CONCERNING DIVORCE

7. Concerning divorce ~ 176 ~ has no right to force her to earn, even if she is able to. When the girl is divorced and the period of confinement is over, her father shall again have to bear her expenses.148 2. If the divorced woman has a son who is an earning member of the family, the responsibility for her maintenance falls entirely upon him. All that rightfully belongs to a wife, will be the duty of the son to provide, that is, rood, drink, clothes, house and even servants, if possible.149 3. In the case of the father being deceased, and where even her children are unable to earn, her nearest relatives such as brothers or uncles are responsible for her upkeep. In the absence of even this third form, the Islamic shari’ah holds the State Treasury (baitul mal) responsible for bearing her expenses. She will be entitled to receive the money for her necessities. Because of the number of provisions made under Islamic law for women it has never been the case in Islamic history that Muslim divorced women have