Saudi Arabia: Woman gets dowry 33 years after her marriage

Riyadh : The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‘s court has ordered a man to pay dowry to his ex-wife 33 years after they got married, local media reported.
The court order came after woman in her 50’s filed a lawsuit before the personal status court, in which she stated that she had gotten married 33 years ago and had five children before her marriage ended, and that she had not received her dowry of 50,000 Saudi riyals since that time.
According to Arabic daily Okaz , the woman explained the court that she had not claimed the dowry before because her ex-husband was a stock trader and needed the cash for his business, but he did not fulfill his promise to pay her the dowry.
Also Read Saudi Arabia reports divorce cases every 10 minutes in 2022 At the hearing, the man denied the woman’s claim of not receiving her dowry, citing her silence on the case for 33 years. He alleged that his remarriage prompted his ex-wife to file the lawsuit.
It is reported that after considering the matter, the court ruled that the woman is entitled to the dowry stipulated in the marriage contract, and ordered the man to pay it.
Islamic law required the groom to pay a dowry, or mahar, as a gift of money or goods to his future wife at the time of the wedding.