The document discusses the concept of dower in Islamic law. Dower is a financial payment made by the husband to the wife as part of the marriage contract. It is considered a bride gift and a token of respect. There are two types of dower: specified dower, where an amount is agreed upon, and proper dower, where no amount is specified. Specified dower can be prompt dower, paid on demand, or deferred dower, paid upon dissolution of marriage. Proper dower amount considers local customs and status of the wife. If dower is unpaid, the wife can file a lawsuit against her husband or heirs to enforce payment within a three year limitation period.

1. Topic:- “Concept of Dower”
By:
a) Rajni kant (A8111116093)
b) Mohammed Salman

2. Definition of dower
Dower is the financial gain which is, a wife
received from her husband by the virtue of
the marriage contract. Otherwise Dower is a
sum of money or other property which the
wife is received from her husband in
consideration of the marriage .
According to Islamic Law, “where there is a
marriage there is a dower. It is a bridal gift
and it is a token of respect to the wife.”

3. The dower classified as follows:
A) Specified Dower: The amount of dower is
settled by the husband is called specified dower,
if the husband is a minor, it is settled by the
Guardian.
Specified dower sub-divided into two kinds.
a) Prompt Dower
b) Deferred Dower.

4. a) Prompt Dower : it is the portion of dower, which
is payable on demand is called prompt dower.
The prompt dower may be realised by the wife
before or after consummation. In india, she has a
right to refuse to live with her husband,Till her
prompt dower is paid.
b) Deferred dower : The portion of dower, which is
payable on dissolution of the marriage, by death
or divorce is called Deferred Dower.

5. B) Proper Dower : when the amount of dower is not
fixed (at the time of the marriage) under the
contract, then the wife is entitled to proper
Dower.
 In fixing the amount of the mahr-i-misl regard
must be paid to local customs, with special
references to the dower of the women who are
equal of female in question, in knowledge,
Lineage, wealth, understanding and such like”.

6.  If the dower is not paid, the wife can enforce it
by filing a suit against her husband. If she dies,
her legal heirs can sue. The period of limitation is
three years.
 In case of prompt dower, the period of limitation
starts, when the dower is demanded and refused.
In case of deferred dower it is starts from the
date dissolution of marriage by the death or
divorce.

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