Is it permissible for a poor woman whose husband is paralyzed and who has children to divorce her husband, and then for him to take her back, so that she can qualify for her deceased father's pension?

The answer depends on determining the source of the pension. If the pension is deducted from the father's salary, then it is his property and that of his heirs. The daughter is permitted to use stratagem to obtain it if she is the sole heir, or with the consent of the other heirs, whether she is in need or not. However, if the pension is merely assistance from the employer, then the conditions of the granting entity must be adhered to, and stratagem is not permissible unless the pension comes from public funds and the daughter is compelled under certain conditions. Taking the pension through stratagem – if permissible – does not invalidate the divorce.