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Under Muslim personal law, who owns money that has already been paid to the wife as dower (mahr)?

Dower is the wife’s entitlement. Once paid, it belongs to her, and she may dispose of it without her husband’s permission.

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Under Muslim personal law, who owns money that has already been paid to the wife as dower (mahr)?

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Correct answer A

Dower is the wife’s entitlement. Once paid, it belongs to her, and she may dispose of it without her husband’s permission.

Option feedback

Option A

Paid dower belongs to the wife in her own right.

Option B

Payment as dower transfers the money to the wife, so the husband does not retain ownership.

Option C

Marriage does not make the dower jointly owned.

Option D

The dower is due to the wife herself rather than her relatives.

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