contract has a fatal flaw
Husband refuses to comply with a judge's order to divorce.


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