This leaves us with the last option...

This leaves us with the last option, the right for divorce to remain with the husband (with mutual counseling and consultation with the wife). [^4] Fatma: If Islamic laws do not favor entitling the wife with divorce rights, then how would Islam protect women from husbands that use religion as an excuse to justify their [husbands’] dubious conduct? Sayyid: Islam does not mandate that the husband must take full custody of the divorce right.

The wife, upon her marital contract, can be consulted and informed of her rights and choices. Then, the decision…