ANSWER:

You must not return the gold you had received as a gift as they don’t have any right in it and they would be like a dog which vomited and now eating its vomit as described by our prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam.

He is obliged to give you the cost of the hajj as agreed and if he doesn’t, he is sinful and you will take it from him on the day of judgement from his good deeds

QUESTION: My mehr is hajj + PKR 200,000. My ex-husband gave divorce last month. In-laws gave the 200,000 but said hajj doesn’t count. They are not paying hajj trip expenses and bullying me to return the gold they gave me on wedding as a gift. The Pakistani institute is not helping with fatwa of hajj as mehr. Can you please give me a fatwa which can help me secure my rights?

Divorce, Dowry, Fiqh of Marriage | August 6, 2025 9:17 am
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