A Muslim wife’s right to ‘dower’ can be claimed as:

An unpaid dower obligation is ordinarily an unsecured debt ranking with other unsecured creditors. Kapore Chand rejects an inherent priority over such creditors even when the widow lawfully retains possession of estate property. A separately created charge or security can change her position, and debts take precedence over distribution to heirs, but neither qualification makes every dower debt preferential.