Is it permissible for a woman to accept financial compensation awarded by a Tunisian court if she is deprived of what was offered to her before marriage, as in the noble verse: "And if you wish to replace a wife with another, and you have given one of them a qintar, do not take anything back from it. Would you take it by way of slander and manifest sin?"
A divorced woman has rights according to Islamic law, and it is not permissible to deprive her of any of them without a legitimate reason. No custom or law that contradicts Islamic law is to be considered. If a wife is denied her right and obtains her husband's money through court or otherwise, she is permitted to take what is equivalent to her right, even without his consent, under specific conditions. As for a woman's jewelry, household furniture, and similar items, the ruling on them varies depending on the circumstances.
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