Q: I am asking this question on behalf of my sister. She got married from two years now and alhamdulillah she is blessed with a girl baby. The problem is she was given 110 ounce of gold as maher. Her father in law is a bad person who has even tried to break their relationship for his personal intrest. In fact he has ego problem. Now he is holding the maher and says its given from my earnings not his sons. My brother in law is now trying to move from house but his father is not helping him financially though he is rich. Kindly let me know what is the status of maher in this situation.
A: If the mahr was given to the wife at the time of the nikaah and thereafter it was taken away by the father in law, the father in law will be sinful.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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