i purchased a flat and had joint registration of flat with wife, In an obligatory circumstances of divorce, we had no children

Kindly take note of the above three points.

If you purchased the flat, then it belongs to you. It does not belong to your wife. We do not know the reason you had registered the flat on your wife?s name as well. If your ex-wife took unfair advantage of the house being registered on her name, then you have two options.

You are at liberty to take legal action and defend her claim. If you pursue this option, that will be permissible. The other option is to forfeit your flat in favour of your ex-wife and avoid a dispute. This requires courage. Allah Ta?ala states, ?And for him who is patient and forgives, verily that is from great deeds.? Rasulullah [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] said, ?Whosoever avoid a dispute while on Haqq, Allah will grant him a palace in Jannah.?

We advise you close the chapter as this will bring grief and stress in your life, which may cost even more than the value of the flat. It is a well know fact that courts are a place of technical arguments. A person hiring an expert lawyer with experiences of the technicalities of the courts may be victorious whereas in the sight of Allah the person is not entitled to what the judge decrees in his favour. We advise you bring the courage and exercise restraint in your wife?s conduct and undue claim.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai