Q169 :The prohibition of ill-treatment to elicit
divorce
A169 : It is haram for the husband to torment and
mis-treat his wife in order to netpel her to seek a divorce so that she
will return to him all or part of the property he has given her. Only
if the wife is guilty of clear immorality, may her husband demand the
return of all or part of the mehr to him. In this regard Allah Ta’ala
says: “…Nor should you treat them with harshness in order that you
may take away part of what you have given them, unless they are guilty
of open lewdness.”(4:19). It is also haram for a husband to take back
anything from his wife because he hates her and wants to divorce her so
he can marry another woman. As Almighty Allah says: But if you decide
to take one wife in place of another, even if you have given one of
them a heap of gold, do not take (back) anything of it; would you take
it back by slander and a manifest wrong: And could you take it back,
when each of you has been privately with the other, and they (the
wives) have taken a solemn covenant from you? (4:20-21)
Our Dialogue ( Source : Arab News – Jeddah )