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Under Muslim Law, which one of the following is entitled for maintenance ?

Under Muslim law a husband must maintain his wife once she has attained puberty and is not disobedient or unchaste. A wife who has run away with another man loses the right,…

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Under Muslim Law, which one of the following is entitled for maintenance ?

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Under Muslim law a husband must maintain his wife once she has attained puberty and is not disobedient or unchaste. A wife who has run away with another man loses the right, a father-in-law is under no duty to maintain his son's widow, and a daughter who lives apart from her father without reasonable cause cannot claim maintenance from him.

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