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Where Muslim personal law governs, how can a wife enforce dower that has become due and remains unpaid…

Dower that has become payable is a debt. A wife can sue to recover it during the husband's lifetime. The widow's distinct retention remedy depends on the circumstances of…

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Where Muslim personal law governs, how can a wife enforce dower that has become due and remains unpaid during her husband's lifetime?

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Dower that has become payable is a debt. A wife can sue to recover it during the husband's lifetime. The widow's distinct retention remedy depends on the circumstances of possession following death.

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Option A

Dower that is due may be recovered as a debt.

Option B

Nonpayment does not automatically transfer ownership of the husband's property.

Option C

The widow's retention remedy presupposes death and lawful possession. It does not apply here.

Option D

The facts say the dower is already due, so recovery does not have to await dissolution.

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