Does a divorced woman have the right to demand to live in the marital home if it is not in the husband's name, or in an alternative dwelling, or to receive housing allowance, and what are the criteria for determining the amount? Does she have the right to claim compensation for the dowry (network/jewelry) taken without proof of its value? What is the amount of compensation for arbitrary divorce (nafaqat al-mut'ah), alimony for the divorced woman (nafaqat al-mutallaqah), and child support for the son, and does this support continue indefinitely? Does she have the right to claim household furniture if there is no specific list of movables, especially since the dowry was not paid but the husband bought everything?
It is advisable not to rush in seeking divorce and to strive for reconciliation, especially when children are involved, because divorce should only be resorted to after all means of reconciliation have failed.
As for the rights of the divorced woman: a revocably divorced woman has the right to maintenance and suitable housing until her 'iddah (waiting period) ends, based on the Almighty's saying: "Lodge them where you dwell, according to your means." After the 'iddah expires, there is no maintenance or housing unless she is the custodian of a child and has no dwelling, in which case her housing becomes incumbent upon the husband.
Custody belongs to the mother unless there is an impediment, and it continues until the child reaches the age of seven, after which the children are given a choice.
As for the jewelry (shabka), if it was a gift, there is no right to reclaim it. If it was a loan or given for temporary use, she has the right to demand its equivalent. The "mut'ah" (consolatory gift) is recommended, and it is an amount paid by the husband to his divorced wife.
The Mahr (dower) is a right of the divorced woman unless she waives it, or part of it, in exchange for the divorce. The estimation of maintenance, mut'ah, matters of custody, and mahr is left to the Sharia judge in case of disagreement.
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